Friday, April 22, 2011

A Day Of Unrest In Syria Results In 75 Dead, Hundreds Wounded (Evening News Roundup)



Latest Updates on Mideast Protests and Libyan War -- The Lede/The New York Times

In addition to documenting in graphic detail what appear to be bullet wounds to several protesters who were injured or killed on Friday, Syrian activists also posted clip after clip online showing shots being fired at demonstrators across Syria.

According to an activist who writes on Twitter as AnonymousSyria, this video shows that protesters in Azra in southwestern Syria were telling soldiers, “You’re our brothers,” when the soldiers opened fire on them:

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More News On Friday's Violence In Syria

Dozens killed in bloodiest day of Syria uprising -- Yahoo News/AP
Syria buries scores of dead; more protests due -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syrian forces kill 72 at 'Good Friday' protests -- Yahoo News/AFP
Reports: 73 Killed After Syrian Security Forces Open Fire -- Voice of America
Bloodiest day in Syrian uprising as Assad troops kill 'at least 49' -- The Independent
More than 40 dead in protests as violence erupts across Syria -- CNN

Obama blasts Syria's Assad for 'outrageous' violence -- Reuters
Obama condemns 'outrageous' Syria violence, Iran aid -- AFP
Obama Urges End To Syria Violence As Death Toll Mounts -- RTT News
Obama condemns violence in Syria -- USA Today
US urges Syria stop violence against demonstrators -- Reuters

Syria: Is Assad's Clan Turning Against Him? -- Cecile Hennion,Time/LE MONDE/Worldcrunch
Syrian protesters set sights on riskier goal: Unseating Assad -- Nicholas Blanford, Christian Science Monitor
Syria protests: Is there a peaceful path to democracy? -- Helena Cobban, Christian Science Monitor
Syriana: After Bashar al-Assad, the deluge. -- Robert Kaplan, Foreign Policy
Syria crisis could change face of the Middle East -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC

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