Civil unrest in Syria (11 images)

Syrian anti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration at Souk Al-Hamadiyeh street on Friday, March 25, 2011, after Friday prayers at Omayyed mosque in the center of Damascus Old City in Syria. Hundreds of Syrians protesters chanted slogans calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. UPI/Ali Bitar

Syrian protesters shout slogans calling for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down during a protest in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman April 17, 2011. The demonstrations come despite promises by Assad to end the widely despised state of emergency rule by next week at the latest, and implement other reforms following more than a month of unprecedented, and growing, demonstrations. UPI