The Syrian government will reportedly resign today with a new cabinet to be created in 24 hours. Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters in the southern city of Daraa are conducting a sit-in this morning. At least 61 people have been killed in recent anti-government protests there. Lina Sinjab, the BBC’s correspondent in Damascus has the latest as tension continues to mount in different cities, mainly in Daraa and the costal city of Latakia, where there is fear of sectarian crisis between Alawites and Sunnis.
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