May 4, 2011 – Syria in The News: A Roundup of International Reportage
Syria’s Protest Movement
On Wednesday April 27, additional troops and tanks were deployed to the southern city of Daraa. The same day, 233 members of the Baath Party resigned from their positions in protest against the use of violence against civilians in Daraa. As those who resigned were all relatively low-ranking members and the Baath Party membership is thought to total an estimated 2 million, their move was more symbolic than influential.