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    Town was also site of 1982 massacre of protesters

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One of -- -- correspondence is standing by live from our Jerusalem bureau.

With the very latest on the situation in Syria and I remind everybody.

Did you know it's better off the front pages and and other top headlines for a minute dominate what's happening in that part of the world in Syria is a critical point.

Texas up if you would and then take us forward.

Now what we're saying is the -- Syrian government attention to crack down on on the protest movement in the crucial us city of Hamas in the north of the country historically.

Is -- very important city because I can 1982.

The father of the current president.

Hafez Al Assad tried to crack down on civil -- to protest bank.

He wiped out between 101025000.

People now would it pays its father like some because.

Day four of the -- -- how Matt Harris.

They stuff.

Mexico on Sunday as well as some people according it's serious activist and to get an actress cling to -- went at least seventy people were killed by Syrian government forces.

Now into a full state of that assault on the Harry and tanks have moved into the main -- in the city that's ask you -- And they're attempting to wipe -- as many of the protesters.

As they -- the Syrian government has cut off electricity it's cuts of water -- -- mobile's phone signals.

And it's -- of Internet access for residents inside the city -- few residents have been able to get some satellite friends.

We talked to various activist groups overseas to tell them what excites he's -- getting on.

Extra tanks that extra tanks moved in to the city this morning shortly -- adorned it with fresh explosions in the sound of gunfire.

He's what activists are telling us.

Apparently citizens trying to flee the violence these -- processes that just normal residents well probably came under fire.

From government forces as a results of that -- where -- casualties site fall.

-- we believe that at least a 150.

Protesters and civilians have died in the hospital days as a result of -- specific campaign parents.

-- you know that the fact that Russia will now not oppose the UN resolution to condemn violence do you think that sends a signal for violence across the region as well I mean.

Can you see countries that had not previously signed -- those types of I wanna call to sanction that at least condemnation of violence in that part of the world is maybe shift here.

I think this -- in -- human casualties that's now being talked about is now being reported is beginning to alarmed many countries in the region.

He just mentioned Russia which is a long time ally of Syria -- -- Turkey it's Natal also a country has been reluctant to criticize the Al Assad regime.

Has come out today and -- deputy prime minister of Turkey has said that said the Syrian.

Government is committing a -- falsity.

And how much -- he's very very severe language from what is considered to be an ally as serious that the pressure is beginning to -- -- is going to take a matter of weeks probably before we get to the point -- gonna see divisive action decisive action.

Sanctions all being contemplated somehow been imposed to -- six restrictions and finance restrictions.

But that is it's -- really Begin to pile pressure have really turned the screws and maybe Assad's regime.

Really contemplate what it's doing.

Are going to take weeks we were hearing yesterday from Mark -- he's a yes and it's sorry Republican senate -- He was beginning He was -- legislation.

To target M organizations.

That -- the boy oil.

Wholesale gasoline to the Syrian government that's really acts against put pressure on -- we can make life very difficult here which is already struggling.

With fuel supplies in the cost of fuel.

Anyway that will have some sort of tangible effect.

Both sexes when -- got much further before reading the regime actually comes to holes and ultimately the people.

And then than in the position to -- exact people -- bring it back change that Harris.

Well I tell you we have been so focused in this country on what's happening domestically that.

We have kind of taken our eye off what's happening -- that part of the world and what we have to hope is that the people whose job it is to keep an eye on pages of the president who's always saying that He lacks healing can multitask.

They hope that all the people there in Washington who are supposed to be keeping an IR.

Because the way you're describing it it sounds like there's a lot of pressure on other countries now to -- -- -- step up whether it's in resolve or whatever the heck they're gonna do.

-- to deal with the situation until breaking open and that part of the world Dominic -- -- good to see this morning thank you very much.

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