15 killed in violent Syrian protestsSyrian security forces shot dead at least 15 people on Friday after tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets demanding the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, witnesses and activists said. 'Tell the world Bashar is witho More… |
More than 60 killed in Syria protestsSyrian forces killed at least 63 civilians in attacks to crush pro-democracy demonstrations on Friday, the Syrian human rights organisation Sawasiah said on Saturday. Thousands of protesters took to the streets after noon prayers on Friday More… |
Protests erupt ahead of Assad speechThousands of people marched in the southern Syrian city of Deraa on Saturday chanting 'the people want the overthrow of the regime', two witnesses said, ahead of a televised speech by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The demonstra More… |
Syria protests sweep into capital, defying AssadProtests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad swept into the capital Damascus on Friday for the first time since a growing wave of pro-democracy unrest began to put pressure on his 11-year rule. Thousands of protesters marched elsewher More… |
Syria's Assad faces crisis as protests flareSyrian President Bashar al-Assad faced the deepest crisis of his 11 years in power on Saturday with one city at the heart of anti-government protests planning to bury its dead after a security forces' crackdown. Mosques across Deraa announ More… |