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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-syria-hama-20110704,0,7198682.story
Syrian Forces Surround Rebellious City of Hama
(Los Angeles Times) Roula Hajjar - Syrian tanks and troops surrounded the rebellious city of Hama on Sunday, apparently poised for an assault. Assad's regime had deployed as many as 100 tanks around the city of 700,000, establishing checkpoints and blocking roads. "Tanks have closed off the main entrances to the city and phone networks have been cut," said one resident who managed to leave Sunday. In the last few months Syrian authorities have often cut phone lines to areas before full-blown offensives. Security forces also opened fire on protesters Sunday in the Hajar Aswad district of Damascus, killing two people and injuring dozens.