Deraa
2nd day of general strike in tense Syrian city, tanks pull back
World
June 5, 2011
2nd day of general strike in tense Syrian city, tanks pull back
Beirut - Syrian activists and residents say tanks are withdrawing from the outskirts of a tense city in central Syria…
Residents: Syrians find 13 bodies in Deraa mass grave
World
May 17, 2011
Residents: Syrians find 13 bodies in Deraa mass grave
Syrian villagers pulled 13 bodies from a mass grave near the southern city of Deraa on Monday, residents said, and…
Syrian tanks shell towns, at least 19 killed
World
May 12, 2011
Syrian tanks shell towns, at least 19 killed
Amman -- Syrian tanks shelled residential areas in two towns and at least 19 people were killed across the country,…
Residents: Tanks enter Syrian town in south
World
May 8, 2011
Residents: Tanks enter Syrian town in south
Amman -- Syrian forces have entered the southern town of Tafas near the city of Deraa in the Hauran Plain,…
Special from Syria: International condemnation follows deadly Friday crackdown
World
May 7, 2011
Special from Syria: International condemnation follows deadly Friday crackdown
Damascus -- Security forces continued their bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations on Friday after protesters took to the streets in…
Activists say Syrian security forces kill 30 protesters; UN gets OK for visit
World
May 6, 2011
Activists say Syrian security forces kill 30 protesters; UN gets OK for visit
Beirut -- Syrian security forces opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters demanding regime change, killing more than 30 people…
Assad deploys Syrian troops before Friday prayers
World
May 6, 2011
Assad deploys Syrian troops before Friday prayers
Amman -- Security forces have moved into central Syria and coastal areas before Friday prayers in a test of will…
Syrian troops start withdrawal from besieged city
World
May 5, 2011
Syrian troops start withdrawal from besieged city
Beirut -- The Syrian army began a gradual withdrawal Thursday from a southern city at the heart of the uprising…
Syrian leader: Army operation in south to end soon
World
May 4, 2011
Syrian leader: Army operation in south to end soon
Beirut -- Syria on Wednesday promised to end its military operation in the southern city of Deraa, where the anti-government…
Special from Syria: Syrians defiant despite mass arrests and persistent violence
World
May 3, 2011
Special from Syria: Syrians defiant despite mass arrests and persistent violence
Damascus -- Hossam looked on the protest scene with excitement and giddy anticipation. A few hundred defiant Syrians had taken…