Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates March 23, 2011



Six Dead in Clashes in Southern Syrian City -- Wall Street Journal/AP

DARAA, Syria—Violent clashes in a restive southern Syrian city killed as many as six people early Wednesday, making it the deadliest single day since antigovernment protests inspired by uprisings across the Arab world reached this country last week, an activist said.

The activist told The Associated Press that six people died in Daraa when security forces launched an attack near the al-Omari Mosque, where antigovernment demonstrators have taken shelter. He said a paramedic was among the dead. The activist spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing reprisals.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

6 dead in new clashes in southern Syria city -- Yahoo News/AP
Syrian forces kill 6 in mosque attack: residents -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Five Syrian protesters 'shot dead' in Daraa -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syria unrest: Mosque bloodshed fuels protesters' anger -- BBC
Reports From Syria: Six Protesters Killed Outside Mosque -- NPR
Syrian forces kill 6 in mosque attack: residents -- Reuters
Six Protesters Killed in Syria -- New York Times
Deaths as Syrian forces 'storm mosque' -- Al Jazeera
Syria: security forces fire on protestors outside mosque -- The Telegraph
Syria Blames 'Gang' for Violence in Southern City -- Voice of America
Syria media blackout has people talking -- Ahram Online
Syrian Protests Add to Pressure on Assad Regime-- Wall Street Journal
Fear barrier crumbles in Syrian "kingdom of silence" -- Reuters

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