TENS OF THOUSANDS RALLY IN ALEPPO TO SUPPORT ASSAD

PanARMENIAN.Net
October 19, 2011 – 16:43 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Syrian state television is showing tens of thousands
rallying in a major city in a demonstration of support for the
country’s embattled President Bashar Assad.

The pro-regime gathering in Aleppo comes a week after a similar rally
in the capital, Damascus.

Damascus and Aleppo are the largest cities in Syria and economic
powerhouses. The regime is counting on their support to halt the
momentum of a 7-month-old uprising.

Also Wednesday, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
said pro-government gunmen killed two people in the restive city of
Homs, The Associated Press reported.

The UN says more than 3,000 people have been killed in a crackdown
on the uprising and international pressure is building on Assad to
step down.