TV AND WEB RESTRICTIONS~** NO ACCESS SYRIA **~<br/> <br />Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sits in prayer.<br/> <br />On Thursday, Syrian state television aired footage of the president worshipping at a Damascus mosque, marking Prophet Mohammed's day of birth on the Islamic calendar.<br/> <br />After, Assad was seen shaking hands with dozens of supporters.<br/> <br />This is the first time Assad has made an appearance on national television since January 6.<br/> <br />Syria remains mired in civil war that has killed 60,000 as the conflict's beginning nears its second anniversary.
