BEIRUT – Thousands of Syrians flooded the streets across the country Friday, defying an unrelenting government crackdown that has failed to crush a two-month uprising against the country’s authoritarian regime. Human-rights activists said security forces opened fire, killing at least 27 people, including a 10-year-old boy. Friday’s turnout – and the now-familiar, deadly response by the regime – was the latest sign the conflict could be moving toward a dangerous stalemate with neither side able to tip the scales. President Bashar Assad’s forces have unleashed tanks and snipers and made thousands of arrests…
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