Security forces in the Syrian capital intensified checkpoints, troops and helicopter patrols Saturday in a bid to keep an overnight surge of anti-government protests in the suburbs from spreading to the heart of Damascus, a crucial stronghold for Syrian President Bashar Assad.The beefed-up deployments came as Iran, Syria's closest ally, for the first time publicly pressed Assad's government to accede to "legitimate" demands of the Syrian public.
via latimes.com
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