AMMAN, (Reuters) – Syrian security forces killed 27 protesters yesterday demanding an end to President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, rights campaigners said, and the European Union agreed to impose sanctions in response to his crackdown.
Activists and witnesses said demonstrations broke out after the main Friday prayers in cities across the country of 20 million people, from Banias on the Mediterranean coast to Qamishly in the Kurdish east.
The bloodiest confrontation took place in the city of Homs where 15 protesters were
