tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:playlist:mediaAsset:13396842 Syrian state TV reports 'gatherings' Amateur footage has emerged of various demonstrations as thousands of people take to the streets to protest in Syria. 2011-05-13T17:49:41Z en News 13396842 99125 blocked tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:mediaAsset:13396842 tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:playlist:mediaAsset:13386009 Syria troops 'not to open fire' A Syrian opposition leader says he has been promised that government forces will not fire on protesters gathering after Friday prayers. tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:playlist:mediaAsset:13394172 Syria eyewitness: 'People are so afraid' One activist, who uses the name Abu Sham, spoke of violence in al-Qadam, a southern suburb of Damascus, as thousands of Syrians turn out to demonstrate after Friday prayers.