Thousands took to the streets in Syria, calling for the removal of President Bashar al-Assad. <br /><br />Protests were reported in Homs, Deraa and Hama, despite security forces' lethal gun fire.<br /><br />Videos shot and uploaded onto the internet by activists show that the more the government cracks down, the bolder the call for freedom becomes.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayel reports.