Assaut militaire contre Deraa : 25 morts – 25 avril 2011

At least 25 killed in Syria’s crackdown on protesters

usatoday.com

25 04 2011

Update at 4:06 p.m. ET: Read the official Syrian News Agency’s complete coverage of the day’s assault:

In response to the calls for help from the citizens of Daraa and their appeal to the Armed Forces as to intervene and put an end to the operations of killings, vandalism, and horrifying by extremist terrorist groups, some Army Units entered Sunday morning, April 25th 2011, to the City of Daraa to restore tranquility, security and normal life to the citizens, an official army source declared.

The official source added that the Army Units, with the participation of security forces, are now chasing the said groups adding that the Army Units were able to arrest several members from the groups and confiscated huge quantities of weapons and ammunitions.

The sources pointed out that the confrontations caused the martyrdom of several martyrs and wounded from the army and security forces as well as the death and injury for some members of the extremist terrorist groups.

Update at 3:42 p.m. ET: The Agence France-Presse news agency reports that an activist in Daraa, Abdullah Abazid, said by telephone that Syrian forces were bombarding the town near the Jordanian border with heavy artillery and that « at least 25 martyrs have fallen. »

« There are still bodies sprawled in the streets, » he said as loud explosions and shooting could be heard in the background.

« They are pounding the town with heavy artillery and machine guns, » Abazid said, adding that snipers posted on rooftops were also shooting.