Syrian City Braces For Military Assault -- Al Jazeera
Tanks and troops encircle Hama as part of security crackdown to end protests against rule of President Assad.
Residents of the central Syrian city of Hama are bracing for an imminent assault from security forces, as troops and tanks surround the city in an attempt to quell protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.
With tanks and armoured vehicles moving closer to the edges of the city overnight, resident said hundreds of youths had blocked roads leading to the city's main residential neighbourhoods with garbage containers, wood and metal to try to prevent a possible advance.
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