Syrian tanks fire on protesters
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November 4, 2011, Friday
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SYRIAN tanks yesterday fired on a city at the heart of the country's uprising, just one day after Damascus agreed to an Arab League plan calling on the government to pull its military out of cities, activists said.
At least nine people were reported killed by tank fire and other violence.
The violence does not bode well for the success of the Arab League initiative to solve a crisis that has endured for nearly eight months. The Syrian government crackdown has, according to United Nations estimates, left about 3,000 people dead. Syrian authorities agreed to the Arab League plan on Wednesday.
Rami Abdul-Rahman, head of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the Baba Amr district of Homs came under heavy fire yesterday from tanks and guns.
At least nine people were killed, according to the observatory and an activist coalition called the Local Coordinating Committees.
Under the Arab League plan, Damascus agreed to stop violence against protesters, release political prisoners and begin a dialogue with opposition factions.
At least nine people were reported killed by tank fire and other violence.
The violence does not bode well for the success of the Arab League initiative to solve a crisis that has endured for nearly eight months. The Syrian government crackdown has, according to United Nations estimates, left about 3,000 people dead. Syrian authorities agreed to the Arab League plan on Wednesday.
Rami Abdul-Rahman, head of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the Baba Amr district of Homs came under heavy fire yesterday from tanks and guns.
At least nine people were killed, according to the observatory and an activist coalition called the Local Coordinating Committees.
Under the Arab League plan, Damascus agreed to stop violence against protesters, release political prisoners and begin a dialogue with opposition factions.
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