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Protests Rock Syria After Embassy Attacks

Protesters attack Saudi, Qatari embassies after Arab League vote

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Syrian government supporters poured into the streets today to protest an Arab League vote to suspend the country's membership, as Turkey sent planes to evacuate diplomatic staff and their families after a night of attacks on embassies. Facing growing isolation, the Syrian government called for...

Arab League Suspends Syria Membership

It calls on Assad to stop violence against protesters

(Newser) - The Arab League voted today to suspend Syria in four days and warned it could face sanctions if it does not end its bloody crackdown against anti-government protesters. The decision was a symbolic blow to a nation that prides itself on being a powerhouse of Arab nationalism. Qatar Foreign Minister...

56 Killed in Syria Clashes
 56 Killed in Syria Clashes 
Nov 11, 2011 10:06 AM CST

56 Killed in Syria Clashes

30 civilians, 26 soldiers dead as uprising intensifies

(Newser) - Violence in Syria is growing worse as the uprising against the regime continues. Some 30 civilians and 26 soldiers were killed yesterday, activists tell MSNBC . Soldiers were killed in a series of ambushes, while government forces killed civilians at protests and in building raids. During a rally, protesters chanted, “...

In Homs, Opposition Reports &#39;Indiscriminate Slaughter&#39;
In Homs, Opposition Reports 'Indiscriminate Slaughter'
Syrian uprising
Nov 8, 2011 8:58 AM CST

In Homs, Opposition Reports 'Indiscriminate Slaughter'

UN raises uprising's death toll to 3,500, calls figure conservative

(Newser) - Syria’s uprising got even bloodier today as government forces continued their assault on Homs, clashing with military defectors and other opposition gunmen. Opposition activists declared the city a “humanitarian disaster area,” estimating that in the past week more than 100 have been killed. “Indiscriminate slaughter is...

Assad: Meddle in Syria, Burn Whole Region

Syrian president tells West to butt out or face 'an earthquake'

(Newser) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is warning the West not to get involved in the unrest in his country or it will face "an earthquake" or "tens of Afghanistans," he tells the Telegraph . "Syria is different in every respect from Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen," he said in...

Syria Protesters Want No-Fly Zone

Army continues deadly raids after bloody day yesterday

(Newser) - Syrian violence continued today, with government forces killing several people in raids in the city of Homs, reports Al Jazeera . It follows a brutal day yesterday, when security forces killed about 40 people after protests around the country, say opposition groups. Protesters renewed their call for a no-fly zone to...

8 Killed as Syrian Protesters Celebrate Gadhafi's Death

Developments in Libya inspire protesters

(Newser) - Inspired by the scenes of euphoria in Libya, Syrian protesters poured into the streets today and shouted that President Bashar Assad's regime will be the next to unravel now that Moammar Gadhafi is dead. But Syrian forces fired on the protesters, killing at least eight, activists said. In the...

Arab League May Boot Syria
 Arab League May Boot Syria 
Oct 16, 2011 5:45 AM CDT

Arab League May Boot Syria

Emergency meeting today in Cairo could recognize opposition

(Newser) - Arab League officials will hold an emergency meeting today in Cairo to discuss suspending Syria from the organization because of Bashar al-Assad's continued bloody crackdown against protesters, reports the AP . Already several Arab states have recalled their ambassadors to Syria, where the death toll in uprisings has reportedly topped...

Syria Death Toll Hits 3K: UN
 Syria Death Toll Hits 3K: UN 
Oct 14, 2011 7:00 AM CDT

Syria Death Toll Hits 3K: UN

Commissioner on human rights calls for action

(Newser) - Three thousand people have died in the seven-month protest campaign against President Bashar al-Assad, including at least 187 children, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced, urging international action to end Syria’s “ruthless repression” of its people. “The onus is on all members of the...

Virginia Man Charged With Spying on Syria Foes in US

He allegedly made recordings of protests, gave them to Assad's agents

(Newser) - It's no secret that Bashar al-Assad keeps a ruthless check on dissidents in Syria, but his reach apparently extends to the US. The feds yesterday arrested a naturalized US citizen in Leesburg, Va., who allegedly spied on Syrian protesters in this country and sent along the information to Assad'...

