[]Protesters rally for, against prospect of U.S-led strike in Syria As U.S. President Barack Obama announced that he supports military action against Syria but will seek congressional authorization, protesters around the world rallied against any intervention. Others voiced support for Obama. In Canada, rallies were held in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Winnipeg. Storified by · Sat, Aug 31 2013 16:00:32
Protesters assembled outside the White House ahead of Obama's announcement to voice their opposition, but protesters in support of military intervention were also there:
#HandsOfSyria protestors still rallying at #WhiteHouse but encouraged by the delay in attack on #Syria @DCMediaGroup http://twitter.com/johnzangas/status/373874849581899776/photo/1john zangas
In front of the White house, Washington D.C. in support of #Syria #HandsOffSyria http://twitter.com/SyrianLionesss/status/373435345469440000/photo/1G
The White House #protests #Syria #DCMontserrat Castañon
Syrian counter-protest. Only a couple dozen people chanting #FreeSyria http://twitter.com/michaelquotes1/status/373861235739344896/photo/1Michael Wille
Protest in font of the White House.Noor
In Houston two opposing protests were launched across from each other:
Two Syrian Protests in the Galleriamexipol1
protest for syria in houston @ Westin Galleria instagram.com/p/dsEBcuxIhJ/Alaa zahid
Protest against US bombing of Syria in #Houston now. Westheimer and Post Oak. http://twitter.com/holtcie/status/373882913013518336/photo/1C.D. Holt
In other U.S. cities protesters voiced their opposition to any military action:
Conservatives against war in Syria #nowarwithsyria rally vine.co/v/h5Mpv72qlVTNancy
#protest for #syria in New York City, Times Square today. http://twitter.com/MeriamMohamadx3/status/373262473358770176/photo/1賲乇賷賲 丕賱毓夭亘
#Boston #Syria protest has marched by John #Kerry's house and is now in front of Faneuil Hall http://twitter.com/masspeaceaction/status/373888324702072832/photo/1Mass. Peace Action
In Canada, rallies were held in Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Montreal. In Toronto, protesters gathered outside the U.S. Embassy:
#Toronto rallies to say "don't attack Syria" http://twitter.com/HeartsOnTheLeft/status/373874870691438592/photo/1Dr. J
Anti-war #peace rally: "Don't attack #Syria" in #Toronto in front of the #US consulate. #SyriaCrisis http://twitter.com/YusurAlBahrani/status/373884293254115328/photo/1Yusur Al-Bahrani
#handsoutofSyria Toronto #Syria #FreeSyria http://twitter.com/Aleksandra_TO/status/373876302073167873/photo/1Aleksandra
Opposition also came in from around the world, with rallies held in cities in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Australia:
#Turkey a protest against the Syrian war . #Syria . http://twitter.com/mindrevolt/status/373817129851564035/photo/1@mindrevolt
#UK: #StopTheWar Coalition marches in #London over #Syria http://twitter.com/ThePreEminent/status/373878101530255360/photo/1Amir Yusuf Chaudhry
Syria protests today outside Trafalgar Square #Syria #Ldn #london #chemicalweapons instagram.com/p/dsAIBIoVYl/Joe Mulvany
'Hands Off #Syria' #Tokyo, #Japanthoton
#Sydney, #Australia a protest against war on #Syria via Non-Televised Truth http://twitter.com/neofree88/status/373794757522104322/photo/1neo
