28.07.2011                      26.Tammus, 5771

Syrien:

Syria tanks assault town near Damascus, kill 11 civilians

Activists report that four tanks entered Kanaker, 19 miles from Damascus, while 14 other tanks surrounded the town.

Syrian troops and security forces backed by tanks killed 11 civilians on Wednesday when they stormed a town near Damascus, Syrian human rights campaigners said, in the latest crackdown on protests against President Bashar Assad.
The Observatory, which is based in Britain, said four tanks and a bulldozer entered Kanaker, 30-km (19 miles) southwest of the capital, while 14 other tanks surrounded the town….