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Pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad supporters gathered in a square shout pro-Assad slogans as they demonstrate to show their support for their president, in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday March 29, 2011. Pledging allegiance for President Bashar Assad as he faces the biggest challenge to his 11-year rule, hundreds of thousands of Syrians gathered in a central Damascus square Tuesday, waving his pictures and chanting support. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)