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U.S. officials said they are now closely tracking a growing protest movement that has focused on the southern Syrian city of Deraa, which is now viewed as the greatest political challenge to Mr. Assad's 11-year rule.
U.S. Reacts to Fear of Iran's Rising Clout Jay Solomon 2011
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The four, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed when forces fired at demonstrators streaming out of mosques in the towns of al-Hara and Inkhil in southern Deraa province.
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On Tuesday, clashes erupted between army defectors and security forces in the town of Dael in southern Deraa province, the activist Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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The four, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed when forces fired at demonstrators streaming out of mosques in the towns of al-Hara and Inkhil in southern Deraa province.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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The four, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed when forces fired at demonstrators streaming out of mosques in the towns of al-Hara and Inkhil in southern Deraa province.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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The four, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed when forces fired at demonstrators streaming out of mosques in the towns of al-Hara and Inkhil in southern Deraa province.
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On Sunday, heavy clashes broke out in a town in the southern province of Deraa, with activists reporting dissident soldiers burning three tanks.
Syrians Go on Strike, Shun Vote Nour Malas 2011
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Human Rights Watch on Wednesday released a report on Deraa, the southern cradle of Syria's protests, in which it condemned Syria for "crimes against humanity" and urged the United Nations Security Council to take responsibility for holding accountable people involved in the crackdown.
Syrian Opposition Meets in Turkey Nour Malas 2011
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But we do know more about the systematic killings and torture by Syrian security forces as they attempt to suppress demonstrations in the city of Deraa where the revolt started.
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Last March, when the people of Deraa, a town of 200,000 inhabitants in the southernmost tip of Syria, rose in revolt, the conventional wisdom was that the uprising would not last more than a few days.
Syria's Resilient Revolt Amir Taheri 2011
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