After the death of Syrian security forces, it was clear another bloodbath was coming. Al Jazeera:
At least 23 people have been killed by security forces in Syria, many of them when the army attacked a northernwestern town, activists say.Helicopter gunships, just like NATA in Libya. How nice.
A Syrian opposition figure told the AP news agency by telephone that tanks shelled Maarat al-Numan on Friday, after thousands of protesters overwhelmed security officers and torched the courthouse and police station.
Syria's state-run television appeared to confirm at least part of the report, saying gunmen had opened fire on security headquarters in the town, in Idlib province, causing casualties among security officials.
Witnesses said helicopter gunships fired machineguns to disperse a large pro-democracy protest in the town, in the first reported use of air power to quell protests in Syria's uprising.
