Friday, August 5, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates August 5, 2011



'We're Being Slaughtered Like Sheep': Syrian Regime Kill 250 In Siege Town Of Hama In Just FIVE Days -- Daily Mail

Terrified residents of the beleaguered Syrian city of Hama described civilians being ‘slaughtered like sheep’ today as the death toll from the five-day offensive by troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad reached 250.

A one-year-old child was said to be among the dead with tanks and troops, backed by heavily armed militia loyal to Assad, accused of firing at anyone on the streets or on balconies.

One Hama hospital is reported to have been forced to ‘virtually close’ with its power supplies and generators stopped, medicines in short supply and staff unable to reach it.

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More News On the Unrest In Syria

Syria Says It Put Down Hama Revolt; Protests Elsewhere -- New York Times
SYRIA: Gloves come off in violent suppression of protests [Videos] -- L.A. Times
Syrians describe bloody assault in Hama -- L.A. Times
Protest Marches Across Syria on First Ramadan Friday -- Reuters
Syria demonstrators rally despite crackdown -- Al Jazeera
Protests spread across Syria after Friday prayers; more reports of violence -- Washington Post
Thousands Protest in Syria, as Death Toll Mounts -- Voice of America
Thousands of Syrians rally to protest Hama killings -- National Post
Protesters hold large rallies in Syria -- UPI
10 Killed As Thousands Rally In Fresh Syria Protests -- Radio Free Europe
Syria security forces kill 10 at Friday protests -- Haaretz
Nine killed in protests across Syria on Ramadan Friday -- Reuters
Syrian troops fire on protesters, killing 10 -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Syria's tribal eastern region braces for army assault -- MSNBC
Syria violence: 'At least 2,000 killed', says US -- BBC
Clinton: Syria Death Toll Exceeds 2,000 -- Voice of America
U.S. Struggles to Drive Wedge in Syria's Military, Elite -- FOX News
Tough words, tighter sanctions for Syria, but no end to state-led violence -- Christian Science Monitor
Russia warns Syrian leader he may face 'sad fate' -- Stars and Stripes/AP
US and Russia issue warning for Syria's Bashar al-Assad -- The Telegraph
Four Things Washington Needs to Do Next With Syria -- Christian Whiton, FOX News
While Syria bleeds: Team Obama refuses to lead -- Benny Avni, New York Post
Whither Assad? How the Syrian Leader’s Days May Be Numbered -- Cecily Hilleary, Voice of America

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