That has infuriated members of the opposition, who think that Assad will use the time to try to definitively crush the protest movement.

这一举措惹怒了不少反对派，他们认为阿沙德会利用这段时间来彻底灭掉反对派。

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President Umaru Yar'Adua had ordered troops to crush the movement "once for all."

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On March 16th it sent in troops to crush the movement.

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The Taliban are trying to crush this challenge, ramping up executions of the movement's supporters and planting more homemade bombs on roads and in bazaars, Mr. Faizan said, the movement's leader.

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