"Later, a statement published on one of the Syrian uprising's main Facebook pages in the name of the people of Jisr al-Shughour denied that they had called for army intervention to protect them from armed gangs.
It condemned the reported deaths of dozens of security personnel in the town and called for an immediate and transparent inquiry.
The statement said the people feared a crime against humanity would be committed if Syrian army tanks moved in to regain control.
More civilians would inevitably be killed and thousands would flee their homes if the tanks come in, it warned.
An Islamist uprising in Jisr al-Shughour in 1980 against the late President Hafez al-Assad was brutally crushed with scores of deaths."
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I wouldn't rule it out. Yes, I know, Syria is not an oil exporter. And it stretches resources to engage in yet another country. But we are on record now of intervening when the governments of (small) nations kill their own citizens, so...
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