Documents tagged "President Assad"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031329.txt
This document is a summary of events that occurred in Syria from May 25 to 31, 2011. It discusses the increasing international pressure on the Syrian leadership and the actions taken by the US, EU, Canada, and G8 leaders. The document also mentions statements made by Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese party Hizbullah, who called on the Syrian people to give the government time to effectuate reforms. The summary notes that Syrian protesters declared Friday "the day of the Guardians of the Homeland" in an effort to encourage the army to join the uprising.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029628.txt
This document contains seven articles from various news sources including NYT, The Washington Post, Al-Ahram Weekly, Foreign Policy, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, The New Republic, and Asharq Alawsat. The articles focus on topics such as President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on protesters in Syria, Egypt's revolutionary justice, foreign policy, the special relationship between the US and other countries, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran's leadership battle, and human rights violations. Key people mentioned include Bashar al-Assad and 13-year-old Hamza Ali al-Khateeb, who was killed in the protests in Syria.