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5 protestors were killed by security forces after a harsh crackdown on friday's demonstrations for political freedom. The Syrian police then sealed off the southern city of Daraa.
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The president fires his cabinet and suggested a reform in his first public intervention.
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After president Assad's speech thousands were angered and protested on the day called ''Friday of Martyrs ''. More than 500 security forces broke them up. Three protestors were killed and others were injured.
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Syian activists rejects the new leader of Al-queda's message. The leader praises their efforts to topple the Syrian president as an islamic battle.
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109 people were killed in one day. 45 were killed by tanks amid a media blackout. Hundreds of residents were fleeing Hama's central city, describing corpses lying unburied in the streets for fear of government snipers