Unrest In Syria -- News Updates August 16, 2011





Death Toll Mounts As Syria Pounds Coastal City -- Voice of America



Syrian security forces are pounding the port city of Latakia for a fourth straight day as part of the government's widening crackdown on dissent.



Activists and residents say at least five people were killed Tuesday in Latakia. They say security forces have killed at least 35 people in the city since Saturday.



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More News On The Unrest And Violence In Syria



Syria Forces Seal Off Latakia, Storm Suburbs of City of Homs -- Bloomberg

'Thousands flee' Latakia assault -- Al Jazeera

Gunfire 'all night and morning' in besieged Syrian city -- CNN

Syria orders thousands into stadium in Latakia crackdown -- L.A. Times

Syrian Tanks Shell Latakia, Death Toll Reaches 34 -- New York Times/Reuters

Syria’s Rusting Navy Turns On Its Own People -- Danger Room

Syria denies it's shelling Latakia -- UPI

U.S. Unable to Confirm Reported Syrian Naval Shelling -- New York Times/Reuters

Iran snipers in Syria as part of crackdown -- The Telegraph



PLO official accuses Syria of crimes against humanity -- Reuters

U.N.: Palestinians flee Syrian shelling -- UPI

Refugee camp attacked in Syria -- Herald Sun

UN Agency Says 10,000 Refugees “Disappeared” from Syrian Camp -- Voice of America

Syria: At least 16 die as Palestinian refugees flee Latakia camp -- Al Bawaba News

UN: Palestinians Flee Refugee Camp In Syria -- Radio Free Europe



Turkey's Warning To Syria: Stop Attacking Civilians -- NPR

Turkey Says ‘Time for Words Over’ Unless Syria Attacks End -- Bloomberg

Turkey: Bloodshed in Syria Must Immediately Stop -- New York Times/AP



Regional press condemn 'Arab silence' on Syria -- BBC

Syria's City of Graves: Hama and Its History of Massacres -- Rania Abouzeid, Time

Syria left vulnerable by state violence -- George Galloway, Al Jazeera

Syria Nears Tipping Point -- Aron Lamm, Epoch Times



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