Reuters | Four Killed as Syria Cuts Off City New York Times “There are demonstrations throughout the city, and people are chanting against the regime,” said Haitham al-Maleh, 80, a lawyer and human rights activist who spent years as a political prisoner in Syria. The accounts could not be independently ... At least 3 die in Syria protests, witnesses say Syria death toll rises as threats of force become more explicit Deadly violence continues in Syria |
Syria's violent protests rage as government seals port city Washington Post CAIRO — Violent protests continued to roil Syria on Sunday as human rights activists reported that President Bashar al-Assad was using soldiers and tanks for the first time against demonstrators and sealing ... |
BBC News | Dozens killed in Syria clashes BBC News As many as 30 people are now understood to have been killed in Syria on Friday. Most were killed in the southern city of Deraa when security forces reportedly opened fire on protesters. Deraa has become a flash point for violence, which the government ... Syria: Ban voices concern after deadly clashes in southern city UN's Ban says killing of peaceful demonstrators is "unacceptable", calls for ... |
ThirdAge | Syria Vows a Crackdown on Protests ThirdAge Read More2011, after Friday prayers at Omayyed mosque in the center of Damascus Old City in Syria. Hundreds of Syrians protesters chanted slogans calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. UPI/Ali Bitar Demonstrations across Syria ... |
CTV.ca | NATO strikes Gadhafi forces...Gunfire in Syria...Gas smell in Iowa town 9&10 News BEIRUT (AP) — There are reports of gunfire ringing across a key port city in northern Syria today. Human rights activists say the army has sealed off the city, cutting communications, setting up checkpoints and deploying tanks in an apparent crackdown ... S. African president: Gadhafi accepts terms of agreement Battle for Ajdabiya Continues in Libya; Syrian Forces Fire at Protesters Libya: Rebels in retreat |
CBC.ca | Syrian protesters face off in Halifax CBC.ca Halifax police keep a close eye on protesters at Sunday's demonstration about unrest in Syria. People backing rival sides of ongoing protests in Syria faced off in a Halifax square Sunday. There were a few tense moments as about 20 people supporting ... Some demonstrators start shoving each other at Syrian rally in Halifax |
FRANCE 24 | Dozens Dead in Yemen, Egypt, Syria as Protests Shake Region Bloomberg Photographer: Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images Scores of people were killed or wounded in Yemen, Egypt and Syria, and Libyan rebels battled loyalists in three cities, as protests against entrenched regimes shook the Middle East. ... Energy and beyond: Balance of power in Middle East |
The Voice of Russia | SYRIA: SOLDIERS IN BANIAS AMBUSHED, ONE KILLED Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (AGI) Nicosia- A soldier was killed in an ambush near Banias and another was wounded, the Syrian news agency Sana reports. The attack was carried on the road between Latakia and Tartous and is linked with protests against president Bashar Assad in ... Five wounded in Syria coastal town shooting: witness Syria says army unit ambushed in Banias, one killed BC-ML--Syria, 8th Ld,0131 |
Providence Journal | Meanwhile, there is Slaughter in Syria Pajamas Media I flunked arithmetic, so I'm not saying much about the Big Deal. But it should be noted that last Friday, 194 Syrians in total died. 123 people were killed in Dara'a alone. That's a big number, although Young Dr. Assad has a ways to go before he ... SYRIA: Video footage purportedly shows defiant protesters, gunfire and ... Editorial: Get madder at Syria |
Iran blames Jordan, Saudi Arabia for Syria UPI.com TEHRAN, April 10 (UPI) -- Iran Sunday accused Jordan and Saudi Arabia of being behind the wave of anti-government protests in Syria. "A probe into the root causes of the latest events in Syria shows that the revolt is mainly supported by Saudi Arabia ... |