Syrian Forces Seize Northern Town in Attack Against Rebels
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s security forces took control of the northwestern town of Jisr al-Shughour in an armed clash with rebels yesterday, five days after the regime says 120 government troops were killed.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described Assad’s response to the uprising as “revolting” and British Foreign Minister William Hague called the violence “unacceptable” and demanded that he allow the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross access to the Arab nation.