Syrian regime will not give ground
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CAIRO — The authorities in Syria have no intention of giving ground in the face of massive anti-regime protests and will continue repression despite pledges of reform, analysts say.
“From the very beginning the Syrian regime in place since 1963 has been using a dual strategy of political management and security management. On the one hand it promises reforms, and at the same time it imposes a security crackdown,” said Caroline Donati, author of the book The Syrian Exception.
Activists said 120 people were killed on Friday and Saturday as security forces cracked down on protesters and mourners.
The crackdown followed pledges of reform by President Bashar al-Assad, who succeeded his father Hafez when he died in in 2000..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110426com3.html
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