Syria prayers to test Assad's pledge over crackdown

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's pledge to the world that he has halted his crackdown on a five-month uprising will be tested Friday when protesters are expected to call for his downfall, backed for the first time by the United States and Europe.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/177e0a63/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Syria+prayers+to+test+Assad%27s+pledge+over+crackdown&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F08%2F19%2Fuk-syria-idUKTRE76S3YW20110819%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Syria+prayers+to+test+Assad%27s+pledge+over+crackdown&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F08%2F19%2Fuk-syria-idUKTRE76S3YW20110819%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/110621416720/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/177e0a63/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/110621416720/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/177e0a63/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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