Unrest In Syria -- News Updates May 2, 2011

Supporters of President Bashar al-Assad wave the flag in Damascus. Photograph: Khaled Al-Hariri/Reuters

Syrian Troops Kill 10 in Daraa, Arrest Hundreds -- Voice of America

Syria's state news agency said on Monday that security forces have arrested nearly 500 people and killed 10 others.

Witnesses in the flashpoint southern city, Daraa, said troops backed by armored vehicles roamed the streets in a continuing push to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Syria arrests hundreds, shells Deraa into submission -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syria protesters given surrender ultimatum -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syrian Protesters Vow to Break the Siege on Dara'a -- Time
SYRIA: Siege continues on Dara as tensions rise ahead of protests -- L.A. Times
In Syria's rebel city 'they will shoot anything that moves' -- The Guardian
Teenagers' blood flows in video from Syrian city -- Reuters
Syrian authorities urge protesters to turn themselves in by mid-May -- RIA Novosti
Syria tells protesters to hand themselves in or face the consequences -- The Telegraph
Syria offers amnesty, arrests up -- UPI
Syria offers 'amnesty' after mass arrests -- Al Jazeera
Syria: Army in Deraa arrests 500 men -- BBC
Syrian government forces kill ten "terrorists", arrests 500 -- Xinhuanet
Syrian Army Conducts Widespread Raids, Arrests -- New York Times/AP
Leading activist seized in Syrian roundup -- Reuters
Syria arrests women, opposition figures: rights groups -- Reuters
Hundreds Of Syrian Protesters Held In Crackdown -- RTT News
Slaughter of the olive branch martyrs: The brutal Syrian crackdown that has left 500 dead and the West impotently wringing its hands -- The Independent
Thousands flee Syrian regime's brutal tactics -- The Independent
‘Doomsday scenario’ if Syria fails -- Washington Post
'We will never cease our struggle until we bring down Assad': Robert Fisk hears the defiance of Syrian refugees -- Robert Fisk, The Independent
Syria’s regime must be held to account -- Financial Times editorial