Syrian forces kill 3 as tanks enter coastal city

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops killed three people as tanks swept into a coastal city on Saturday, activists said, in a crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad which drew criticism from an international Muslim group. The 57-member state Organization of Islamic Cooperation, adding ...

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