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Syria security forces kill 12 in attack on Daraa mosque, witnesses say - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Syria security forces kill 12 in attack on Daraa mosque, witnesses say - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
The attack brought the number of civilians killed by Syrian forces to 10 during six days of demonstrations calling for political freedoms and an end to corruption in the country of 20 million. The ruling Baath Party has banned opposition and enforced emergency laws since 1963.

No comment was immediately available from the government of Assad, facing the biggest challenge to his rule since succeeding his father Hafez Assad in 2000. A wave of Arab unrest has toppled leaders in Tunisia and Egypt.

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