Syria violence kills 12 as revolt toll tops 14,100
Violence in Syria killed at least 12 people on Sunday bringing the
death toll since the start of the uprising against President Bashar
al-Assad’s regime to more than 14,100, a monitoring group said.Those killed since March last year comprised 9,862 civilians, 3,470
soldiers and 783 army deserters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
said.The Britain-based watchdog counts rebel fighters who are not deserters from the army as civilians.
The violence has intensified
in Syria despite the presence of 300 United Nations observers charged
with monitoring a truce that was supposed to take effect from April
12.On Saturday, at least 111 people ─ 83 civilians and 28 soldiers ─
were
killed, according to revised figures from the Observatory, representing
one of
... Read more »
Syrian forces kill 17, including women and children, in Deraa
The Syrian town of Deraa, where the uprising against President Bashar
al-Assad erupted 15 months ago, was the scene of a new massacre on Saturday when helling by government forces killed 17 people, including
10 women, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.Fighting was also reported in Homs and Damascus, killing a total of 44
civilians and 25 on Friday, the group said, showing neither side was
respecting a U.N.-backed ceasefire, the failure of which has left
outside powers divided on what to do next.
"We didn't sleep all night,
the situation is a mess, all kinds of explosions and heavy weapons,” a
Deraa resident who called himself Adnan, said via Skype."We could hear the blast from the rockets hitting in the neighborhood
nearby. I
... Read more »
