Human rights activists say at least 15 people have been killed in Syria as the government crushes opponents to President Bashar al-Assad.<br /> <br />On Friday protests took place across the country, despite attempts to quell the months long uprising.<br /> <br />Witnesses have told Al Jazeera scores of people have been killed in the city of Hama, which has been under siege since Sunday.<br /> <br />However, fear of the army has not deterred demonstrators, Al Jazeera's Rula Amin reports from Beirut.
