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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Videos emerge of protests spreading in Syria |
| 2011-03-23 |
| [Asharq al-Aswat] Video footage released on social media show anti-government protests in Syria have spread to a southern village and a Damascus suburb. One clip on YouTube shows several hundred villagers in Samnin chanting "Freedom!" while another shows dozens gathered in Hajar Aswad neighborhood of the capital. Syrian activists who reported the protests say they took place Monday evening. The activists spoke on condition of anonymity fearing reprisals. The videos' authenticity could not be independently confirmed. A deadly government crackdown in the southern city of Daraa left seven people dead in three days of unrest that started on Friday. Elsewhere, protests by small groups of Syrians -- inspired by uprisings across the Arab world -- have been quickly suppressed. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 "a civil war AKA North vs South" Maybe America could help them with that, Charles. We've got experience.... ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-03-23 20:48 |
| #6 Both Syria and Iran are primed to go up in smoke. The government in Syria is completely out of touch, composed mostly of Dad Asaad's cronies and henchmen. Pencil neck really doesn't stand a chance if this catches some momentum. There is a lot of pent up resentment in Syria for how the government handles everything in the "we are all equal, just some are more equal than others" school of social engineering. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2011-03-23 20:21 |
| #5 I think the reason Sudan hasn't gone up is because most of the people who would spearhead it are either dead or building up arms for a civil war AKA North vs South. |
| Posted by: Charles 2011-03-23 13:49 |
| #4 I'm still trying to figure why Sudan hasn't gone up yet. |
| Posted by: Fred 2011-03-23 09:03 |
| #3 This is the one we should be spending our time on, not Libya. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-03-23 07:51 |
| #2 Faster please. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-03-23 02:51 |
| #1 Of all the little soap operas playing out in the Middle East today, this one is the most interesting; certainly the most unexpected. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-03-23 00:24 |