Syria: Demonstrators Remain Defiant Amid Widening Crackdown

Protesters in Syria remained defiant over the weekend, continuing to march against the government amid the regime’s violent attempts to quell demonstrations.
Syria: Demonstrators Remain Defiant Amid Widening Crackdown
A large poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad adorns a wall at a restaurant in the capital Damascus on April 30, 2011. Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images
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A large poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad adorns a wall at a restaurant in the capital Damascus on April 30, 2011. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
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