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Pro-Assad demos, reaction, on first anniversary of Syria uprising

(15 Mar 2012) Damascus, Syria 1. Wide of march for Syrian president Bashar Assad 2. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Syrian man, no name given: "We, the Syrians are used to such pressure. Since the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri (Lebanese Prime Minister) the dollar rose and this has pressed on our country as well. This is Syria, it is a fate for Syria to live under pressure." 3. Wide of pro-Assad march 4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Syrian man, no name given: "After a year of events taking place in Syria I think there was a kind of a new culture that was created in Syria, since we are a lively population of more than five thousand years. So eventually we became aware of this crisis. Regarding the economical situation I think the government is not doing its job as it should. May God protect the country and protect each soldier defending it." 5. Mid of pro-Assad marchers 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Syrian woman, no name given: "It's a war, so we should get along with this economy situation and it's our life and we should live it. It's not bad for us; the economy now, it's good." 7. Mid of pro-Assad marchers 8. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Syrian woman, no name given: "We look at the current situation, and especially the economical side of it, as a temporary crisis and it will pass; God willing. It will be an easy one. It's our duty to live with it until we fail the conspiracy." 9. Mid of pro-Assad marchers Hatay Province, Turkey 10. Wide of Reyhanli refugee camp, shot through wire fence 11. Mid of Reyhanli refugee camp, shot through wire fence 12. Various of Syrian refugee family 13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Syrian refugee, no name given: "We are proud because this uprising means that Assad's regime will fall. His father did the same thing in the 1980s and we'd be honoured and proud as Syrians to see Assad go." 14. Wide of demo approaching 15. Mid of demo in camp 16. Close of man shouting 17. Close of protesters shouting (Arabic) "Long live the Turkish government!" 18. Close of women chanting (Arabic) "Allah, please take Assad!" 19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hassan Abdullah Al-Aloush, Syrian refugee: "The refugee situation right now is unacceptable. It's very crowded. The tents are too close to one another. The infrastructure is inadequate. Every hour hundreds of new people (refugees) are brought here so it's crammed. We need more help and improved conditions. The Turkish government is doing everything it can to help, but we need more." 20. Various of demo STORYLINE: Thousands of Syrians poured into the streets of their capital Damascus on Thursday in a show of support for President Assad's regime as soldiers tightened their siege in opposition areas on the one-year anniversary of the country's uprising. The government-orchestrated gatherings were apparently an attempt to overshadow the anniversary. The march in Damascus was called to protest against a "year-old conspiracy" against their country. Assad and his supporters say the uprising is not a popular revolt, but a foreign scheme being carried out by terrorists and gangsters to destroy the country. Syrians began taking to the streets in mid-March last year to call for political reforms, with the most significant demonstrations erupting on March 18. The protests spread as Assad's security forces violently cracked down. Some in the opposition have since taken up arms to fight government troops. AP Television spoke to several Syrians on Thursday about the economic crisis in their country which they claim is due to the political pressures their country is suffering. Some were optimistic this was just a temporary situation. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...