Repression Or Reform? Deadly Protests May Force Syria's Assad To Choose. -- Christian Science Monitor
Syria protests are gathering steam, fueled by a cycle of violence, misinformation, and small concessions on the part of the government.
Unrest and violence in Syria spread to different cities this weekend as protesters took to the streets in what is becoming an increasing challenge to the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.
Activists say at least 30 people were shot dead by security forces as hundreds gathered in the southern settlements of Deraa and Sanamein on Friday, which have been focal points of unrest in the past week. The deadly clashes came just hours after a government official announced the president had ordered violence not be used against protesters.
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More News On The Unrest In Syria
Eyewitness: Gunfire, tear gas in Syrian city -- Yahoo News/AP
Syrian forces fire to disperse Deraa protest -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syria set to end emergency rule -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syria’s President Assad deploys army -- Washington Post
Syrian troops fire teargas at protesters in Deraa -- The Guardian
Syrian forces shoot over protesters -- News24
Witness: Daraa tense as troops, security forces flood city -- CNN
Syrian Security Forces Fire On Demonstrators -- Radio Free Europe
Security forces fire tear gas at protesters in Syrian city -- USA Today
Syrian forces open fire to disperse protesters -- Deutsche Welle
Syrian Army Called In To Quash Violence In Port City -- NPR
Syria May Ease Martial Law But Troops Still Fire Toward Protesters -- NPR
Notables calm sectarian tensions in Syrian city -- Reuters
Reuters journalists freed in Syria -- Reuters
SYRIA: Two journalists missing, U.S. citizens detained during protests -- L.A. Times
Clinton rules out U.S. Syria involvement -- Reuters
Clinton: U.S. Won't Enter Syria Conflict; It's Not Like Libya -- IBTimes
Clinton: No military action in Syria for now -- CBS News
Turkey urges reforms in Syria, dispatches intelligence chief -- Hurriyet
Turkish PM urges Syria over reform demands -- AFP
Is Syria About to Jettison Its Emergency Law? -- Rania Abouzeid, Time
The Syria debate -- Ben Smith, Politico
In Syria, a test for Bashar Assad -- Garrett Therolf and Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times
Syrian violence raises the stakes on Arab upheaval -- Peter Goodspeed, National Post