Monday, May 30, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates May 30, 2011



Syrian Death Toll Rises As Forces Widen Military Crackdown On Protests -- The Guardian

Killings occured in Talbiseh and Rastan, says human rights campaigner, as residents report tanks and machinegun fire


Syrian forces killed at least 11 civilians and wounded scores on Sunday, a prominent human rights campaigner said, in a widening military push into central Syria to quell protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

Tanks, supported by troops, fired heavy machineguns in the towns of Talbiseh and Rastan and several villages near the city of Homs, residents reported.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Armed residents put up resistance to Syrian army -- Yahoo News/AP
UN blasts 'shocking' Syria crackdown as toll rises -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syrian Forces Struck Northern Villages, Activists Say -- New York Times
Syrian forces kill 9 during attacks on towns -- L.A. Times
Syrian Protester Death Toll Rises -- Bloomberg
Witness: Syrian military surrounds one town, shells another -- CNN
Three killed as army enters central Syrian town -- Reuters
Syrian Troops Bomb Central Town, UN Calls Violence 'Shocking' -- Radio Free Europe
Seven killed in besieged Syrian towns -- ABC News (Australia)
Syrian troops and tanks storm two 'rebel' towns -- The Independent
Eleven killed in wider Syria military push: lawyer -- Reuters
UN blasts ‘shocking’ Syria crackdown as toll rises -- Dawn/AFP
Apparent torture of boy reinvigorates Syria’s protest movement -- Washington Post
Egypt urges Syria’s Assad to reform -- Khaleej Times/AFP
Change Appears Inevitable In Syria, Analysts Say -- Michele Kelemen, NPR

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