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In addition to the protests inside Damascus, thousands of people demonstrated in a suburb of the capital known as Douma; in the city of Homs in the center of the country; Banias on the coast; and the northeastern Kurdish region.
Protests Explode Across Syria Bill Spindle 2011
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Czar's former coach of state, and was driven in triumph through the city to the assembly of the people called the Douma, which was then sitting.
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And he also added that the people of Douma are totally against terror completely.
Syrian Protesters Reluctant to Give Eyewitness Accounts 2011
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The witness said there was no sign of security forces in Douma Sunday, adding that mourning tents for receiving condolences were set up in the city later.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday appointed a former agriculture minister as the country's new prime minister and asked him to form a government -- as thousands turned out in the city of Douma for the funerals of eight protesters killed on Friday.
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Douma, a suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus, is one of several cities which has witnessed protests against the 11-year-rule of Mr. Assad and the decades of authority of the Assad family.
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The violence in Douma Friday was some of the worst seen in two weeks of bloody protests in Syria, during which at least 80 people have died, according to rights groups.
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On Sunday, a witness told the Associated Press thousands of people gathered for prayers before the funeral of eight of the victims at Douma's Grand Mosque, which was at the center of Friday's protests.
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It looks like all of Douma is out on the streets today, said the witness, speaking by telephone on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
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He said the two other people killed in areas near Douma were also buried Sunday.
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