Syria's Friday Of Dignity Becomes A Day Of Death -- Time Magazine
The accounts of Syria's "Friday of Dignity" are startling — with episodes full of surprising dissent and immediate repression. In Damascus' famed Umayyad mosque, a confrontation reportedly broke out during the imam's sermon just as the cleric blamed Facebook and foreign meddling for the country's week of unrest. As he cautioned that reforms would take time, the imam was interrupted by a worshipper who started chanting "Freedom! Freedom!" and was soon joined by others. "People began flooding outside, running from thugs," a man who was near the mosque told TIME on condition of anonymity. "People [were] running for their life out of the mosque." Video purportedly shot inside the mosque shows a large crowd of men chanting "Freedom!" and punching their right fists into the air before switching tohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif "With our souls and with our blood, we will sacrifice for you, Dara'a!"
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Facebook group calls for uprisings all over Syria on Saturday -- L.A. Times
Syria turmoil: Political inmates 'freed' after protests -- BBC
Mourners burn Baath headquarters and police station in Syria village -- Haaretz
Syria Regime Rocked by Protests -- Wall Street Journal
'100 protesters killed' as Syria erupts in violence -- The Daily Mail
Syrian Troops Open Fire on Protesters in Several Cities -- New York Times
Protesters fall in deadly hail of bullets: witnesses -- Sydney Morning Herald
Syrian protesters vent their fury -- The Telegraph
Protesters shot as demonstrations expand across Syria -- Washington Post
Dozens feared dead as Syria violence swells -- MSNBC
Dozens reported killed in attacks on Syria protesters -- L.A. Times
Turkey urges Syria to make good on reform promises -- Reuters
U.N., U.S. condemn Syrian protest response -- UPI
Syria protests: US and UN condemn armed crackdown -- BBC
Profile: Bashar al-Assad -- Al Jazeera
With Syria shooting at protesters, Assad now facing revolt -- McClatchy News
Can Bashar al-Assad’s wife prevent further bloodshed in Syria? -- CNN
Syria unrest presents dilemma for Iran -- CBS News
Analysis: Absent more deaths, US wary of Syria involvement -- MSNBC
Protests in Syria: Road to Damascus -- Economist
Is Syria reaching the point of no return? -- Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz
Syria protests: How secure is President Assad? -- Jim Muir, BBC
Ridding Syria of a despot -- Elliott Abrams, Washington Post
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