Travel Bulletin Syria: Regime Kills Hundreds

Human rights groups say the Assad regime has killed more than 350 civilians since unrest began, and more than 100 over the last three days. Security forces using tanks have launched pre-emptive strikes against the most restive cities, among them Daraa, Nassib, Jablah and the Damascus suburb of Douma in what protest leaders call “a war to annihiliate the pro-democracy movement.” Today’s raids appear to show the regime’s determination to crush dissent.  Reports are reaching the outside world via the Internet as Syria has banned all foreign media coverage of the clashes.