Monday, October 17, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates October 17, 2011

Demonstrators in Hula, near Homs, march against President Assad. Photograph: Ho/REUTERS

Deaths Reported In Violence Across Syria -- Al Jazeera

Civilians and soldiers said to be among the dead, a day after appeal by Arab League for political dialogue.

Reports say at least 15 people - including civilians and soldiers - have been killed in violence across Syria, a day after the Arab League announced it plans to try and forge dialogue between the two sides.

Government troops killed four people in attacks on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in districts of the central city of Homs on Monday, residents and activists said.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

11 troops among 41 people killed in Syria violence -- AFP
Syrian forces fight insurgents in central city -- Reuters
Syrian forces battle defectors, group says -- CNN
Syria: 'Renewed deadly clashes in Homs' -- Syria
Mass protests erupt in Syria amid funeral processions, activists say -- Haaretz

Arab League Discusses Suspension of Syria -- Wall Street Journal
Arab League Tells Syria To Reach A Cease-fire Deal Within 15 Days -- NPR

I saw 100 taken to be killed, says defector from Assad’s forces
-- The Telegraph
Syria 'targets doctors who treat protesters' -- AFP
U.N. chief to Syria's Bashar Assad: 'This killing must stop' -- L.A. Times
Syria’s Alawites go on arms shopping spree -- Jerusalem Post
Arms smuggling into Syria flourishes: experts -- AFP
Assad, his raids on Lebanon, and Syria's slow slip into civil war -- Independent editorial

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