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Skip to content Skip to local navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk search Help Accessibility Help Middle East Home UK Africa Asia-Pac Europe Latin America Mid-East South Asia US & Canada Business Health Sci/Environment Tech Entertainment Video 16 June 2011Last updated at 16:05 GMT Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Inside Syria: Protest footage mapped Continue reading the main story Syria Crisis No man's land on border Turkey's Syrian dilemma Q&A: Syria protests What happened in Jisr al-Shughour? Foreign journalists have not been allowed to report from inside Syria since anti-government protests began on 18 March. The only video reaching the outside world of the protests and violence that has followed has come from mobile-phone footage uploaded onto websites like YouTube.

We have taken a selection of clips from the past month and linked them to relevant locations in Syria. While it is not possible to independently verify the footage, BBC Monitoring, the BBC Arabic Service and foreign bureaux believe them to be credible. They have translated commentary and identified places and people by landmarks, regional accents and clothing.

Jisr Al Shoughour

Women fleeing Jisr al-Shughour curse President Assad and give an animated description of how their town was attacked by planes and tanks. The veiled woman says, "They poisoned our water and killed our men and children." The woman wearing glasses says, "Four of my cousins have been killed, two of my children have been wounded."

Deraa

This video shows an armoured vehicle in the suburbs of Deraa, the city where the protests first began on 15 March. The person taking the footage holds up a local newspaper to establish the date - 8 June.

The person filming this protest in Hama states the date, 3 June, and location - outside the Ba'ath Party HQ. He says there are snipers on top of the roof and a water canon is being aimed at protesters who are chanting insults at President Bashar al-Assad and warning others of snipers on rooftops.

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A group of people sing national songs in Arnoos Square. A policeman is then shown telling a woman to hand over her phone, but she refuses. At the end of the clip some people are filmed being bundled into a van and beaten.

Jasim

In dramatic footage from Jasim, scene of sporadic protests over the last two months, what appear to be government soldiers are seen positioned on the roof of a building. Occasional single shots are heard. A narrator says these are snipers shooting at people in the street.

Arbeen

This crowd is filmed burning President Assad's picture chanting, "Leave!" In reference to a pro-government demonstration when an enormous national flag was paraded through the streets of Damascus, the white banner reads: "The Syrian flag was 2,300 meters long. Is that long enough to make shrouds for our martyrs?"

Damascus

This video was taken at a pro-Assad rally in Damascus. It shows protesters holding pictures of President Assad and standing next to an enormous Syrian flag estimated to measure some 2.4km in length.

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People displaced by the Syrian army offensive in Jisr al-Shughour are huddled on the border, afraid to go home but reluctant to become refugees, writes the BBC's Jonathan Head.

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Syrians demonstrating against Bashar al-Assad's regime pour on to the streets across the country, with reports of at least 18 protesters killed.

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