At least 17 Syrians were killed today, part of the mounting toll in the above chart from David Kenner. He explains how the Syrian protests have evolved:
The protests … are no longer exclusive to Fridays [the Muslim day of prayer]. As anti-Assad activists' methods of coordination have improved, Syrians have found ways to organize outside of the mosque. Where the risk of a crackdown remains great, Syrians have protested at night – here, for example, in the city of Idlib — to avoid identification. In other cases, such as this demonstration in the heart of Damascus, Syrians have organized flash protests that move quickly through a neighborhood to avoid capture before government forces can mobilize.
Colonel Riad al-As'ad, the exiled nominal leader of the Free Syrian Army, announced that his troops will continue reprisals against Assad for these demonstrations. Matthew Brodsky adds to the mounting drumbeats for war (with an assist from Bernard Finel), but Doug Bandow thinks the idea is crazy. Regardless, the protestors continue to come out:
This is a longish, but very interesting, survey of a protest in the border town Qamishli:
Finally, this is that awaits those who are caught – 25 days of detention, torture, and ultimately murder:
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