Syria Targets Hama as Europeans Push for Condemnation at UN
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Syrian forces shelled Hama with tanks and artillery for a third day as European countries pushed for a United Nations resolution condemning President Bashar al-Assad’s latest crackdown.
The army assault on the city of 800,000 drew protesters into the streets of Damascus and elsewhere in the country late yesterday and overnight into the second day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Mahmoud Merhi, head of the Arab Organization for Human Rights, said by telephone from the capital.