Protests held throughout Syria, defying government ban
Top news: Syrian security forces have reportedly opened fire against protesters in the coastal city of Latakia as antigovernment demonstrators in several cities defied government warnings against holding marches today. Witnesses say around 1,000 people were out on the streests in Latakia.
Many of the protests were held in solidarity with the 50 people killed in in the southern city of Daraa this week. That city is still sealed off by military siege.
Some cracks are starting to show in Syria's once formidable ruling Baath party. About 200 people have resigned from the party in the last two days to protest the government's violent crackdown. There are also reports that a Syrian army unit has broken off and is hiding among the people of Daraa.
Libya: Pro-Qaddafi forces have launched a counteroffensive to retake a key border post in the west of the country.The fighting has even spilled over the border into Tunisia.
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-By Joshua Keating |
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