Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates April 26, 2011



Syria Steps Up Violence -- Wall Street Journal

BEIRUT—Syria's government escalated its crackdown on protesters Monday, sending tanks and armored vehicles into the southern city of Deraa, and raiding homes and deploying snipers in suburbs surrounding the capital and other hot spots, according to witness and activist accounts posted online.

The latest military assault killed at least 35 people, many of them in Deraa where the uprising has been most intense, and in the northwestern town of Jableh.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Updates on the Tumult in Syria and Libya -- The Lede/New York Times
More gunfire, arrests reported in Syrian crackdown -- Yahoo News/AP
European leaders urge Syria to end violence -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Daraa assault rages, Syria deploys more troops: activists -- Yahoo News/AFP

Syrian government says it has 'restored tranquillity' in Deraa -- BBC
Syrian regime's attacks on protesters escalate -- The Guardian
Syria: army uses tanks against the people in day of bloodshed -- The Telegraph
Syrian tanks, soldiers lay siege to southern towns -- Washington Post
Gunfire in Syrian city where bodies lay unclaimed in streets -- Toronto Star
Gunfire Reported in Flashpoint Syrian City -- Voice of America
Syria Escalates Crackdown as Tanks Go to Restive City -- New York Times
Deadly attack on protesters raises questions about Syria's stability -- CNN
Syrian forces deploy around Banias -protest leader -- Reuters
Syria takes the fight to heart of the rebellion -- The Independent

U.S. citizens urged to leave Syria as the regime's brutal crackdown intensifies -- Daily Mail
US urges Americans to leave Syria amid violence -- AP
Foreign Office urges Britons to flee Syria following 'rapid deterioration' in security -- Daily Mail

'Monumental' crackdown by Syria's al-Assad well-planned and deadly -- Globe And Mail
After Syria crackdown, calls for international action against Assad -- Christian Science Monitor
Syria Crackdown Could Signal Brutal New Phase -- New York Times
Syrian Crimes Against Humanity -- William Harris, NPR/Weekly Standard
Syria: Can Assad defeat the protesters? -- Fawaz Gerges, BBC

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