BREAKING: Thousands Protesting

Although it cannot be confirmed yet, it is after Friday prayer now in Syria and many are stating an eruption of protests around the country. Cities with protests so far: Homs, Latakia, Idlib, Damascus suburbs, and Qamishli among others.

Follow #syria on twitter now to keep up with the live coverage.

Security Forces Raid Homes in Damascus

Follow killings of over 100 hundred people during mass protests at funerals yesterday, sources are saying security forces are raiding homes tonight. Follow link to read hourly updates from unnamed sources: Aljazeera reports

AlJazeera: "Inside Story: Assad's grip on Syria"

"Stability in Syria has become a cause for concern for local authorities, as anti-government protests spread to the country's second largest city Aleppo.

Meanwhile in the capital itself, several hundred students protested for a second day, against the government at Damascus University.

Inside Story, with presenter Ghida Fakhry, discusses with guests: Iyas Maleh from the Haitham Maleh Foundation for the defense of human rights defenders in Syria; Ousama Monajed, a Syrian political activist; and George Jabbour, a former member of the Syrian Parliament.

This episode of Inside Story aired from Thursday, April 14, 2011."

Forces Fire Tear Gas

msnbc: Syrian forces fire tear gas near Damascus square

"AMMAN — Syrian security forces used batons and tear gas on Friday to prevent thousands of protesters marching from several suburbs of Damascus from reaching the capital's main Abbasside Square.

"I counted 15 mukhabarat (secret police) busloads. They went into the alleyways just north of the square chasing protesters and yelling 'you pimps, you infiltrators, you want freedom? we will give it to you'," one of the witnesses said.

Another witness who accompanied the protesters from the suburb of Harasta said thousands chanted "the people want the overthrow of the regime" and tore down numerous posters of President Bashar al-Assad plastered along the way."