Friday, May 27, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates May 27, 2011



Fresh Fatalities As Syrians Brave Crackdown -- Al Jazeera

More deaths reported as several towns witness renewed demonstrations against president Assad's one-party rule.

At least three people have been killed in Qatana, a suburb of the capital Damascus, after Syrian security forces used live fire to disperse hundreds of anti-government demonstrators, activists say.

According to Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reporting from neighbouring Lebanon, there were also reports of five protesters being shot dead in Dael, a southern town located 10km from Deraa, and one other in Zabadani, a town not far from the Lebanese border.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Syrian security forces fire on protests, killing 8 -- Yahoo News/AP
At least eight killed in Syria protests -- Yahoo News/AFP
Four killed in Syria protests as world pressure grows -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syrian Forces Fire on Protesters, At Least 8 Dead -- Voice of America
Syria protests: Shootings in Damascus and Zabadani -- BBC
SYRIA: Eight reported killed on 'Homeland Protector Friday' -- L.A. Times
Syrian Forces Fire on Demonstrators at Anti-Government Rallies, Group Says -- Bloomberg
Syrian forces fire on protesters; 8 killed -- CNN
Protests sweep Syria's east, Nasrallah pictures burnt -- Reuters
Syria video shows 'shoot to kill' policy: Amnesty -- Gulf News
AI reports 'shoot-to-kill' policy in Syria -- UPI

G8 "appalled" by Syria, warns of "further measures" -- Reuters
David Cameron hopeful of Syria resolution -- The Independent
Russia, China wary of U.N. condemning Syria-envoys -- Reuters
Washington should plan for a post-Assad Syria -- CNN

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