Opposition figure: 2 Syrian villages under attack
A leading Syrian opposition figure says pro-government gunmen have launched an attack on two villages in the country's northeast.
Haitham al-Maleh says attackers are using automatic rifles in Bayda and Beit Jnad. The villages are near Banias, where security forces killed four pro-reform protesters on Sunday. Al-Maleh says villagers have told him there are casualties. A resident from a third village nearby says he can hear cracks of heavy gunfire coming from the two villages. He spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing government reprisals. (AP)
