Friday, June 17, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates June 17, 2011



Defying Military Crackdown, Protesters Surge Across Syria -- New York Times

BEIRUT — Thousands of protesters poured into the streets of the capital’s suburbs and three of Syria’s five largest cities Friday, in a weekly show of defiance that came days before President Bashar al-Assad is expected to address Syrians for the first time in two months. Activists said at least 19 people were killed and dozens wounded.

Security forces fired on protesters in Homs, one of Syria’s most restive locales, and police and protesters fought in Deir al-Zour, a large city in the east. But thousands were permitted to demonstrate in Kiswa, a town south of Damascus, where demonstrators carried banners that read, “Leave!” and “The people want the fall of the regime.”

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More News on The Unrest In Syria

Gaddafi on Libyan TV pledges to defeat NATO -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Deadly protests in Syria, call for tougher sanctions -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syria unrest: fresh protests erupt -- BBC
Casualties Mount as Syrian Protests, Crackdown Intensify -- Voice of America
Syrians brace for more clashes as protests gear up -- L.A. Times
Large demonstrations in Syria; Assad crony cedes power over businesses -- Washington Post
SYRIA: Protests draw gunfire and chaos on the streets [Video] -- L.A. Times
Syrians fleeing their homes 'in fear of their lives' -- BBC
19 killed in new wave of Syrian protests -- UPI
Syria forces kill 16 during protests: activists -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syrian forces open fire on protesters; 16 killed -- Yahoo News/AP
Syria death toll 16, Aleppo sees first killing-group -- Reuters
Bashar Assad’s bad day -- Foreign Policy
Syrian forces detain northern males at random -- Washington Post

In unending turmoil, Syria's Assad turns to family -- AP
Assad's tycoon cousin to quit business -- The Guardian
Assad stalwart bows out in move to placate Syrian protesters -- Christian Science Monitor
Syria's richest man promises massive charity giveaway -- The Guardian
Reviled Tycoon, Assad’s Cousin, Resigns in Syria -- New York Times
Syria's Makhlouf owes fortune and infamy to Assad -- Reuters
Makhlouf mocked as Syrians defy crackdown -- Financial Times

Silence on Syria -- Washington Post editorial
Analysis - Cracks in Syrian army after 3 months of protest -- Reuters
Despite their savagery, Syria's ruling Assads under siege from streets: Family cartel won't give up nation voluntarily -- Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver Sun
Deafening silence -- Arab News editorial

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