Nightly News   |  August 19, 2011

Syria continues violent crackdown on protesters

Syrian forces opened fire on protesters, and 18 were reported dead just one day after the United States and other countries called for Syria's president to step down. NBC’s Harry Smith reports.

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>>> day after the u.s. and other countries called for syria's president to step down, syrian forces opened fire on protesters, 18 were reported dead. this despite president al assaad said that mill ter --