BEIRUT (Reuters) - Security forces in Syria told striking shopkeepers on Sunday to open up their stores or they would be smashed, activists said, in the first day of a mass strike called by the opposition to support a nine-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. Activists are promoting the strike to encourage Syrians who may be frightened to join the uprising against the Assad family's 41-year rule. His forces have cracked down on a revolt that began in March with peaceful protests but has become increasingly violent. Army deserters are now fighting state security forces. ...
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