A screengrab from a YouTube clip purporting to show anti-regime protests in Damascus on March 15, 2011. Al JAzeera'Days Of Rage' Erupt In Syria -- New York Post
To hear Syrian TV tell it, since Tuesday Damascus has been the scene of "a few insignifi cant incidents" provoked by "a handful of misguided elements."
Perhaps not so "insignificant."
For days, inhabitants of the Syrian capital have seen truckloads of Special Forces brought in to protect official buildings and set up checkpoints at key roads.
And more than just a "handful." Groups of students, families of political prisoners and human-rights activists have engaged in hit-and-run battles with the police in various parts of the city, trying to fan the fires of yet another Arab uprising against despotism.
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More News On The Unrest In Syria
Syrian TV says security forces, protesters clash -- AP
Clashes erupt at protests in Syria -- Al Jazeera
Syrian forces kill three protesters in southern city -- Reuters
Middle East unrest: Two killed at protest in Syria -- BBC
Syrian forces kill two pro-democracy protesters in southern city -- Haaretz
Several Injured In Syria As Security Forces Clash With Protesters -- RTT News
Protests across Syria after foiled Damascus rally -- Ahram Online
Protests across Syria, report -- Ya Liban
Syrian protesters charged with "weakening morale" -- Reuters
32 protesters held for hurting Syria's 'image': NGO -- AFP
Amnesty condemns Syrian crackdown on protest -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Syria Should Release All Detained Protesters, Human Rights Says -- Bloomberg
Syrian Security Forces Break Up Damascus Protest -- Voice of America
Syria arrests Damascus protesters -- BBC
In Syria, Demonstrations Are Few and Brief -- New York Times
A historic opportunity for Syria -- The Hill
The Revolution Reaches Damascus -- Foreign Policy
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