Thursday, August 25, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates August 25, 2011





Syrian Pro-Democracy Demonstrators Attacked -- New York Times



BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian security forces carried out military operations in several areas across the country on Thursday against pro-democracy protesters seeking to topple the government of President Bashar al-Assad, and activists and residents said nine people were killed.



Masked gunmen also severely beat the country’s best-known political cartoonist, Ali Farzat, leaving him to bleed along the side of a road, days after he published a cartoon showing Mr. Assad hitching a ride out of town with Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya. Since the start of the Syrian uprising in March, Mr. Farzat, renowned through the Arab world, has published cartoons critical of Mr. Assad and his brutal crackdown on protesters.



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More News On The Unrest In Syria



Syria Forces Kill 25 Protesters in Past Two Days -- Bloomberg

Syrian Forces Launch Raids, Make Arrests -- Voice of America

Europe Accuses Iranian Force of Aiding Syrian Crackdown -- New York Times

Unified Syrian opposition council hit by delay -- Reuters

Visa, other cards not valid under Syria sanctions -- Yahoo News/AP

Maersk cancels Syria loading due to U.S. sanctions -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Russia, China boycott Syria sanction talks at UN Security Council -- News.com.au/AFP

EU Broadens Syria Sanctions to Target Iran's Revolutionary Guard -- Voice of America

EU embargo on Syrian oil likely next week: diplomats -- Reuters

EU targets Iranian elite security force in sanctions on Syria -- L.A. Times

How Iran Keeps Assad in Power in Syria -- Foreign Affairs

Prominent Syrian Cartoonist Attacked, Beaten -- Voice of America

Syrian gunmen break artist's hands as 'warning' -- AP

US condemns cartoonist beating in Syria -- AFP

Syrian protesters hail Gadhafi’s fall, but Assad remains resolute -- Daily Star



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