Talk:Al-Duvair massacre

First Thoughts/Last Thoughts
The first thought I have, as this remains unsubstantiated, coming hours after the Christian European decision to perhaps arm the rebels - is "what's with the timing?" I suspect this first thought will cross many minds, wondering why now, and thence, were they framed? And the rebels will be saying of course, that's why none of us did do that. Now, al-Nusra/al-Qaeda would thank/warn/taunt "us" that way, they just have that arrogance and flair - but no sane rebel commander would order such a thing - so the regime/Shabiha of course committed this to frame them. Or maybe Al-Qaeda framed the regime for framing the rebels to get the rebels weapons Nusra will collect its debt by taking half of ... First thought (rebels framed) + "witnesses" proving it = last thoughts about the same as first, but seemingly better-informed. That is, IF anything happened. So far, it could be an Iranian performance art piece, with the next step being to say "no, just kidding. But that's the kind of thing that could happen with the weapons you guys want to send, and you damn well know that." --Caustic Logic (talk) 12:17, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Location?
Duvair seems like a French transliteration of the name. There is something called Umm ad-Dawali northwest of Lake Homs, here on Wikimapia. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 11:22, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Best guess I've seen yet. I'll go with it until there's reason to do otherwise. Said to be sore losers from Qusayr, so must be not too far from there. --Caustic Logic (talk) 11:54, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * A tweet, Syriancommando citing but correcting Fars News: "#Duwair #Homs: Terrorist opposition massacre entire population of Christian village in #Syria" --Caustic Logic (talk) 12:19, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

There is this Facebook post by Radio Free Syria from March 30: -- Petri Krohn (talk) 12:52, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Al Duwair, northern rural Homs, 30-03-2013: The village of Al Duwair is under savage bombardment by regime tanks.
 * From: Syrian Revolution Against Bashar Assad - Al Waer

Going from the Syrian commando's tip, I have to trump your guess. Looks more like Tartous province than Homs, but still not far, 25-30 km northwest. Duwayr al Mallu`ah, 5 km nw of the "valley of the Christians." --Caustic Logic (talk) 12:55, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

From HWR last year: -- Petri Krohn (talk) 13:11, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Despite Denials, More Cluster Bomb Attacks – OCTOBER 23, 2012
 * Human Rights Watch has gathered new evidence of ongoing cluster bomb attacks by Syria’s air force and has confirmed them through interviews with victims, other residents and activists who filmed the cluster munitions, as well as analysis of 64 videos and also photos showing weapon remnants of 10 new cluster bomb strikes in or near the towns of Salkeen and Kfar Takharim in the Northern governorate of Idlib; Eastern al-Buwayda, Talbiseh, Rastan, and Qusayr in Homs governorate; al-Bab in Aleppo governorate; al-Duwair and al-Salheya in Deir al-Zor governorate; and Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus.

From Twitter, March 10, 2013 -- Petri Krohn (talk) 13:22, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * NMSyria ‏@NMSyria
 * BREAKING: The Free Syrian Army has liberated the village of Al-Duwair in the suburbs of #Homs after heavy clashes there.

Followup says it is here on Wikimapia. It is unlikely this is the place. Looks more like a junkyard next to the Homs Central Prison. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 14:02, 28 May 2013 (UTC)