Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates December 27, 2011



70,000 Gather In Syrian City Of Homs As Arab League Observers Arrive After Third Consecutive Day Of Bloodshed -- Daily Mail

* 60 protesters reported dead in last 24 hours
* Activists claim army fired machine guns and mortars into residential area
* Tanks withdrawn hours before the arrival of Arab League inspectors
* Fears sectarian violence could spread to neighbouring countries
* Partiality of Arab League team questioned as protesters call for UN involvement

Around 70,000 demonstrators gathered in the Syrian city of Homs today as Arab League observers arrived in the country following reports that 60 people have been killed in a third consecutive day of bloodshed.

Earlier today activists claim the army was hastily withdrawing tanks from the beleaguered central city in preparation for the arrival of the Arab League team.

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More News On Syria`s Civil War

Syria: Arab League delegation arrives in Homs -- The Telegraph
Syria: Protests in Homs as Arab League visits -- The Guardian
Embattled City in Syria Simmers as Monitors Enter -- New York Times
Syria unrest: Arab League monitors visit restive Homs -- BBC
Mass anti-Assad protest in Homs as monitors visit -- Yahoo News/Reuters
30,000 rally as Arab monitors visit Syrian hot spot -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syrian Forces Fire Tear Gas in Homs as Monitors Visit -- Voice of America
Syria pulls tanks from restive Homs as Arab monitors visit, protesters flood into streets -- Washington Post/AP
Syrians plead with Arab League monitors -- The Telegraph
Plea for help for Homs as violence grows in Syria -- Washington Post
Security forces fire on protesters in Homs, witnesses say -- CNN
Syria Observers Urged to Hurry to Homs, Where Death Toll Keeps Rising -- New York Times
Carnage in Homs District as Tanks Open Fire-Report -- Reuters
Profile: Syria's Homs a sectarian war zone as monitors arrive -- Reuters

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