Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Leveler of Latakia...
government in the capital Damascus
...Capital of the last remaining Baathist regime in the world...
, chanting slogans in favor of his planned reforms.
Figures show that during the past weeks, plenty of pro-Assad rallies have taken place in cities across Syria.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March, with demonstrations being held both against and in favor of President Bashir al-Assad. Hundreds of people, including security forces, have been killed in the turmoil.
While the West and the Syrian opposition accuse the government of the killings, Damascus blames ''outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups'' for the unrest that erupted in mid-March, insisting that it is being orchestrated from abroad.