Dozens of advocates and human rights activists have been arrested in several cities in Syria during the weekend in various parallel operations to the regime's military offensive against the city of Dera, particularly besieged by the army for being the first outbreak the revolt against President Bashar Assad.
Among those arrested were the prominent lawyer Khalil Abdullah, who was arrested Sunday in his hometown, Raqqa, by pouring criticism of the repression of the security forces on demonstrators demanding the resignation of the president. Jalil is one of the best known activists against the Syrian regime, which in 2007 had publicly denounced the referendum of 2007 which led to the Asad go unopposed in the presidential election.
Also yesterday the arrest became known in the city of Qamishli of two prominent Kurdish politicians, Abdel Qader al Jaznawi and Ali Abdel Samad, who had said in recent days its support for pro-democracy protests. Two other prominent opposition politicians, and Omar Hasan Abdel Azim Qashash, were arrested on Saturday in Damascus and Aleppo, respectively.
Deraa While strong repression, the army continued its offensive against Deraa. Yesterday he returned to bomb the old city, as he had done on Saturday, using helicopters, tanks and artillery to take the Omari Mosque, located in the old town, where dozens of people were sheltered. The assault ended with six dead, according to local activists.
The city is without water, fuel or electricity. Tanks and armored vehicles have cut dozens of neighborhoods and snipers on rooftops. According to a witness has told the network Al Jazeera, the men are forbidden to leave their homes, but women are allowed to leave at dawn to find bread. Despite the climate of repression, the protests do not stop.
After the great mobilization of Friday, according to some sources resulted in the deaths of 65 people shot by police and army, yesterday there was a further demonstration in the city of Homs, according to an eyewitness, was again suppressed with violence by security forces. 
Among those arrested were the prominent lawyer Khalil Abdullah, who was arrested Sunday in his hometown, Raqqa, by pouring criticism of the repression of the security forces on demonstrators demanding the resignation of the president. Jalil is one of the best known activists against the Syrian regime, which in 2007 had publicly denounced the referendum of 2007 which led to the Asad go unopposed in the presidential election.
Also yesterday the arrest became known in the city of Qamishli of two prominent Kurdish politicians, Abdel Qader al Jaznawi and Ali Abdel Samad, who had said in recent days its support for pro-democracy protests. Two other prominent opposition politicians, and Omar Hasan Abdel Azim Qashash, were arrested on Saturday in Damascus and Aleppo, respectively.
Deraa While strong repression, the army continued its offensive against Deraa. Yesterday he returned to bomb the old city, as he had done on Saturday, using helicopters, tanks and artillery to take the Omari Mosque, located in the old town, where dozens of people were sheltered. The assault ended with six dead, according to local activists.
The city is without water, fuel or electricity. Tanks and armored vehicles have cut dozens of neighborhoods and snipers on rooftops. According to a witness has told the network Al Jazeera, the men are forbidden to leave their homes, but women are allowed to leave at dawn to find bread. Despite the climate of repression, the protests do not stop.
After the great mobilization of Friday, according to some sources resulted in the deaths of 65 people shot by police and army, yesterday there was a further demonstration in the city of Homs, according to an eyewitness, was again suppressed with violence by security forces.
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