Syria Sends Tanks to Daraa Killing Several in Protest Crackdown

Syrian security forces stormed the city of Daraa in the south, the site of the most sustained protests against President Bashar al-Assad, killing several people.

Tanks entered Daraa at dawn from four fronts, Abdullah, one of the witnesses, said in an interview by satellite phone punctuated by the sound of gunfire. Abdullah, who would only provide his first name because of concerns for his safety, said he saw 20 bodies strewn across the streets of the town. Three that he helped pull from one street belonged to the al-Shafran family, according to their identity cards, he said.