Bashar Al-Ashad Operates Tanks to Crush the Syrian Opposition Movement

Syrian Demonstrans in Daraa city

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad instructed the military to deploy tanks into the cities inhabited by pro-democracy movement. At least three people were killed in a brutal crackdown by the Syrian regime. The most severe attack occurred in Latakia city, where thousands of the mass demanding setback al-Assad. About 20 tanks and armed forces attacked the mass opposition in the district of el-Ramel.

As quoted from the Guardian website, gunfire and bomb explosions are also heard in Slaibeh area, Latakia. Local activist groups of the Coordinating Committee and Oversight Syria reported two people were shot and killed in action.Members of the Syrian security agents and pro-government armed forces Shabiha, entered the Qusair city on the border of Lebanon, as well as several nearby villages, and arresting people. In fact, one person reportedly died in that firefight.

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Not only that, the army also conducted operations in Hawla and Taldaw area located in the province of middle Homs, and also sent some tanks into the area. The report of activist groups claims that 10 people were wounded in the fighting in Sarmin city.During this time, al-Ramel and Qusair in Latakia is the basis for the protestors of al-Assad's regime, since the protests against the government in power, broke out in March.

Syrian soldier on guard in Daraa

The military operation was not only injuring and killing people in the area. Many of the residents, especially women and children, fled to the safer areas. Meanwhile, tens of thousands people from all over Syrian down in protest action against the government on Friday last week, calling for the death of Assad. After Friday prayers, people down to the streets, dodging the bullets from the snipers who threat them from the roofs of buildings.

The appeal to Assad's death is proof that the opposition movement has indeed increased since the beginning of the protest, which was originally only wanted the reforms. According to local human rights group, after five months later, the Assad regime has finished at least 1700 civilian lives. Meanwhile, the Syrian government called the killing is a crackdown operation of gangs and criminal groups in the country.

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