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August 15, 2011
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- Syrian Warships Shell Latakia - Borzou Daragahi and Roula Hajjar,
Syrian forces used gunboats and tanks in Latakia on Sunday. At least 25 people were killed and an estimated 100 wounded said activists, who added that the attacks appeared to be a response to the large protests in the city Friday. Activists charged that Syrian security officials were shooting people in the streets of the Ramleh neighborhood, where many Palestinians reside. "Entire buildings are being shelled with heavy artillery. The bodies stay on the streets because we are unable to leave our home and get them," said Abu Yousef, a local resident. (Los Angeles Times)
See also Syria Violence Spreads to Aleppo - Martin Chulov and Nour Ali
Syria's uprising spread into the commercial hub of Aleppo Friday, where two people died during government raids, which also saw at least 13 protesters killed in other towns and cities. (Guardian-UK)
See also Syrians Are Shot Exiting Mosques; Clinton: Stop Buying Syrian Oil - Nour Malas
Syria's security forces opened fire on protesters leaving mosques in the suburbs of Damascus and in other major cities on Friday. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday called on countries to stop buying Syrian oil. "We urge those countries still buying Syrian oil and gas, those countries still sending Assad weapons, those countries whose political and economic support give him comfort in his brutality, to get on the right side of history. President Assad has lost the legitimacy to lead, and it is clear that Syria would be better off without him," she said. (Wall Street Journal) View the complete page atwww.dailyalert.org
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