In pictures: Passions over Syria spill into the streets
As the war of words between the governments of Syria and the United States, demonstrators take to the streets in both countries
A group of Syrian Americans rally in favor of proposed U.S. military action against the Bashar al-Assad regime, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, September 9, 2013. President Barack Obama ramped up an intensive lobbying blitz on Monday to convince a skeptical Congress to support U.S. military strikes against Syria, even as lawmakers criticized the administration's approach and proposed alternative resolutions.JONATHAN ERNST/Reuters
A bystander uses a smart phone to photograph anti-war activists who were marching to Union Square in Manhattan, New York September 7, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama appealed on Saturday to a dubious American public to back his bid to use military force in Syria while supporters scrambled to persuade lawmakers to authorize the move.ADREES LATIF/Reuters
Anti-war activists hold placards after marching to Union Square in Manhattan, New York September 7, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama appealed on Saturday to a dubious American public to back his bid to use military force in Syria while supporters scrambled to persuade lawmakers to authorize the move.ADREES LATIF/Reuters
Members of Syrian national parties and syndicates stage a sit in at Youssef al-Azmeh Square during a protest against a possible U.S. military strike against their country in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Senate Democrats on Tuesday to seek support for U.S. military action against the government of Syria to punish it for alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians in the countryside of Damascus on Aug. 21, a charge Syrian President Bashar Assad denied in a recent interview. Assad is seen on the placard at left, with Arabic that reads, "Syria is fine."Uncredited/The Associated Press