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Rebels target Syria's energy infrastructure

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    Syrian regime blames rebels for blowing up natural gas pipeline

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-- apparently -- 2012 the way it began with blood and the killing of innocent people and the top diplomat warns -- there is no solution soon the country could turn into another Somalia.

Unconfirmed amateur video shows some of the latest fighting within Syria.

Activists say at least 45000.

People have died in the civil war that began there last year.

The Syrian regime now blaming rebels for blowing up a natural gas pipeline in the eastern part of the country.

Another sign rebels are going after Syria's energy infrastructure.

In an effort to get the government in its wallet.

The fox sports chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt live in New York City Jonathan the Syrian regime claims it's interested in dialogue but then we've heard that before.

We certainly have many times over the eighteen months or so of what has been a very violent.

Civil -- in Syria and those proclamations of the regime.

Is in -- it in any -- of political process.

Always seem to come with the caveat that the rebels first lay down their arms that is what they have always said.

And that is why it never happens the rebels don't trust the government the government doesn't doesn't trust the rebels -- this time the Syrian prime minister.

Added to the idea that they will look at this political process if there -- first -- by saying the country.

Is quote moving toward a historic moment when it will declare victory over its enemies.

With the goal of positioning Syria to building new world order the promotes national sovereignty and the concept -- of international lol declaring victory over its enemies to the rebels.

That is code for the government saying we will crush you first strikes.

Jonathan we have heard warnings about the failure of the international community to really react to all of this but some unusually strong language in the latest from the UN peace on board -- Lakhdar Brahimi is that peace and -- currently.

He is a man who is much -- given to diplomatic language.

But this time he is saying.

That Syria quote will be transformed.

-- -- -- This coming year if the international community doesn't act other UN officials are predicting that the death -- total.

Could rise as high as one -- hundred.

Thousand civilians it's currently estimated by human rights observers -- being something like.

45.

Thousand civilian deaths which of course is all evidence that -- ever -- -- -- he says Syria has been hell.

For quite some time already -- What a washer all of -- Jonathan any sign that he's losing the will for this fight.

Well there's always rumors surrounding -- -- -- and he's found lead there is always speculation.

But the reality.

On the ground is that he continues to direct his security forces to small to.

Those Syrian civilians he continues to tell -- security forces to fight for every inch of territory.

Winning is serious so basically 2013.

Is going to begin in the mind of president Al Assad.

As 2012.

-- With preparing for a fight to the death -- Jonathan Hunt live force in New York Jonathan thank you.

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