Daraa

The Syrian government will reportedly resign today with a new cabinet to be created in 24 hours. Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters in the southern city of Daraa are conducting a sit-in this morning. At least 61 people have been killed in recent anti-government protests there. Lina Sinjab, the BBC’s correspondent in Damascus has the latest […]

There are reports that 4,000 people have been protesting in Daraa, Syria and that security forces used teargas on the crowd. However, according to Reem Haddad, Syrian information ministry spokesperson and director of Syrian TV, this is simply not true.

There are reports that Syrian security forces have killed at least 25 protesters in the city of Deraa on Thursday. The protests began a week ago when 15 school kids were arrested for writing anti-govt graffiti, but they’ve now expanded to a larger demand for freedom. So far the protests have been isolated to the […]