Blogs Blame Military for Egypt Violence

White House condemns violence; Coptics profess innocence

(Newser) - Eyewitness accounts of last night’s violence in Cairo are pouring in through social media, and they paint an ugly picture of Egypt’s security forces, the New York Times observes. “Army vehicles deliberately crushed protesters using APCs, shot at them at random as they drove at them. This...

5 Dead After Syrian Forces Open Fire on 2 Funerals

One was for a slain opposition leader

(Newser) - Syria edges closer to the brink: Government forces opened fire on thousands of mourners today who turned out for the funeral of a murdered opposition leader, reports Reuters . At least two people were killed. Syrian troops also opened fire on a separate funeral yesterday, killing three. Today's funeral was...

UN Tries to Threaten Syria With Sanctions

...but China, Russia veto resolution; Turkey vows to press ahead

(Newser) - Russia and China yesterday vetoed a European-backed UN Security Council resolution that threatened sanctions against Syria if it didn't immediately halt its military crackdown against civilians. It would have been the first legally binding resolution adopted by the Security Council since President Bashar al-Assad's military began using tanks...

Scattered Syrian Opposition Forms United Front

10 protesters killed in latest violence

(Newser) - Syria’s diverse opposition has finally come together in an official coalition, a move that should help the movement gain international support as violence continues, with at least 10 protesters killed yesterday. The new Syrian National Council brings together protest organizers, Kurdish groups, Syria’s banned Muslim Brotherhood, and others;...

Dozens Dead in Syrian Town Clashes

Rastan is center for army defectors

(Newser) - Clashes with opposition forces have resulted in the deaths of seven soldiers and policemen in the central Syrian town of Rastan, a military official says; yesterday, 14 protesters were killed in the fighting, a human rights activist tells Bloomberg . Some 32 soldiers were wounded as they tried to stop “...

Syrians Throw Eggs at US Ambassador

He was on his way to meet an opposition leader

(Newser) - An angry crowd of Bashar al-Assad supporters pelted US ambassador to Syria Robert Ford with tomatoes and eggs today on his way to meet with opposition leader Hassan Abdul-Azim, opposition activists tell the AP . Once Ford was inside Abdul-Azim’s office, the mob stormed the building, trying to break the...

Let&#39;s Make Dictators Illegal
 Let's Make Dictators Illegal 
OPINION
Sep 28, 2011 10:56 AM CDT

Let's Make Dictators Illegal

These regimes violate basic principles of human rights: Op-ed writers

(Newser) - International law failed miserably at keeping the abuses of dictators in check in the 20th century, and two op-ed writers in the Washington Post propose a novel solution for the 21st: Make dictatorships themselves illegal. The Arab Spring makes clear that democracy is the way forward all over the world,...

Syria Pulling Injured Out of Hospitals

Military beating wounded as they're taken out, a doctor tells Human Rights Watch

(Newser) - The Syrian government is continuing to snatch patients from hospitals and prevent doctors from helping the wounded, now in the city of Homs, according to Human Rights Watch, which spoke with doctors and other witnesses. The tactic was also reported in Damascus last week , but Wednesday's crackdown in Homs...

Now Ahmadinejad Wants Syria to Stop the Violence

Iran caught in the middle as Assad's government threatened

(Newser) - The latest plea for an end to Syria’s crackdown on protesters comes from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad—a man not exactly known for his nonviolent credentials. "Regional nations can assist the Syrian people and government in the implementation of essential reforms and the resolution of their problems," Iran’s...

Syria Seizing Injured, Dead Protesters: Activists

Reports say abuse is common at hospitals

(Newser) - Syrian forces are apparently using a brutal new tactic in their push to quell protests: Activists say they are kidnapping injured protesters and even corpses from hospitals, reports the Los Angeles Times . Another two dozen were seized yesterday from hospitals around Damascus, with security forces firing on angry relatives who...

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