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Israeli officials accused Syria of backing the protests to distract attention from its repression of weekslong antiregime protests, and said Lebanese authorities avoided a flare-up by declaring the border a closed military zone.
Violence Flares Up at Israeli Border Joshua Mitnick 2011
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Still, Israeli officials accused Syria of backing the protests to distract attention from its repression of antiregime protests at home.
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It has become increasingly restive since protests caught on in May, with analysts citing its tribal and Kurdish mix—both large antiregime constituencies—as particularly volatile.
Syria Broadens Military Effort to Quell Protests A Wall Street Journal Reporter 2011
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Mutual attacks between protesters and government forces could indicate Syria's antiregime movement is turning violent, despite assurances from young protest planners that they intend it to remain peaceful.
Syria Says Forces Hit And Hints at Payback Nour Malas 2011
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More important than the army's expanded deployment across Syria—which antiregime activists have long hoped would tire soldiers and urge large-scale defections—is the broader security machinery backing up the military's campaigns, analysts say.
Syria Broadens Military Effort to Quell Protests A Wall Street Journal Reporter 2011
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Syria intensified its crackdown on antiregime unrest.
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*** Middle East At least 35 people were killed across Syria on Monday as the government escalated its assault on antiregime protesters, according to activist accounts.
World Watch 2011
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The southern city of Deraa, where antiregime demonstrations began, remained under military siege for a fourth day.
Turkey Joins Effort to Spur Change in Syria Marc Champion 2011
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Syria escalated its assault on antiregime protesters, deploying military tanks and an elite army unit close to President Bashar al-Assad to squash an uprising threatening the regime's four-decade rule in the southern city of Deraa.
What's News— 2011
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Syria said 120 police and security-force members were killed Monday by armed groups in a northwestern town, vowing to take swift action against an ambush that would stand as the deadliest strike against government troops in the country's antiregime uprising.
Syria Says Forces Hit And Hints at Payback Nour Malas 2011
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