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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (1) Full Focus Editor's choice A selection of our top photos from the past 24 hours. Full Article Follow Reuters Three protesters killed as Syria unrest flares anew Tweet Share this DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian security forces killed at least three protesters in a Damascus suburb on Friday, witnesses said, as popular unrest flared anew in several cities despite a reform gesture by President Bashar al-Assad. Syria's state news... Email Print Related News Syria says country is calm, some calls for reform 10:12am EDT Analysis & Opinion Libya and selective US intervention Why democracy will win Related Topics World » Syria » Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad addresses the parliament in Damascus in this still image taken from a video footage March 30, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Syrian state TV via Reuters TV DAMASCUS | Fri Apr 1, 2011 10:59am EDT DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian security forces killed at least three protesters in a Damascus suburb on Friday, witnesses said, as popular unrest flared anew in several cities despite a reform gesture by President Bashar al-Assad. Syria's state news agency acknowledged for the first time on Friday that worshippers in Deraa and Latakia, scene of protests and deadly clashes last week, had gathered after Friday prayers to call for accelerated reforms. "A number of worshippers left some mosques in the cities of Deraa and Latakia, chanting slogans in honor of the martyr and calling for speeding up measures for reform ... There were no clashes between worshippers and security forces in these gatherings," SANA said. Witnesses in the Damascus suburb of Douma said the three killed were among at least 2,000 people who chanted "Freedom. Freedom. One, one, one. The Syrian people are one," when police opened fire to disperse them from Municipality Square. Two weeks of unprecedented unrest in the tightly controlled Arab state has left more than 60 dead and posed the gravest challenge to almost 50 years of monolithic Baath Party rule. The turmoil could have wider repercussions since Syria is in the thick of the Middle East conflict, maintaining an anti-Israel alliance with Iran and supporting the militant movements Hamas and Hezbollah. PROTESTS IN SEVERAL CITIES Earlier, civic activists said protest marches had begun in the capital Damascus, Banias and the port city of Latakia against Assad's authoritarian rule after he stopped short of a clear commitment to meet popular demands for more freedoms. Security forces and Assad loyalists attacked protesters with batons as they left the Rifaii mosque in the Kfar Sousseh district of Damascus after Friday prayers, a witness said. At least six protesters were arrested and dozens were beaten as they made their way out of the mosque, the witness told Reuters by telephone from the mosque complex. Around 200 worshippers chanted slogans in support of the southern city of Deraa where the unrest kindled by pro-democracy uprisings elsewhere in the Arab world first erupted. Online democracy activists had called for protests across Syria on "Martyrs' Friday," after a spate of pro-democracy demonstrations challenging Assad's 11 years in power. His father, Hafez al-Assad, had ruled over the previous 30 years. Activists said security forces and Assad loyalists had earlier gathered in force around the mosques where protests resumed after Friday prayers. In his first public appearance since the demonstrations began, Assad declined on Wednesday to spell out any reforms, especially the lifting of a 48-year-old emergency law that has been used to stifle opposition and justify arbitrary arrests. On Thursday he ordered the creation of a panel that would draft anti-terrorism legislation to replace emergency law, a move critics have dismissed, saying they expect the new legislation will give the state much of the same powers. World Syria Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (1) anonym0us wrote: No-fly zone, anyone? 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