Crowds of Syrians loyal to President Bashar al-Assad surged into the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus on Monday and caused damage. The Associated Press reported that attackers broke windows, raised a Syrian flag on the U.S. grounds, and wrote anti-U.S. graffiti on walls. The attackers reportedly left after the brief incursion. Western news agencies quote […]
Assad Loyalists Storm US Embassy in Syria
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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Assad Loyalists Storm US Embassy in Syria
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Crowds of Syrians loyal to President Bashar al-Assad surged into the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus on Monday and caused damage. The Associated Press reported that attackers broke windows, raised a Syrian flag on the U.S. grounds, and wrote anti-U.S. graffiti on walls. The attackers reportedly left after the brief incursion. Reuters news agency quotes […]
Crowds of Syrian Loyalists Storm US Embassy
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Crowds of Syrians loyal to President Bashar al-Assad attacked the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus on Monday and caused damage. The attack comes as rights activists and residents say Syrian troops backed by armored vehicles pushed into the central city of Homs, killing at least one person and wounding 20 others. The witnesses said the […]
Witnesses Say Syrian Troops Storm Central City
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Rights activists and residents say Syrian troops backed by armored vehicles have stormed into the central city of Homs, killing at least one person and wounding 20 others. The witnesses said the attacks Monday included troops firing machine guns. The clashes come as Syria holds the second day of a national dialogue on political reform. […]
US, France Confront Syria Over Embassy Protests
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has accused Syria of organizing an angry, two-day demonstration outside the U.S. embassy in Damascus to protest Ambassador Robert Ford’s visit to the besieged anti-government town of Hama. France lodged similar complaints Sunday after a pro-government mob damaged its Syria missions. A senior State Department official said protesters called on Ford to […]
Syrian VP Calls for Democratic Transition as Opposition Boycotts Talks
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s vice president has opened a national dialogue on political reforms with a call for a transition to democracy in response to months of opposition protests against the autocratic rule of President Bashar al-Assad. Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa said Sunday he hopes the two-day conference in Damascus will help to launch what he called Syria’s […]
Report: Syrian Security Forces Ordered to Shoot Protesters
Posted July 9th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
A U.S.-based rights group says Syrian commanders ordered security forces to shoot anti-government protesters to disperse them. Human Rights Watch said Saturday that incidents involving the use of live ammunition on demonstrators were described by eight soldiers and four members of security force agencies who have defected since protests erupted in March. The rights group […]
Nearly Half a Million Protest in Syrian Flashpoint City, 13 Killed Nationwide
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Nearly half a million people jammed the streets of the flashpoint Syrian city of Hama as activists said at least 13 people were killed nationwide Friday in the continuing backlash against President Bashar al-Assad. At least six deaths took place in the Damascus suburb of Dumair, where activists say security forces shot demonstrators. They say […]
Nearly Half Million Syrians Protest in Flashpoint City
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Near a half a million protesters jammed the streets of the flashpoint city of Hama in an anti-Syrian government rally on Friday, as the U.S. ambassador traveled there to show American solidarity with protesters. Rights activists told Western news media that crowds in Hama topped more than 450,000 – one of the largest gatherings since […]
Syrian Forces Storm Damascus Suburb, Huge Protest in Hama
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Near a half million protesters jammed the streets of the flashpoint city of Hama in an anti-Syria government rally on Friday, as the U.S. ambassador traveled there to show American solidarity with protesters. Rights activists told Western news media that crowds in Hama topped more than 450,000 – one of the largest gatherings since the […]
