Assad loyalists fire at Sunni Muslims in Syria city

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Irregular forces loyal to Syrian  President Bashar al-Assad fired at a group of people guarding a  mosque in Banias yesterday, two witnesses said, after  pro-democracy unrest flared in the conservative coastal city.

Once-unthinkable mass protests challenging Assad’s 11-year  authoritarian rule have spread across Syria despite his attempts  to defuse resentment by