Friday, May 20, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates May 20, 2011



Security Forces Gun Down Peaceful Protesters, Activists And Video Footage Say -- L.A. Times

Clashes and gunfire rattled Syrian cities and towns Friday as President Bashar Assad's gunmen opened fire on crowds of thousands of peaceful protesters during another day of nationwide anti-government demonstrations that erupted as the weekly Muslim prayers ended, according to video footage and activist accounts.

Video posted to the Internet showed unarmed people panicking and fleeing as the rattle of automatic weapon fire erupted in the background.

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More News On the Unrest In Syria

Syria Live Blog
-- Al Jazeera

Syrian troops fire during protests; 17 killed -- Yahoo News/AP
At least 17 killed in Syria protests: activists -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syrian forces shoot dead 10 in protests: lawyer -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syria Troops Kill 21 Protesters -- Wall Street Journal
Syrian Troops Fire During Protests; 17 Killed -- ABC News
Syrian forces 'fire on Homs protesters' -- Al Jazeera
Syrian troops 'kill protesters after Friday prayers' -- BBC
Protests erupt in Syrian cities; 12 reported dead -- CNN
At Least Nine Killed in Syria as Forces Fire on Protesters -- Voice of America
Protests: Syrian Troops Fire, 3 Killed -- Time
The killing goes on: Nine more civilians dead in Syria after Friday prayer protests as conflict moves towards stalemate -- Daily Mail
Reports: Syria Again Attacks Its Civilians -- NPR
Syrian Troops, Tanks Ease Grip on Defiant Border Town -- Voice of America

Obama hints at shift on Syria -- L.A. Times
Syria Condemns U.S. Sanctions on Assad -- New York Times
Analysis: Syria brushes off sanctions over Assad crackdown -- Reuters

Syria violence threatens to spill into Lebanon -- Financial Times
UN refugee agency says over 4,000 people have fled Syria unrest in recent weeks -- Canadian Press
U.N. to assist Syrians fleeing into Lebanon as crackdown intensifies -- Daily Star
Syrian refugees reach Lebanon with tales of brutality -- BBC

Time to turn up the heat on Syria -- Richard Grenell, CBS News
Revolutionary Guards and Ammo Dispatched to Syria -- Reza Khalili, American Thinker
Religion – the overlooked motive behind Syria’s uprising -- Oren Kessler, Jerusalem Post

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