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25 April and 5 May 2011, the Syrian Army's 4th Armoured Division, led by President Bashar al-Assad's brother Maher al-Assad, besieged and raided Daraa, then a city of 75,000-300,000 people.; Monday, 25 April: According to residents, before dawn, eight tanks - their first use against protesters since 15 March - drove into the city accompanied by hundreds of soldiers, with some estimating up to 6,000 troops; the troops raided three smaller mosques

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