1200 Year Old Minaret in Daraa al Balad Destroyed by Assad's Forces

A precious minaret has been destroyed by Assad's forces. The Assad regime has proven itself no better than the Al Qaeda militants who destroyed the tombs of Timbuktu or the Taliban who destroyed the giant Buddha.

The Minaret of Omari Mosque, built by Omar Ibn Khattab & home to the first anti-regime protests in Syria, was destroyed by the Assad Regime Alawite and Shiite Artillery and Tank forces today in another grotesque genocidal hate crime against the Syrian people and the Syrian Sunni Muslim majority population. Al-Omari Mosque is the birthplace of the Syrian uprising, setting of the first freedom song, first funeral and first field hospital - On March 18 2011, our first martyrs were killed by Assad forces during a peaceful protest that emerged from the Omari Mosque.
Syria - Assad Destroys 8th Century Omari Mosque Minaret in Daraa Al Balad 4-13-13 Depraved Dictator Destroying Nation
Is a building worth more than the lives of people? No. But this building was a powerful symbol of Daraa and the birthplace of the Syrian Revolution. It was also one of the oldest mosques in the world, dating back to the early 8th Century. Therefore it breaks our hearts to see the destruction of the minaret of the Omari mosque in Daraa al-Balad today after being repeatedly targeted by Assad's forces. (text copied from Syrian Uprising 2011 Information Center - see http://suic2011.wordpress.com/author/...