#Syria violence continues : Syrian forces shot dead four civilians on a bus yesterday and fighting raged near #Damascus

Syria violence continues

Gulf Daily News  -  10:02 PM

BEIRUT: Syrian forces shot dead four civilians on a bus yesterday and fighting raged near Damascus, dissidents said, as international pressure mounted on President Bashar Al Assad to honour UN-backed ceasefire pledges to order his troops back to barracks. In the city of Hama, an explosion ripped ...

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Syria running out of cash as sanctions take toll, but Assad avoids economic pain »

Syria running out of cash as sanctions take toll, but Assad avoids economic pain: Syria’s remaining cash reserves are quickly dwindling as the country’s anti-government uprising marks its 13th month, according to intelligence officials and financial analysts who describe a steady hollowing-out of the country’s economy in the face of sanctions. Read full article >> Gmail - john.a.macdougall@gmail.com G+ - https://plus.google.com/114166353305177408369/posts