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Thousands of Syrians took to the streets on Tuesday after prayers that signaled the end of the holy month of Ramadan, defying a broad deployment of security forces across Syria that has made August one of the bloodiest months of the uprising.RelatedTimes Topic: Syria — Protests 2011Amid Syrian Raids, Reports of Desertions August 30, 2011Activists said that at least seven people were killed in southern and central Syria when troops loyal to the government of President Bashar al-Assad opened fire on worshipers emerging from mosques.The popular uprising in Syria, which started in mid-March, is the most serious challenge to Mr. Assad’s rule that he has faced, and his effort to violently suppress it has drawn international condemnation. Activists say that protests have grown more frequent lately, apparently encouraged by the fall of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya.
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