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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (9) Slideshow Video Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Obama pays tribute to unit in bin Laden raid | 06 May 2011 Syrian army storms Banias Sunni districts: rights source | 2:14am EDT U.S. drone in Yemen missed al Qaeda's al-Awlaki: report 06 May 2011 Photos show three dead men at bin Laden raid house 06 May 2011 Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden is dead, vows revenge | 06 May 2011 Discussed 168 Obama to make statement late Sunday, White House says 144 Concerns raised over shooting of unarmed bin Laden, burial 118 Obama at U.S. base to pay tribute to bin Laden mission Watched Legendary founder of Seal Team Six speaks Thu, May 5 2011 Video of bin Laden compound fire Mon, May 2 2011 Bin Laden unarmed when killed - White House Tue, May 3 2011 Syrian army storms Banias Sunni districts: rights source Tweet Share this AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army units stormed into the city of Banias with tanks overnight, attacking Sunni districts that had defied President Bashar al-Assad's autocratic rule, a human rights campaigner said on Saturday. The units entered the... Email Print Related News EU agrees to sanctions against Syrian officials Fri, May 6 2011 Syrian police arrest influential Damascus preacher Fri, May 6 2011 Syrian forces arrest opposition leader Seif: daughter Fri, May 6 2011 Analysis: Syria to pursue crackdown undeterred by sanctions Fri, May 6 2011 Timeline: Violence in Syria Fri, May 6 2011 Analysis & Opinion Will there be a bin Laden peace dividend? Syria’s Assad retrenches into power base of his Alawite Shi’ite sect Related Topics World » Politics » Syria » Related Video Syria gears up for Friday protests Fri, May 6 2011 1 / 11 EDITOR'S NOTE: Credit: Reuters IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THE VIDEO FROM WHICH THIS STILL IMAGE WAS TAKEN. Protesters march through the streets in Homs May 6, 2011 in this still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website. REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TV AMMAN | Sat May 7, 2011 2:14am EDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army units stormed into the city of Banias with tanks overnight, attacking Sunni districts that had defied President Bashar al-Assad's autocratic rule, a human rights campaigner said on Saturday. The units entered the coastal city, a majority of whose residents are Sunni Muslims, from three directions, advancing into Sunni districts but not Alawite neighbourhoods, said the campaigner. Most communications with Banias have been cut but the campaigner was able to contact some residents, he said. Assad belongs to the minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam, and Alawites occupy most senior positions in the army and security apparatus. "Residents are reporting the sound of heavy gunfire and seeing Syrian navy boats off the Banias coast. Sunni and mixed neighbourhoods are totally besieged now," said the rights campaigner, who did not want to be identified. A protest leader said earlier this week that Syrian forces and gunmen loyal to Assad had moved on Tuesday into areas of central Banias that had been under the control of pro-democracy demonstrators for weeks. The coastal city has witnessed some of the most persistent demonstrations since an uprising erupted in the southern city of Deraa seven weeks ago demanding political freedom and an end to corruption. Mostly Sunni districts of Banias have been under the control of demonstrators since Assad loyalists, known as "al-shabbiha," fired at residents from speeding cars on April 10, after a large demonstration that demanded the "overthrow of the regime." Six civilians were killed that day, according to residents and human rights campaigners. Authorities described Banias as a "center of Salafist terrorism" and said armed groups had killed soldiers near the city. Civic leaders in Banias issued a statement denying the accusation and saying the authorities were trying to spread fear among the Alawites. "They are targeting Sunnis. I regret to say that the propaganda that Assad is spreading that the Alawites will not survive if he is toppled is receiving an audience among our Alawite neighbors, although the demonstrations have been for freedom and unity, regardless of sect," Protest leader Anas Shughri said earlier this week. (Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis, editing by Tim Pearce) World Politics 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 (9) Robtemery wrote: The US has assured Assad there will be no In intervention. May 06, 2011 8:54pm EDT -- Report as abuse Whys wrote: Any involvement by the U.S. would only backfire. Without foreign interference, change in Syria is inevitable. Assad can’t occupy his own country. A country can not be run with tanks. It is unsustainable, all on it’s own. May 06, 2011 9:59pm EDT -- Report as abuse Holymosy wrote: Oh great, just what we need, another war! Guess our idiotic leaders don’t think this country is bankrupt enough! 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