Syria, Kuwait (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Another Meeting, Another Occupation, More Deaths
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 9:28 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran 2206 GMT: An impressive evening demonstration in Harasta, Damascus, on the outskirts of the city (MAP). The logos of the Syrian State media, as well as other news logos (we saw NBN, Lebanon's National Broadcasting Network) are scratched out, but international news logos are raised high:
2159 GMT: More details on the sitaution near Ma'arrat an Nouman:
Idlib: Maarat Nouman: Rocket propelled grenades and tank shells shower the residents of Wadi Aldayf following the defection of soldiers and news of civilian casualities
According to the LCCS, house to house raids have also started in the city and surrounding towns.
2141 GMT: More military bombardment is reported in Ma'arrat Shamsheh, near Ma'arrat an Nouman, Idlib province (MAP). The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported a death in the area (MAP):