"Reports that government forces and armed opposition groups deliberately and unlawfully captured and killed opponents in Syria bolster the need for all sides to commit to abiding by international humanitarian law, " the group said.
The expected U.N. vote would come one day after Syrian protesters gathered for demonstrations that were met with armed resistance from government forces, opposition groups said.
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The president and his most senior general have both said that the armed forces will not tolerate an opposition victory in that election.
Significantly, opposition included Egypt's armed forces: Gamal had never been part of the military, unlike his father, a former commander of the Air Force.
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As recently as May 2008, heavily armed forces loyal to the parliamentary opposition, made up of Hizbullah, the fearsome Shia party-cum-militia, and motley allies backed by Syria and Iran, stormed areas loyal to the parliamentary majority that is dominated by Sunni Muslims, Druze and right-wing Christian parties and backed by Saudi Arabia and the West.
Armed forces spokesman Shahinul Islam said the opposition leader left the house on her own, in accordance with the court order.
Several of the proposals, however, would increase the power of the presidency and the armed forces, which will worry the opposition.
Widespread doubts about civilian competence mean there will probably be strong opposition to plans to bring the armed forces wholly under the control of the defence ministry's politicians.
Opposition forces are being "quite well armed and probably trained by external clandestine forces from the Gulf states and probably from Turkey, " he said.
Opposition forces are being "quite well-armed and probably trained by external clandestine forces from the Gulf states and probably from Turkey, " Plesch said.
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Burma has marked its Armed Forces Day with a military parade, with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in attendance for the first time.
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"The Free Syrian Army (FSA) and other Syrian armed opposition groups did not take all feasible measures to avoid deploying forces and structures such as headquarters in or near densely populated areas, " the report said.
Pundits may debate whether Habibie will be forced to give way to martial law and a military junta led by armed-forces chief General Wiranto, or to a more progressive coalition of opposition figures like Amien Rais and Megawati Sukarnoputri.
He has capitalised on opposition to a deal among some sections of Turkey's highly influential armed forces.
"Even if the Syrian opposition is armed to teeth, it will not be able to beat the government forces, " Lavrov said.
We even spoke with Zelaya's first cousin and Zelaya's own Defense Minister, Edmundo Orellana, who resigned from the cabinet because of his opposition to Zelaya's constitutional reform and the ouster of the chief of the armed forces.
The goal, added the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, should be to establish and defend safe havens, primarily in northern Syria, where opposition forces could organize their efforts.
They still hope, Iraqi opposition groups say, that eight years and five bombing campaigns after the Gulf war, the Iraqi armed forces will turn on their master.
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