Syrian Regime's Shells Pound Deraa's Roman Quarter -- The Guardian
Death toll rises to 535 as stranglehold on southern city at the heart of uprising tightens following storming of key mosque
Syrian army tanks have shelled the old quarter of Deraa, the southern city at the heart of the six-week-old uprising, a witness said on Sunday.
Deraa has been without water, fuel or electricity since Monday, when the regime sent in troops backed by tanks and snipers to crush protests by people seeking an end to President Bashar al-Assad's authoritarian rule. Tanks and armoured personnel vehicles have cut off neighbourhoods, and snipers on rooftops throughout the city have kept residents pinned in their homes. Other areas of the country have also come under military control, but Deraa has come under the most serious stranglehold as the death toll has soared to 535.
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