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Syrian security personnel come down hard on protesters in the southern town of Darra, killing at...

  • Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 2:21 PM ET
    Syrian security personnel come down hard on protesters in the southern town of Darra, killing at least 15 over the past day. Activists are calling for massive protests across the country on Friday, a day to be called "Dignity Friday."
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    While Syria is not a significant oil producer it borders on Turkey, Iraq and Iran and shares with each of them an interest in a significant domestic Kurdish minority. Instability in Syria will cause increased anxiety in these neighbours (and in Israel) and tensions amongst all these neighbours could increase accordingly.

    Domestic tensions within Syria focus on (a) the brutality of its Ba'ath Socialist Government, (b) the fact that this government is based largely on the Alawis Islamic minority and (c) the many years of poor economic development.

    The following articles describe the situation as of March 23rd.

    www.guardian.co.uk/wor...

    english.aljazeera.net/...

    english.aljazeera.net/...

    english.aljazeera.net/...

    The following site describes Syria itself.

    www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/...
    23 Mar 2011, 04:34 PM Reply Like
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    Hopefully it won't be 'Death with Dignity Friday'.
    23 Mar 2011, 04:36 PM Reply Like
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