BEIRUT ? Columns of Syrian tanks descended on Hama on Tuesday in what besieged residents feared would be an escalation of a three-day assault on a city at the heart of the Syrian uprising.
The offensive, which has killed at least 80 people in Hama since Sunday, according to rights groups, drew international outrage and spurred a long-stalled effort at the United Nations to condemn Syria?s attacks against civilians.
In Washington, meanwhile, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Syrian activists to ?express our solidarity with the Syrian people,? said State Department spokesman Mark Toner. He said U.S. officials are hammering out new sanctions to further isolate the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
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