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Wednesday
Aug312011

Syria Video Special: Prayer & Protest on the Feast of Martyrs

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Heavy security presence at a checkpoint today in Idlib:

In Hama, soldiers can be seen outside a shop. The camera man describes them as looting, though if that is so it happens out of the frame. Gunfire can be heard in the distance.

The dramatic part comes at the end of the video. Right before the video ends, a soldier levels his AK-47 to shoot at the camera man:

A large security presence deploys in Khalidiya, Homs:

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT VIDEO: Protesters shout anti-regime slogans into the face of soldiers in Angel, Daraa. On a more careful watching, however, the soldiers also appear to be chanting their support for the protesters, though the roadblock is maintained. Protesters can also be seen waving olive branches at the soldiers.

A large protest rally today in Naanh, Horan:

Night protests in Hama, in memory of the fallen martyrs:

A large crowd gathers in Horan today to celebrate prayer and protest the regime:

Another video taken by a soldier (sources tell us that soldiers are paid for the videos), showing a strong security presence in Horan, yesterday:

From the mouths of babes... Children protest in Douma, Damascus:

Damascus, on the "Second Day of Remembering the Martyrs," possibly near the football stadium:

Idlib City:

A VERY GRAPHIC VIDEO shows a man killed is Homs today:

Protesters in a funeral procession for a man killed today in Daraa:

In Daraa, a second funeral for a new martyr:

Etman, a Daraa suburb:

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