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高中英语 VOA常速听力09月合辑(文本)SyrianForcesTurntoAirPowerasI

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高中英语VOA常速听力09月合辑（文本）SyrianForcesTurntoAirPowerasInsurgencyGains素材
Syriangovernmentforcesarecominginforfierceinternationalcriticismastheyturnincreasinglytoairpowertocounterrebelstrengthontheground.Andbothsidesareusingevermorebrutaltactics,pushingcasualtylevelstonewhighs.
NearlyaquarterofamillionSyrianshavefledtheirhomesinrecentweeks,asgovernmentbombsandmortarshellshavebeguntargetingheavily-populatedareas.
Lastweek,amateurvideoonasocialwebsite,whichcouldnotbeindependentlyverified,purportedtoshowtheaftermathofattacksonthetownofDeraa.Thisweek,governmentraidsstruckSyria'slargestcity,Aleppo.
Buryingthevictimsischallengingauthorities,asestimatesofthedeathtolltop4,000forAugust,theworstmonthsinceanoppositionuprisingbeganinMarchoflastyear.
Asfightingrages,UnitedNationsSecretaryGeneralBanKi-moontoldtheGeneralAssemblyciviliansareincreasinglythevictims,astheconflicttakeswhathecalled"aparticularlybrutalturn.
"Syriangovernmentforcescontinueindiscriminateshellingofdenselypopulateareaswithheavyweapons,tanksandairassets,"saidBan."Oppositiongroupshavesteppedupmilitaryactivity.Civiliansbearthebruntoftheviolence.
ManyexpertsseetheincreaseinciviliancasualtiesasasignthatthegovernmentofPresidentBasharal-Assadisgrowingdesperate.
ThedirectorofArabpoliticsattheWashingtonInstituteforNearEastPolicy,DavidSchenker,saysthebombingcampaignisalast-ditchattempttounderminemoraleandendtherevolt.
"It'sascorchedearthpolicy,"saidSchenker."BasharAssad,theregime,understandsthatitcannotnegotiateitswayoutoftheproblem.
SchenkersaysthetacticalswitchtotargetingcivilianareaswillcomplicateeffortstorebuildSyria'sreligiously-diversesociety.
"Thisisgoingtobeashatteredsociety,"saidSchenker."It'sasocietythathadahistoryofreligiouscoexistence,74%SunnipopulationgettingalongwiththeDruze,theChristians,theAlawites.That'sgoingtobereallyhardtoputthisethnicmosaicbacktogether.
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Syria'stopgovernmentspokesmanmaintainedahardlinethisweek.SpokesmanOmanal-Zoubitoldanewsconferencethearmedoppositionis"unfitfornegotiations."Hedescribedthemas"foreignagents.
Al-Zoubirejectedsuggestionsthatthegovernment'sbombingcampaignisforcingcivilianstoflee,andsaidtheyarewelcomebackanytime.
"TheSyriangovernmentdidnotandwillneverkickanyoneout,"saidAl-Zoubi."Thegovernmentwillneveracceptthatanyonehastoliveoutsidethecountry.
TheheadoftheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRCvisitedDamascusthisweektosecurepermissiontomonitortheconflict.PresidentAssadwasreportedtohavetoldhimtheICRCcouldoperateinSyriaaslongasitremainedneutral.

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