A Syrian rebel fires a rocket propelled grenade at an armoured vehicle in Homs. Photograph: YouTube
Syria Crisis: UN Divisions Deepen As Death Toll Rises By Another 1,000 In Just 10 days -- The Telegraph
The death toll in Syria has risen by another 1,000 people in just 10 days, according to a report that served to deepen divisions within the United Nations over how to respond to the crisis.
On a day that activists and the Syrian government reported scores more deaths from fighting between troops and rebels, Navi Pillay, the UN Human Rights Commissioner, said that more than 5,000 people had been killed since the start of the uprising against the rule of President Bashir al-Assad in March.
This was up significantly from the beginning of the month, when the total stood at 4,000, and does not include any deaths from among Assad's security forces.
Ms Pillay said that 300 of those killed had been children and that 14,000 were in prison, many tortured, and 12,400 had fled the country.
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My Comment: To put everything into perspective ..... if the past ten days are any indication .... more people have been killed from violence in Syria than those who have been killed in Afghanistan and Mexico's drug cartel war combined.
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