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Syria’s Assad vows ‘iron hand’ against opponents

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BEIRUT — In his first speech since June, Syr­ian Pres­i­dent Bashar Assad vowed Tues­day to respond to threats against him with an “iron hand” and refused to step down, insist­ing he still has his people’s sup­port despite a 10-month-old revolt.

15 die as Syrians march demanding Assad’s ouster

BEIRUT (AP) — Defy­ing gov­ern­ment guns, thou­sands of Syr­ian pro­test­ers poured down city streets and a main high­way Fri­day to press demands for Pres­i­dent Bashar Assad’s ouster. Secu­rity forces opened fire, killing at least 15 peo­ple, includ­ing two chil­dren, activists said.

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