CBN is reporting that the Muslim Brotherhood has now put their official support behind the Syrian protesters:
The Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement Friday encouraging Syrian protesters to press on with their demonstrations. Syrian activists have called for a “Day of Rage” following Friday’s Muslim prayers.
“You were born free so don’t let a tyrant enslave you,” read a statement by exiled leaders of the group’s Syrian branch.
The Muslim Brotherhood — now empowered in Egypt following the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime — was outlawed in 1982 by then Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, father of current president, Bashar al-Assad, after staging an uprising.
More than 450 people have been killed since the uprisings began in mid-March, according to some reports.
Despite the growing death toll, activists appear unfazed by government warnings on state-controlled television Thursday against any “march, demonstration or sit in” not approved by the Interior Ministry.
“We are preparing for a big demonstration today,” AP quoted an activist in Banias as saying. “The people want the downfall of the regime.”
In unrelated news, Syrian soldiers appear to be taking the sides of the protesters in this conflict:
Syria is tougher than Egypt, but it will likely fall as well as the entire Middle East codifies against Israel.