A Syrian protester makes a victory sign near their national flag during a protest calling for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to step down, in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman April 24, 2011. At least 100 people were killed in Syria on Friday, the highest toll in five weeks of unrest, when security forces shot protesters demanding political freedoms and an end to corruption in their country, ruled for 41 years by the Assad dynasty. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)