Syria Sends More Tanks, Troops to Quell Protests in Daraa

Syria sent additional tanks and troops to the southern city of Daraa on Wednesday, considered the hub of the two-month-long anti-government protests that have shook that nation and left more than 400 deaths.
Syria Sends More Tanks, Troops to Quell Protests in Daraa
Syrians protest in the city of Banias holding up a sign that reads in Arabic: 'The first results in lifting the state of emergency is over 100 deaths' on April 26, 2011. AFP/Getty Images
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Syrians protest in the city of Banias holding up a sign that reads in Arabic: 'The first results in lifting the state of emergency is over 100 deaths' on April 26, 2011. (AFP/Getty Images)
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