Syrian troops take Daraa mosque
Sunday, 1 May 2011
BEIRUT, Apr 30 : Syrian army troops backed by tanks and three helicopters Saturday took a prominent mosque that had been controlled by residents in a besieged southern city killing four people, a witness said. The operation in the town of Daraa came a day after President Bashar Assad unleashed deadly force to crush a months-old revolt, killing at least 65 people, mostly in the border town. -AP