DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrian forces killed at least six people today in an attack on the Omari mosque in the southern city of Deraa, site of six days of unprecedented protests challenging Baath Party rule, residents said.
Those killed included Ali Ghassab al-Mahamid, a doctor from a prominent Deraa family who went to the mosque in the city’s old quarter to help victims of the attack, residents said.
It was not immediately clear whether the protesters had any weapons.
The attack, which occurred shortly after
