Syrian Forces Press Assaults On Restive Areas -- New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria’s government rebuffed international calls for restraint Wednesday and pressed ahead with military assaults on restive locales in northern and eastern Syria, killing at least 35 people on an especially bloody day, activists and residents said.
The attacks underlined what appeared to be a decisive move by the government to try to crush an uprising during the holy month of Ramadan, when observant Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. So far this month, military and security forces have attacked Hama, in central Syria; Deir al-Zour, in the east; and now Idlib, along Turkey’s border.
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Syria is "pointing guns at own people": Turkish PM -- Yahoo News/AP
Turkey says Syria tanks leaving Hama, expects reforms -- Montreal Gazette/Reuters
Troops depart Hama but violence erupts in other Syrian cities -- CNN
Besieged Hama under full control of Syrian regime -- Yahoo News/AP
Syria protests: Troops renew attacks on pro-democracy demonstrators -- The Guardian
Syria vows to continue bloody crackdown -- Sydney Morning Herald
Syrian Government Launches New Raids Ahead of Security Council Meeting -- Voice of America
Syria defies pressure from neighbour as death toll rises -- The Independent
Syria defiant despite increased regional pressure -- Christian Science Monitor
Syria regime defiant as local pressure mounts -- CBS News
Bloodshed in Syria backfiring on government -- Washington Post
Syria heading to "point of no return": Egypt minister -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syria's reformers refuse to be cowed -- Kansas City/McClatchy News
New Syrian barrage, U.S. sanctions readied -- UPI
Obama Administration to Call for Syria's Assad to Step Down -- FOX News
Syria: Barack Obama 'set to call for Bashar al-Assad to step down' -- The Telegraph
Opinion: Regional powers bear responsibility to rein in Syria's Assad -- Daniel Scheschkewitz, Deutsche Welle
When Will the World Get Serious About Syria? -- Kenneth Bandler, FOX News
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