Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

Syria

Two protesters shot dead by pro-regime gunmen in Syria

TWO PROTESTERS HAVE been shot dead by supporters of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in the city of Masyaf, west of Hama, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that supporters of Assad killed two people, injured four, and also attacked shops belonging to opponents of the regime.