Syrian forces have cracked down on dissent hubs across the country, sealing off areas and arresting leaders of the rebellion against the Assad regime.
Syrian forces entered the town of Tafas near Dera’a in the south-western Hauran Plain on Sunday, residents said.
The authorities in Syria on Monday set a deadline of 15 days for people who had committed "unlawful acts" to give themselves up.
Now that Bashar al-Assad is crushing opposition with terrible brutality, no one in the West knows how to deal with him.
At least 32 Syrians were killed, most of them civilians, as security forces clashed on Friday with protesters.
Activists called for "day of rage" protests across Syria after the Friday weekly Muslim prayers, piling pressure on President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria defiantly has vowed to restore "security and stability" across the country despite growing censure for its violent crushing of dissent.
The deeply divided UN Security Council failed to agree on a European and US-backed statement condemning Syrian violence against peaceful protesters.
Syrian opposition figures on Wednesday warned embattled President Bashar al-Assad his regime will collapse if he fails to usher in democracy.
The Syrian government’s brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations has escalated, with tanks rolling on to the streets for the first time.
Syrian troops in tanks and armoured vehicles poured into the southern town Deraa and opened fire on Monday.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal in January Syria’s President said his main objective was to address his people’s "closed mindedness".
Thousands demanded the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday at the funeral of eight protesters killed in the central city of Homs.
Protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad swept into the Damascus for the first time since a wave of unrest began to put pressure on his rule.
President Bashar al-Assad dashed hopes of an end to decades of emergency rule on Wednesday in his first speech since protests erupted in Syria.
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri on Tuesday tendered his government’s resignation and was promptly reappointed caretaker premier.
President Bashar al-Assad, facing the gravest crisis in his 11-year rule, has deployed the army in Syria’s main port of Latakia for the first time.