Members of Assad inner circle were killed in Damascus on Wednesday, prompting new round of violence in the capital.
Assassinations Spark New Violence in Syria
![Smoke rises over the skyline in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, during shelling by Syrian government forces, July 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/33a84f6f-52f8-43fd-84e2-7239ff9427a8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke rises over the skyline in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, during shelling by Syrian government forces, July 19, 2012.
![A burnt car in the al-Midan neighborhood in Damascus, July 20, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ec0c09c1-cb9f-403d-8ee3-42503ef4c181_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A burnt car in the al-Midan neighborhood in Damascus, July 20, 2012.
![A burnt car in the al-Midan neighborhood in Damascus, July 20, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d9910541-7d74-4798-bf8e-bca580a48812_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A burnt car in the al-Midan neighborhood in Damascus, July 20, 2012.
![Jordanians and Syrians living in Jordan hold pictures of President Bashar al-Assad and shout slogans against the Syrian Revolution during a demonstration near the Syrian embassy in Amman July 19, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/41b80910-4184-40be-9f33-81f1685755a1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jordanians and Syrians living in Jordan hold pictures of President Bashar al-Assad and shout slogans against the Syrian Revolution during a demonstration near the Syrian embassy in Amman July 19, 2012.