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Crackdown in Syria Continues Amid Reports of Resignations
(Washington Post) Liz Sly - With Syrian authorities intent on stamping out a rapidly swelling uprising against 40 years of Assad family rule, there was little indication that international pressure was having any effect. Yet small signs of cracks in the regime began to emerge with the reported resignations of numerous low-level Baath Party members. Footage broadcast by Al-Arabiya showed columns of smoke rising from the southern town of Daraa, suggesting that it was still coming under artillery fire from troops attempting to suppress the protests. A resident who managed to escape into Jordan told Al-Jazeera that bodies were lying in the streets.