Iranian Troops in Syria, Major Protest at Damascus University

At least one person has been killed in a protest of 1,500 students at Damascus University today and roads leading to the Faculty of Sciences building have been closed. There were initial reports from al-Jazeera Arabic that two foreigners were killed, but no other news sources have confirmed this. This is the biggest protest in Damascus to date.

Also, there may be 10,000 Iranian troops in Syria in an effort to help clamp down on the protests. The World Tribune reported that Syria's main opposition group made these claims, which support evidence and statements from citizens of Banias and Homs that some of the security forces were speaking in a foreign accent. Citizens from Dera also say that foreigners may be involved in the current clampdown there. Read the article here to get the details.