At least seven civilians were killed Sunday when Syrian army troops bombed the village of Tel Kelakh, near the border with Lebanon, to stop a demonstration calling for democracy in the country, said a group of activists. The village, located a few kilometers from the border with Lebanon, is the new center of the offensive of Syrian troops to suppress demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad.
The bombing of Tel Telakh focused on Al-Burj, Ghalioun, the souk and the neighborhood Mahata, as reported by the Coordination Committee in a statement. The group said the injured people had little access to medical care because the main hospital in the area was besieged by security forces as the main route to Lebanon was blocked.
Authorities tightened security in Lebanon after fleeing hundreds of Syrian troops deployed to quell the demonstrations on Saturday, where activists claim that three residents of Tel Kelakh killed by gunfire. A Lebanese security official said on Sunday that patrols the border rose to "prevent illegal entries." A person who fled to Lebanon told local television that the knife that distinguishes troops loyal to Assad, called shabbiha "was carried by the troops and police on their rounds through the town.
Foreign media are banned in Syria, making independent verification of information and also from official sources. Assad has tried a mix of reform and repression to quell the protests at variance with the autocratic regime of 11 years duration, which erupted two months ago in the southern city of Dera, inspired by the riots of other Arab countries.
"The authorities say they want dialogue at national level and drive the tanks," said a woman who fled to the border with Lebanon to the television channel Al Jazeera. The Syrian authorities say the army has been deployed to control "armed terrorist groups" supported by Islamists and forces from abroad.
Troops backed by armored vehicles were deployed in the towns or the surrounding area south of the plateau Hauran in the central province of Homs and the coastal areas. Security checks have also been hardened in Damascus and its suburbs. In a bizarre incident on the border between Syria and Israel, the Arab country's state television said Israeli forces killed four Syrian demonstrators protesting the Syrian side of the border by the occupation of the Golan Heights on Sunday.
Since his accession to power after the death of his father in 2000, Assad has strengthened Syria's alliance with Iran and has continued to support militant groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, while maintaining indirect peace negotiations with Israel. 
The bombing of Tel Telakh focused on Al-Burj, Ghalioun, the souk and the neighborhood Mahata, as reported by the Coordination Committee in a statement. The group said the injured people had little access to medical care because the main hospital in the area was besieged by security forces as the main route to Lebanon was blocked.
Authorities tightened security in Lebanon after fleeing hundreds of Syrian troops deployed to quell the demonstrations on Saturday, where activists claim that three residents of Tel Kelakh killed by gunfire. A Lebanese security official said on Sunday that patrols the border rose to "prevent illegal entries." A person who fled to Lebanon told local television that the knife that distinguishes troops loyal to Assad, called shabbiha "was carried by the troops and police on their rounds through the town.
Foreign media are banned in Syria, making independent verification of information and also from official sources. Assad has tried a mix of reform and repression to quell the protests at variance with the autocratic regime of 11 years duration, which erupted two months ago in the southern city of Dera, inspired by the riots of other Arab countries.
"The authorities say they want dialogue at national level and drive the tanks," said a woman who fled to the border with Lebanon to the television channel Al Jazeera. The Syrian authorities say the army has been deployed to control "armed terrorist groups" supported by Islamists and forces from abroad.
Troops backed by armored vehicles were deployed in the towns or the surrounding area south of the plateau Hauran in the central province of Homs and the coastal areas. Security checks have also been hardened in Damascus and its suburbs. In a bizarre incident on the border between Syria and Israel, the Arab country's state television said Israeli forces killed four Syrian demonstrators protesting the Syrian side of the border by the occupation of the Golan Heights on Sunday.
Since his accession to power after the death of his father in 2000, Assad has strengthened Syria's alliance with Iran and has continued to support militant groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, while maintaining indirect peace negotiations with Israel.
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