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Government forces in Syria shelled civilian areas in the centrally located city of Hama. This was the second day of attacks in Syria following the bloodiest day of the 5-month long Syrian uprising on Sunday when 140 people were killed. Protestors have been demanding the resignation of their president Bashar al-Assad, who has been in power for 11 years, following his father\u2019s 29 year reign. The weekend massacre is being seen as a pre-emptive strike launched by President Assad against the protesters\u2019 plan to up the ante during the Holy month of Ramadan, which began yesterday. In a speech on Monday commemorating the 66th anniversary of the nation\u2019s army, Assad referred to the protesters as \u201cwarmongers and blood merchants,\u201d and their actions on Sunday as a \u201cvicious attack,\u201d despite the obvious fact that his army was the perpetrator of the assault. Assad went on to praise his troops for \u201cfoiling the enemies [of Syria].\u201d With government forces clamping down so hard, Syrians who have lost loved ones have been forced to bury their dead in public parks and gardens as access to cemeteries has become more difficult. More than 2,000 civilians have been killed during the protests since this March. Foreign media are not being allowed in the country, and online videos and blogs by activists are the few sources of information reaching the outside world. Meanwhile Mark Toner, US State Department spokesperson condemned the slaughter this week calling it \u201cdespicable\u201d and \u201cabhorrent.\u201d Toner added that the US \u201cstand[s] with the Syrian people.\u201d However, the US\u2019s actions in another Middle Eastern country, namely Libya, are seen as hypocritical, given that they are based ostensibly on protecting civilians from a brutal dictator. Even the United Nations, which is meeting in closed-door sessions this week to discuss Syria, is reluctant to pass a resolution condemning the violence against protesters. <\/p>\n