Thursday
Apr282011
Syria, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Occupation
Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 22:10 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
2110 GMT: Witnesses and an activist report that two divisions of the Syrian army clashed with each other on Monday as the military occupied the southern town of Daraa.
Battalions of the 5th Division reportedly were trying to protect civilians and clashed with battalions of the 4th Division, commanded the President's brother, Maher al-Assad.
The battle reportedly lasted for several hours.
2100 GMT: Two photos from a protest today in Nawa, near the occupied town of Daraa in southern Syria. Posters include "80,000 people are under siege for five days, No water, no food, no electricity, no communications" and "No water, no medicine, no food":