Syrian security killed about 40 people over the weekend as President Bashar al-Assad has on demonstrations against his regime. The demonstrators are demanding constitutional amendments and reforms but rather abdication of Assad and the dismantling of his regime.
The Syrian President sent an infantry unit in the town of Deraa in the South, command troops take the town and disperse demonstrations with live fire. Human rights organizations reported that about 40 people were killed Friday and Saturday, while the Syria insists as "armed bands" had opened fire and killed 19 soldiers.
A sample image from the video aired by allegedly Syrian State television showing scenes of clashes in Dara on April 8, 2011. (AP)
To strengthen its claim, the Syrian regime has released video clips showing yesterday unknown, a civilian vehicle of the fire. Although the said regime footage shows the story of the "band", it is unclear who are shooters and what they are drew on.
Activists reported on Facebook that security forces have thrown weapons in the street, in the hope that the demonstrators would arm themselves and become legitimate targets for live fire. Only three days ago the predicted Syrian Interior Ministry that speech Assad last week and vague promises of reform would stop the demonstrations. But yesterday, he said that no other riots would be tolerated "under" the pretext of protests and demand reforms.
Predictions that the decision of Assad to grant citizenship to 100,000 Kurds would slow events also proved unfounded.
Al-Assad, who developed the army to suppress the demonstrations, can still rejoice reserved response of United States and the European Union. None exceeded condemning violence against demonstrators then the protestors warned against the use of violence.
Contrary to the position of the international community on the leaders of the Libya and the Yemen, the West did no calls to delete Assad, who is regarded as a Syria and the Lebanon stabilisation force.
In Egypt, at the same time, activists renew calls to speed the transition from military to civilian rule. They also want former President Hosni Mubarak and his family to bring to trial and, climbing on the front of the Gaza Strip, have expelled Israeli Ambassador.
Weekend saw the first protest against Israeli attacks; in the band 2,000 people demonstrated at the Embassy of Israel in Cairo and demanded the rupture of diplomatic relations. These events have been banned under Mubarak, but it seems that the Transitional Government of the military Council did not intend to stop the demonstrators to express their anger at Israeli policies.
However, it appears the military decided to suppress pro-democracy demonstrations in Cairo and other cities Tahrir square. Friday, soldiers opened fire on protesters, killing two of them, while many more were beaten after that the army, said that they had violated a nighttime curfew.
Yesterday activists expressed fears of a rift between the demonstrators and the army; Some called for the resignation of the head of the Council, the field marshal Hussein Tantawi.
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