Syria Targets Activists in Pinpoint Raids
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › April 25, 2011
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Syrian security forces detained dozens of opposition activists and fired from rooftops in a seaside town Sunday as authorities turned to pinpoint raids after days of bloodshed brought international condemnation and defections from President Bashar Assad's regime.
The strategy, described by a rights activist, appeared aimed at rattling the opposition's leadership and showing that the state's ability to conduct arrest sweeps has not changed despite abolishing nearly 50-year-old emergency laws last week.See the full content of this document
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Syria Targets Activists in Pinpoint Raids
The rising level of violence - more than 120 people dead si...
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