Friday, April 22, 2011

Dozens Killed As Violence Erupts Across Syria



Syria Troops Kill Protesters In Country's Bloodiest Day Of Turmoil -- The Guardian

Dozens reportedly killed as live bullets and teargas used against rallies after Friday prayers.

Syria endured its bloodiest day yet of the Arab Spring as mass protests against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad roiled dozens of town and cities across the country and security forces reportedly gunned down dozens of people.

Despite a string of government concessions earlier in the week, including the lifting of the hated 48-year-old emergency law, tens of thousands of demonstrators demanding greater political freedom and an end to Ba'ath party rule took to the streets after Friday prayers.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

'Nearly 40 killed' in Syria demos -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syrian security forces open fire; 27 killed -- Yahoo News/AP
Syrian forces shoot dead 25 protesters: rights groups -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syrian security forces shoot protesters -- Al Jazeera
'Nearly 40 killed' in Syria demos -- Sydney Morning Herald
Protesters fill streets of Syria to demand end to regime; security forces unleash deadly violence -- L.A. Times
At least 30 dead in protests as violence erupts across Syria -- CNN
Witnesses: Up to 27 killed as Syrian protests spread -- USA Today
25 Killed After Syrian Forces Fire on Protesters -- Voice of America
Syrian Forces Fire Upon Protesters -- Wall Street Journal
Syrian Troops Open Fire Amid Biggest Protests Yet -- Radio Free Europe
Analysis: Syria's Assad torn between repression and reform -- Reuters
Syria’s Assad, caught between reform and repression -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

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