Syria intensifies raids ahead of Ramadan

Sunday, July 31, 2011

BEIRUT -- Syrian troops opened fire on people throwing stones to stop a convoy from advancing toward an eastern oil hub, killing as many as three people Saturday, activists said, as government forces intensified a pre-Ramadan crackdown against protests calling for President Bashar Assad's ouster.

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