FMT - 300 penyokong berarak solidariti Syria

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KUALA LUMPUR: Kira-kira 300 penyokong daripada 30 NGO hari ini berarak ke kedutaan Syria bagi membantah kekejaman rejim Presiden Bashar al-Assad ke atas rakyatnya.

Perarakan itu dibuat bagi menunjukkan solidariti selepas setahun kebangkitan rakyat Syria menuntut kebebasan sejak 15 April tahun lalu apabila 40 tahun hidup sengsara dibawah kuasa al-Assad.

Berjalan sejauh kira-kira 2 kilometer daripada Masjid Tabung Haji ke Kedutaan Syria di Jalan U-Thant selepas solat Jumaat, turut serta dalam perarakan adalah kumpulan pelajar dan rakyat Syria di Malaysia.

Mereka dengan semangat melaungkan takbir dan beberapa tuntutan, antaranya ‘Undur Assad’, ‘Bebaskan Syria’.

Sementara empat wakil daripada NGO terbabit menghantar memorandum mengandungi empat tuntutan.

Mereka adalah Pengarah Sekretariat Gabungan Selamatkan Islam Syria Naim Jusri, Presiden Pertubuhan Ikram Malaysia, Ketua Biro Relawan Haluan Ahmad Fisal Mat Salleh, serta Setiausaha Agung Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (Abim) Mohd Rahimy Rahim.



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AFC - Malaysia 0-2 Syria

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's exertions in their SEA Games gold-medal winning campaign took its toll on Ong Kim Swee's side as the Young Tigers went down 2-0 at home to Syria in their Group C clash in the third round of AFC Asian qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday.

Malaysia were on a high after defeating hosts Indonesia on penalties to retain their SEA Games title on Monday but spot-kick hero Khairul Fahmi, one of 13 players in the squad at the regional multi-sport event, was beaten seven minutes into the second-half as Solaiman Solaiman gave Syria the lead.

The Kelantan keeper was picking the ball out the back of the Malaysian net for a second time with two minutes left to play when substitute Nassouh Nakkdahli, an 81st minute replacement for Mardek Mardkian, sealed the 2-0 win.

Wednesday's win at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium was Syria's second of the third round of qualifiers to keep level with Japan, who maintained their 100% record with a 2-0 victory over Bahrain in Manama on Tuesday.