SYRIAN troops backed by tanks swept today into Banias, a hub of anti-regime protests, as residents formed human chains in a bid to halt the military operation.
Electricity and communications were cut as the tanks entered along three axes heading towards the southern sector of the city on the Mediterranean coast, the bastion of the protesters.
An army boat patrolled offshore, the activists said, reached by telephone from Nicosia.
The violence followed an agreement by the European Union to impose sanctions on 13 Syrian officials involved in the regime's brutal crackdown on protests. The EU will meet Monday to discuss whether to target Syrian President Bashar al Assad as well, diplomats said.
The US has also warned it would take "additional steps" against Syria if it continues its crackdown on protests, a week afhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/army-tanks-enter-syrian-flash-point-city-banias-say-activists/story-fn3dxity-1226051661323ter imposing tough sanctions on the Arab nation.
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