Demonstrations in the Streets of Damascus

 

المظاهرات في شوارع دمشق

30 October 2008 — Thousands of Syrians marched through Damascus, the capital of Syria, to denounce the US air raid that targeted Abu Kamal near the Syrian border with Iraq.  The demonstrators chanted slogans against the US aggression on Syria.

Cf.

“What Next for US-Syria Relations?”
(Inside Story, Al Jazeera, 29 October 2008): Part 1

“What Next for US-Syria Relations?”
(Inside Story, Al Jazeera, 29 October 2008): Part 2

See, also, Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, “US Raid in Syria Spooks Iran” (Asia Times, 28 October 2008) and Jim Lobe, “Top Obama Adviser Signs On to Roadmap to War with Iran” (LobeLog.com, 23 October 2008).


Almotaz Bellah Hassan’s report “Demonstrations in the Streets of Damascus” was broadcast by Al Jazeera on 30 October 2008.



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