Friday, July 8, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates July 8, 2011



Security Forces Kill 15 As Protests Continue Across Syria -- Haaretz

Around 500,000 protesters took to the streets in the Syrian city of Hama on Friday.


Tens of thousands of Syrians on Friday took to the streets across the country, defying a security crackdown to reject a national dialogue proposed by President Bashar Assad.

Around 15 in total were killed in different parts of the country after security forces fired live ammunition at anti-government protesters, activists said.

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More News On the Unrest In Syria

More Syria deaths as half a million flood Hama -- Yahoo News/AFP
Bolstered by support, Syrians pour into streets -- Yahoo News/AP
Syrians take to the streets as regime lashes at US -- Yahoo News/AP
'Half a million' protest on streets of Hama -- Al Jazeera
Syria Forces Kill 13 Amid Mass Anti-Government Protests -- SFGate/AP
Thousands protest against Syrian regime in city of Hama -- L.A. Times
Syria: Thousands protest in restive city of Hama -- BBC

Syrian rebel city welcomes US ambassador with roses -- The Guardian
U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, greeted in Hama with flowers and olive branches -- Washington Post
Syrian Protest Seen Bolstered By U.S. Envoy's Visit -- Wall Street Journal
Syria slams U.S. diplomat's trip to Hama -- CNN
Syria reacts at fury to US involvement in Hama -- The Telegraph
US ambassador leaves flashpoint Syrian city -- Yahoo News/AP
US 'dismayed' at Syria's comments on Hama visit -- AFP

Syria forces kill three in Damascus protest -- Haaretz
General strikes reported in Syrian cities -- Financial Times
Syria's activists get jail rather than 'dialogue' -- S.F. Gate/L.A. Times
Syrian activists reject Assad's call for talks Sunday -- Christian Science Monitor

Syria unrest: timeline of protests and crackdowns
-- The Telegraph

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