19/10/2011 19:39
Syrians in Aleppo to support Bashar al-Assad
More than one million Syrians have rallied in Aleppo, north of the capital, Damascus, to express support for President Bashar al-Assad, the Presstv.com.
Waving Syrian flags and pictures of Assad, hundreds of thousands of government supporters converged in Saadallah al-Jabri Square and its sub-streets in Aleppo on Wednesday to show the level of support that the Syrian president enjoys.
They also condemned the-US backed sanctions as well as the biased Western stance towards the unrest in their country and called for national unity.
The demonstrators also voiced support for Assad's reform program, adding that they are satisfied with the process of reforms in the country.
The mass pro-government rally in Aleppo comes one week after a similar demonstration in the capital, Damascus. The rally was organized by Aleppo Youths Gathering.