الرئيسية
BEIRUT
(Reuters) - The death toll from an attack by Syrian forces in the
northern province of Idlib on Tuesday has risen to at least 56, the
opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday.
The British-based group said it had documented the names of 56
"citizens and wanted activists" who were killed, but that dozens more
may have died. The Observatory's Rami Abdulrahman said one activist in
the area reported 121 bodies had been taken to local hospitals.
Events in Syria are difficult to verify because the government has banned most independent reporting.
The latest violence comes ahead of an Arab League monitoring mission
to verify Syria's implementation of a plan to end the bloodshed. The
first officials are due Damascus Thursday and monitors should arrive by
the end of the month, the League says.
At least 5,000 people have been killed in President Bashar al-Assad's
crackdown on protests which erupted in March, according to the United
Nations human rights chief.
Syria says it is fighting foreign-backed armed groups who have killed more than 1,100 security force members.
(Reporting by Dominic Evans; Editing by Peter Graff)
(Reuters) - The death toll from an attack by Syrian forces in the
northern province of Idlib on Tuesday has risen to at least 56, the
opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday.
The British-based group said it had documented the names of 56
"citizens and wanted activists" who were killed, but that dozens more
may have died. The Observatory's Rami Abdulrahman said one activist in
the area reported 121 bodies had been taken to local hospitals.
Events in Syria are difficult to verify because the government has banned most independent reporting.
The latest violence comes ahead of an Arab League monitoring mission
to verify Syria's implementation of a plan to end the bloodshed. The
first officials are due Damascus Thursday and monitors should arrive by
the end of the month, the League says.
At least 5,000 people have been killed in President Bashar al-Assad's
crackdown on protests which erupted in March, according to the United
Nations human rights chief.
Syria says it is fighting foreign-backed armed groups who have killed more than 1,100 security force members.
(Reporting by Dominic Evans; Editing by Peter Graff)