“Continued protests in Syria claim lives of seven police and four protesters, and result in burning a courthouse and Baath Party HQ in Daraa.”
“Seven police officers and at least four demonstrators in Syria have been killed in continuing violent clashes that erupted in the southern town of Daraa last Thursday.”
“The clashes came amidst growing political tension in the Muslim nation, whose Presidents and many senior officials have always come from Syria’s influential Shia Alawite minority, when twenty students were arrested for spray-painting anti-government graffiti on a wall.”
“On Friday police opened fire on armed protesters killing four and injuring as many as 100 others.[*] According to one witness, who spoke to the press on condition of anonymity, “They used live ammunition immediately — no tear gas or anything else.””
“At the funerals of two of those killed opposition leaders handed authorities a list of demands, which included the release of political prisoners. In an uncharacteristic gesture intended to ease tensions the government offered to release the detained students, but seven politice officers were killed, and the Baath Party Headquarters and courthouse were torched, in renewed violence on Sunday.”
“The latest clashes occurred after unconfirmed reports that two more protesters had been killed began to circulate. According to witnesses, Syrian security forces have encircled Daraa to impede more protesters from reaching the city.”**
“There were also protests in Banias, on the Mediterranean coast, in the central city of Homs, and in the capital Damascus. A Facebook page, “the Syrian revolution 2011,” has called on people to protest against corruption and repression.”
Editor’s notes: *The use of “armed” is strange as it goes against the official narrative, although it very much could be true. But most other media sources reported “peaceful” protesters being killed, some even claiming 100 which is the number of injured according to this report, and don’t mention the police deaths. **Who are those protesters the government didn’t want enter the city?
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