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Summary Rights groups say more than 850 people have died in the regime clamping of the current uprising.
The Syrian government says troops have begun withdrawing from a western border town following a six-day military operation that activists say killed at least 36 people.The withdrawal from the town of Talkalakh comes as the country braces for a fresh wave of protests.Rights groups say more than 850 people have died in the regime crackdown on the countrys popular uprising since it erupted in a southern city in March.US President Barack Obama called on Syrias president, Bashar Assad, to lead his country to democracy or get out of the way.
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