Thursday
Apr142011
Syria, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Let's Make It All About Iran
Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 11:25 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
2040 GMT: Reuters reports a protest of about 300 people in the Druze city of Sweida in Syria. Police with sticks dispersed the demonstrators.
2020 GMT: An opposition fighter describes today's bombardment by regime forces of Misurata:
The port area was heavily shelled today and the destruction there is huge. I was there and saw for myself. Over 200 Grad missiles fell on the port area, including residential neighborhoods near the port. They shelled this area because the port is Misurata's only window to the outside world.