Unrest In Syria -- News Updates November 8, 2011

A protester faced the riot police on Friday in Khalidia, just outside Homs, a rebellious Syrian city. Reuters

Syrian Crackdown Has Killed 3,500: U.N. -- Reuters

More than 3,500 people have been killed in Syria's crackdown on protesters, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as the military pressed its campaign to put down resistance against President Bashar al-Assad's rule in the city of Homs.

Despite an agreement to end the assault against what the government says are "armed gangs", the United Nations and activists said troops and militiamen loyal to Assad had extended their control over Homs after six days of bombardment.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Syria death toll tops 3,500, UN says -- BBC
UN raises Syrian death toll to 3,500 -- Al Jazeera
UN Says Syria Crackdown Death Toll Tops 3,500 -- Voice of America
Death Toll in Syria Uprising Reaches 3,500, U.N. Reports -- FOX News/AP
Syrian crackdown has killed 3,500 - U.N. -- Reuters
Syrian death toll tops 3,500, UN claims -- The Telegraph

Syrian troops crush opposition in key Homs neighborhood -- Wall Street Journal
Death Toll in Syria Mounts as Government Assault Continues -- New York Times
Syria Army Seizes Zone, in Spite of Arab Truce -- Wall Street Journal
Syrian forces reenter Homs as weekly death toll tops 100 -- Jerusalem Post
Syrian troops fight defectors in besieged city -- CBS News
Syrian activists declare 'humanitarian disaster area' -- L.A. Times
Homs: 'Capital of the Syrian revolution' -- BBC
Syria: William Hague calls on Arab League to respond 'swiftly' to bloodshed -- The Telegraph
Analysis: Syrian attack on rebel city mocks Arab peace plan -- Reuters
Syria and the rising risk of civil war -- Luc Debieuvre, Special to Gulf News