Aug 08 2011
LA Times: Defiant Syrians hold huge protests
Syrian protesters answered President Bashar Assad’s bid to crush a popular uprising by military force with defiance Friday, braving gunfire and tanks to turn out by the tens of thousands around the capital and across the country.
It was the first major day of demonstrations since an offensive in the city of Hama began six days earlier. They signaled the failure so far of Assad’s use of the military to try to regain full control of his country.
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