Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates April 19, 2011



Syria: Security Forces Open Fire On 20,000 Strong Sit-In -- The Telegraph

Syrian security forces opened fire on a sit-in of 20,000 anti-government demonstrators in the central city of Homs overnight, sending thousands of protesters scattering.

"The sit-in was dispersed with force. There was heavy gunfire," one activist. There were no details of casualties.

Other Syrian activists living in exile confirmed the reports but said they had not been able to get further details due to telephone communications being cut in Homs.

Activists had said more than 20,000 demonstrators on Monday occupied the main square of Homs, some erecting tents, a day after 11 people were killed by security forces in the industrial city and a nearby town during a day of massive nationwide protest.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Syrian forces fire at protesters, unrest intensifies -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syrian forces fire on demo, "armed criminals" kill six -- Yahoo News/AFP
Latest Updates and Video From Syria -- The Lede/New York Times
Security Forces Fire on Protesters in Restive Syrian City -- New York Times
Syrian Forces Fire on Demonstrators, Say Activists -- Voice of America
Syrian Security Forces Fire At Protesters In Homs -- Radio Free Europe
Syrian Government Forces Fire On Protesters -- NPR
Syrian Forces Kill 8 Protesters in Central Town -- Voice of America
Syrian security opens fire on protesters in city square -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Syrians try to imitate Tahrir Square protests -- BBC
Syria unrest: Protests spread despite Assad promises -- BBC
Syria Ministry: Unrest Is 'Armed Insurrection' -- Radio Free Europe
Brutal repression hardens Syria protesters' resolve -- Ahram Online
Syria's state of emergency -- Al Jazeera
The more dictator Bashar al-Assad brutalizes Syria, the more determined the people are to oppose him -- New York Daily News editorial
Dancing with the Assads -- Boston.com editorial
Damascus Needs Regime Change -- Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal

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