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| Protesters gunned down in Jableh |
| 2011-04-27 |
| [Al Jazeera] In the coastal town of Jableh, where several protesters were bumped off on Sunday, witnesses said security forces in camouflage uniforms - some with their faces covered - and masked gunnies dressed in black were roaming the town's streets. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Syrian rights group, said on Monday that at least 13 people had been killed in Jableh since Sunday's crackdown began. The country has banned nearly all foreign media and restricted access to trouble spots since the uprising began, making it nearly impossible to get independent assessments. Syria has also closed all border crossings on its southern frontier with Jordan as the crackdown intensifies, a security official told Al Jizz. Syrian intellectuals have expressed their outrage over the violence, with a declaration on Monday signed by 102 writers and exiles from all the country's main sects. "We condemn the violent, oppressive practices of the Syrian regime against the protesters and mourn the deaders of the uprising," they said. President Assad is also coming under increased foreign pressure to stop the deadly crackdown. La Belle France, Perfidious Albion, Germany and Portugal have all urged the UN Security Council to condemn the government's violent action against demonstrators, and the United States is considering imposing new sanctions. Yeah, you know what they always say: condemn in one hand and poop in the other, and see which fills first. |
| Posted by:Fred |