Sunday, August 7, 2011

Syrian Troops Storm 2 Towns, Killing at Least 4

Muammar Qaddafi
Syrian Troops Storm 2 Towns, Killing at Least 4   
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BEIRUT –  Syrian forces attacked a central town and stormed parts of an eastern city, killing at least four people in fresh fighting as President Bashar Assad's government struggled to crush a five-month-old uprising, activists said. The attacks on the central town of Houleh in the Homs province and Deir el-Zour in the east early Sunday came a day after the country's foreign minister looked to allay protests demanding reforms by announcing that free parliamentary elections would be held by the end of the year. The gesture is unlikely sooth the tensions in a battle in which the government's crackdown has left over 1,600 dead and drawn strong international sanctions and condemnation against Assad's regime.


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