Monday, April 11, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates April 11, 2011

People demonstrate after Friday prayers in Latakia, Syria. President Bashar al-Assad says the country is 'on course to comprehensive reform'. Photograph: Reuters

Violent Protest Continues In Syria, Spreads To University In Capital -- Washington Post

CAIRO — Syria’s military moved into the Mediterranean port of Baniyas early Monday, human rights workers and activists said, a day after at least 13 people, including four demonstrators and nine members of the state’s security forces, were killed in violent clashes there.

Other activists reported that the unrest in Syria had reached Damascus University, Syria’s oldest and most prestigious institution of higher learning, in the nation’s capital.

Opponents of the Assad family’s dynasty said Monday that their numbers appear to be increasing.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Syrian forces seal off Banias, tension mounts -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Student killed as Syria protest turns violent -- Yahoo News/AP
Students rally in Syria's capital over deaths -- Al Jazeera
Syrian Students Rally for Anti-Government Protesters -- Voice of America
Syria deploys army in troubled city -- Al Jazeera
Syrian death toll rises as clashes continue -- CNN
Casualties mount in Baniyas after protesters call for Assad regime to fall -- L.A. Times
Syrian Officer Killed, Soldiers Injured as Tanks Enter Oil Hub -- Bloomberg
Syria death toll growing, human rights groups warn -- The Guardian
Troops move into Syrian oil town torn by fighting -- The Telegraph
Syrian Army deploys in port city after a violent weekend -- Christian Science Monitor
London, Rome condemn Syria crackdown -- AFP

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