In Latakia Syria, gangs have been roaming the streets of Latakia on Sunday. The violence was an example of anarchy in the country that was the Mideast's most tightly controlled. Syria has been overtaken by displays of violence and protest which started in Daraa and spread nationwide Friday. Security forces have killed dozens of people in more than six places. Their government has tried to control the situation. President Assad is supposedly going to lift a 50-year state of emergency and get rid of strict restrictions on civil liberties and political freedoms. This plan did not stop the protests in Syria the next day. The most violence has taken place in Latakia. Crowds in Latakia tried to express sympathy for the protestors in Daraa and wanted greater civil liberties and political freedoms. They also wanted to end corruption. A total of 12 people have died in Latakia, while 90 had been wounded and treated at one of the hospitals in the city.
It's hard to think about what is going on in Syria right now because we rarely see protesting quite like that in the United States. I think that President Assad is doing everything he can to stop these protests. I don't think that officials should be getting involved and making the protestors stop through violence though. I think the people of Syria deserve more political freedoms and civil liberties. The protestors do need to know when to stop though. I think Assad is going to give them the freedoms and liberties. If they keep displaying violence and anarchy, they won't get what they want.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42292156/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/
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