Syrian regime loyalists urge reforms
Assad supporters meet in Damascus goading Syrian president to undertake political reforms, speak to demonstrators. Opposition activists: it's too late
An Associated Press reporter at Sunday's meeting at a hotel in the capital said the gathering was government-sanctioned. But jittery staff cut the power in the meeting, trying to make the dozens of attendees leave quickly.
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Attendees include a former parliamentarian, Mohammed Habash.
Opposition activists say it's too late for any efforts to bridge the gap between the regime and the protesters.
Syrian regime loyalists at Sunday's meeting (Photo: AP)
Syrian tanks have deployed at the entrances to the city of Hama, activists and residents said on Sunday, two days after it saw the largest protest against President Bashar al-Assad since an uprising began three months ago.
"Tens of people are being arrested in neighborhoods on the edges of Hama. The authorities seem to have opted for a military solution to subdue the city," Rami Abdel-Rahman, president of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told Reuters.
Reuters contributed to this report
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