Scores die as Syrian forces attack defiant cities
By News on Jul 31, 2011
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BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian security forces backed by tanks and snipers launched a ferocious assault Sunday on defiant cities and towns, killing at least 70 people and possibly many more as the regime raced to crush dissent ahead of Ramadan. Corpses littered the streets after a surge in violence that drew widespread international condemnation....| « Congress closing in on debt deal as deadline nears | As talks go on, Senate rejects Democratic plan » |

