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Syrian troops shell defiant city of Hama

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Activists say Syrian troops are shelling the flashpoint city of Hama for a second day in a fierce assault aimed at crushing dissent as Muslims begin their month of fasting.

Hama-based activist Omar Hamawi says security forces in tanks opened fire on the city around 7:30 a.m. Monday after a night of sporadic shooting. Syria-based rights activist Mustafa Osso confirmed Hama was being shelled.

Rami Abdul-Rahman, the head of the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said there was also intense shooting in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour overnight.

On Sunday, Syrian security forces attacked Hama and other defiant cities and towns, killing at least 70 people.

More than 1,600 civilians have been killed in the crackdown since an uprising began against the government in mid-March.

ABC

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5 responses to “Syrian troops shell defiant city of Hama”

  1. 316909 Avatar
    316909

    this is too much. 124 people killed yesterday and nothing more than words from the international community. Im starting to feel like they want a civil war in Syria and the regime is playing into the trap. If the regime wants to save Syria they should reconsider what they are doing and start implementing the reform they keep talking about so the situation can calm down.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Every time the ‘international community’ produce more than words, everyone dumps on them for that anyway.
      I think the protesters understand they need to do it themselves.

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    Anonymous

    this is too much. 124 people killed yesterday and nothing more than words from the international community. Im starting to feel like they want a civil war in Syria and the regime is playing into the trap. If the regime wants to save Syria they should reconsider what they are doing and start implementing the reform they keep talking about so the situation can calm down.

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      Anonymous

      Every time the ‘international community’ produce more than words, everyone dumps on them for that anyway.
      I think the protesters understand they need to do it themselves.

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      Anonymous

      Every time the ‘international community’ produce more than words, everyone dumps on them for that anyway.
      I think the protesters understand they need to do it themselves.

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