(UPI) The Arab League condemned Syria's violence for the first time, as Syrian tanks ringed three more cities in a widened crackdown against pro-democracy protesters. Dozens of tanks were positioned Wednesday to move into the northeastern city of Deir al-Zour, while about two dozen tanks and 15 to 20 armored personnel carriers surrounded Abu Kamal, a city straddling the border with Iraq.
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