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Syrian security forces storm towns, witnesses say
 [Dawn] Witnesses say Syrian security forces are opening fire in the suburbs of Damascus...The City of Jasminis the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world. It has not always been inhabited by the same set of fascisti... and in the southern town of Daraa. Both areas have become flashpoints for violence since the uprising against President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad's One of the last of the old-fashioned hereditary iron-fisted fascist dictators. Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor... regime began five weeks ago. The witness accounts could not immediately be confirmed. In Daraa, one witness said Syrian army tanks and soldiers rolled into the city on Monday and gunfire was heard. In the Damascus suburb of Douma, security forces sealed the town before opening fire, witnesses said. More than 300 people have been killed since the uprising against Assad's regime began in mid-March, according to rights groups. Friday was the deadliest day to date with 112 killed. The witnesses spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-26 |
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