Update: 20/08/2011 - Bashar al-Assad - Middle East - Syria
Syrian forces continue deadly crackdown
Syrian forces killed at least 34 people after firing on demonstrators Friday, according to activists, despite assurances from President Bashar al-Assad that police and military operations against widespread protests in the country had been halted.
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