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.
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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.