Activists: Syria sees largest protests yet; 17 killed

Updated 7/15/2011 11:45 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print
In Lebanon, protesters burn an Iranian flag during a rally in solidarity with Syrian anti-government demonstrators July 15.
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In Lebanon, protesters burn an Iranian flag during a rally in solidarity with Syrian anti-government demonstrators July 15.
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Syrians mounted the largest protests Friday since the uprising began more than four months ago, pouring into areas where the government crackdown has been most intense in a sign that security forces cannot break the revolt.

Syrian authorities fired on the crowds, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 100, activists said.

In a significant show of the uprising's strength, thousands turned out in the capital, Damascus, which had seen only scattered protests. Until now, much of the dissent against President Bashar Assad has been in impoverished, remote areas.

"This is the heart of the regime," said David Schenker, director of the Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. "So I think if these protests (in Damascus) continue and gain strength, it will be the beginning of the end of the regime."

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Posted by Knucklz at July 15, 2011 10:45 PM
Categories: International, Revolution, Anarchy, Government
Tags: syria protests revolution revolt
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