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By ANTHONY SHADID / Published: June 17, 2011.
Syrian refugees at a Red Crescent camp in the Boynuyogun village in Hatay, Turkey, on Friday in a protest against President Bashar al-Assad .
The despot Bashar al-Assad cannot crush the spirit of Syrian People, with his armed might!
BEIRUT — Tens of thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Damascus’s suburbs and three of Syria’s five largest cities on Friday, in a weekly show of defiance against President Bashar al-Assad. Activists said at least 19 people were killed.
Security forces fired on protesters in Homs, one of Syria most restive locales, and the police and protesters fought in Deir al-Zour, a large city in the east. But thousands were permitted to demonstrate in Kiswa, a town south of Damascus and carry banners that read, “Leave!” and “The people want the fall of the regime.”
Some opposition figures had speculated that the government might try to bring down the weekly death toll, which surged past 100 on one Friday, in anticipation of a speech Mr. Assad is expected to give as early as Sunday. Syrian officials have portrayed the address as significant, though many in the opposition said their expectations were low.
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