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| Syrian army intensifies Daraa presence |
| 2011-05-03 |
| [Iran Press TV] The Syrian army's presence in the southern city of Daraa has intensified as gangs continue festivities with the country's security forces. Security forces tossed in the calaboose many people on Sunday in the Syrian city of Daraa, which has been the scene of protests over the past six weeks, Rooters reported. The event took place despite Syrian President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad's introduction of a new package of reforms, which he has said would meet the demands of the protesters. Dozens of people, including several security forces and soldiers, have been killed across the country since the beginning of protests in Syria in mid-March. Syrian opposition holds the security forces responsible for the killings, while the country's authorities blame an gang, which has confessed to receiving weapons and money to kill people and security forces and cause chaos. Around 230 members of Syria's ruling Ba'ath party have resigned in protest of the killings. |
| Posted by:Fred |