September 24, 1999

In Amman, 3,000 Palestinians stage a sit-in demonstration to show their support for Hamas in the face of the Jordanian government's crackdown. (WJW 9/30) (see 9/22)

Reports indicate that the Syrian government may have arrested as many as 1,000 supporters of Rifat al-Asad in Damascus, Latakia since the crackdown began on 9/19. Other reports say the number is lower, but that "scores" have been arrested and "scores" of homes have been surrounded in the operation. (MM 9/24; QA 9/24, YA 9/26 in WNC 9/27; MM 10/4)