Saturday
Sep032011
Syria, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Won't Give Up, Won't Back Down
Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 8:39 | James Miller in EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
1911 GMT: Al Jazeera offers their latest summary of the events in Syria, which echos much of our own coverage:
1907 GMT: This video was reportedly taken today in Homs, where State Run SANA TV claims 1 soldier was killed. In the video, we see plain-clothed Shabiha ("ghosts", paramilitary) walking along with Syrian military and firing at unseen targets. None of the Syrian security forces seem too nervous, as if their targets are unarmed. I repeat a question posed by an activist earlier, do these people look like they are being shot at?
1842 GMT: Multiple sources and activists are reporting that Joabr, Damascus, has been sealed off by security forces.
1839 GMT: A video claiming to show a large protest today in Hama:
tagged Bashar al Assad, Libya, Syria, Tanks, Tripoli effect, military crackdown, protests