At least two people were killed Friday in the Syrian city of Homs after security forces fired on protesters in another day of massive nationwide protests against President Bashar Assad, dubbed "Friday of the free." Hundreds of people protested in Homs shouting slogans against the president, his government and the Baath, which has governed since 1963.
"Go away, go away with his party," said carrying banners reading: "Syria, the country of freedom." Security forces also opened fire on protesters in the coastal city of Lattakia and used tear gas and batons to disperse concentrations in Aleppo in the north-east. In total, hundreds of soldiers were deployed throughout the country as well as dozens of tanks, to the expected mass protest called after traditional Friday prayers.
Also thousands of Kurds in the northeast of the country took to the streets to demand an end to military operations that killed hundreds of protesters. Concentrations occurred in Al Qamishli and Deir Amuda Abasiyeh, near the border with Turkey. The strong presence of the army did not stop the protesters came out to the streets in Deraa, the birthplace of the protests against the regime of Assad.
And in Damascus, the capital, hundreds of people gathered in the square to support Measure precisely Deraa, surrounded by miltiares for weeks. Meanwhile, the Internet have been divulged the names of more than 750 people, including soldiers and policemen who have died since the unrest began on 15 March.
A figure on Friday confirmed the spokesperson of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Rupert Colville. NGOs estimate that more than 8,000 people, including journalists and intellectuals have been detained or are missing. In March, the popular uprising forced Assad to promise reforms and lift the state of emergency in force for almost 50 years.
This Friday, Information Minister, Adnan Hasan Mahmud, announced that the Government will begin a "national dialogue" throughout the country in the coming days and that the Army has begun to retreat from Banias and has completed its withdrawal from Deraa. 
"Go away, go away with his party," said carrying banners reading: "Syria, the country of freedom." Security forces also opened fire on protesters in the coastal city of Lattakia and used tear gas and batons to disperse concentrations in Aleppo in the north-east. In total, hundreds of soldiers were deployed throughout the country as well as dozens of tanks, to the expected mass protest called after traditional Friday prayers.
Also thousands of Kurds in the northeast of the country took to the streets to demand an end to military operations that killed hundreds of protesters. Concentrations occurred in Al Qamishli and Deir Amuda Abasiyeh, near the border with Turkey. The strong presence of the army did not stop the protesters came out to the streets in Deraa, the birthplace of the protests against the regime of Assad.
And in Damascus, the capital, hundreds of people gathered in the square to support Measure precisely Deraa, surrounded by miltiares for weeks. Meanwhile, the Internet have been divulged the names of more than 750 people, including soldiers and policemen who have died since the unrest began on 15 March.
A figure on Friday confirmed the spokesperson of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Rupert Colville. NGOs estimate that more than 8,000 people, including journalists and intellectuals have been detained or are missing. In March, the popular uprising forced Assad to promise reforms and lift the state of emergency in force for almost 50 years.
This Friday, Information Minister, Adnan Hasan Mahmud, announced that the Government will begin a "national dialogue" throughout the country in the coming days and that the Army has begun to retreat from Banias and has completed its withdrawal from Deraa.
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