Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); Earlier in the day, Nawa in the south as well as the Damascus suburbs of Douma, Mouaddamiyyah and Kisweh among others, were besieged with tanks and security forces conducted house-to-house raids in search [...]

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Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();Overnight clashes in Mouaddamiyyah led to daytime protests and tearing down of Assad posters and chants of “The People Want To Topple the Regime.” Despite the conservative nature of Mouaddamiyyah, women participated in droves, [...]

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Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); President Bashar Assad named Adel Safar, the former Minister of Agriculture, the new Prime Minister and asked him to form a new government. On the grounds, arrests continue, especially in Homs ad many [...]

Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();In Homs security raided the neighborhoods of Al-Bayadeh, Al-Khaldiyyeh, Dier Baalbah and Hayy Al-Sabeel, places that reportedly witnessed bloody attacks by security forces on the previous night. Witnesses say security forces broke into houses [...]

Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();Protests against the regime in Syria continued, yet there was rather little media coverage by international or regional media. Due to strict access control by the government , foreign correspondents in Syria are often [...]

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Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); The second “Friday of Dignity” since the protests began brought protests in several cities across Syria, with major protests taking place in Daraa and bloody clashes in the coastal city of Lattakia as [...]

Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();The cities of Daraa and Nawa witnessed mass demonstrations this morning and throughout most of the day, as people attended funerals of several protesters killed during the raid on the Omary Mosque and Al-Karamah [...]

Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();The main focus of the uprising continues to be Daraa in Southern Syria. The Assad regime seems to be determined to end the uprising in Daraa through the use of force. At early dawn [...]

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Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();Protests in Syria are no longer restricted to Daraa City, but now expanded to many towns and villages nearby, especially Jassem, Daael, Sanamain and Inkhil. Ongoing arrests were reported, and hundreds of protesters are [...]

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Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();Daraa Video of demonstrators chanting: “No fear after today” Video of clashes between demonstrators and security agents Picture of fire smoke in city centre Video of demonstrations Video of thousands of demonstrators chanting “Yo [...]