Syria, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: A Death in Bahrain
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 16:46 | Scott Lucas in EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran 2112 GMT: James is taking a break, but he wanted to note that we've receieved dozens of protest videos from Syria, some of which we will put into a separate feature.
2106 GMT: This video claims to show protesters in the Alqarya area of Sitra, Bahrain, tonight, before the protesters are attacked by police:
Dissidents prepare to protest in Babar, Bahrain:
2051 GMT: Syrian expatriates have founded a 140 member transitional council in Turkey. The goal of the national council is to establish a vision for a post-Assad Syria, and to continue to organize peaceful pro-democracy protests:
At the meeting, 70 names were read out from a list of 140, as at least some of the rest cannot be named, possibly because they are inside Syria, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul.
Others are in exile.
The opposition groups seem to have finally agreed to what is effectively an embryonic Syrian national assembly, says our correspondent.
For the first time, it has the full backing of all opposition groups inside and outside the country, and will now represent the opposition, he (opposition spokesman) adds.