Civil War In Syria -- News Updates December 21, 2011

Syria Deaths Top 200 In Two Days -- Financial Times/Reuters

BEIRUT, December 21 – Syrian forces killed 111 people ahead of the start of a mission to monitor Bashar al-Assad's implementation of an Arab League peace plan, activists have said.

France branded the killings an "unprecedented massacre".

Rami Abdulrahman, of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said 111 civilians and activists were killed in addition to more than 100 casualties among army deserters in Idlib province, making it the "bloodiest day of the Syrian revolution".

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Syria fires test missiles in show of strength as Assad troops kill 111 in ONE town -- Daily Mail
Syria crisis: 'Nearly 200 lives lost' in last two days -- BBC
In Syria’s crackdown, 150 killed in 2 days even as regime agrees to Arab League monitors -- Washington Post/AP
Activists Say Syrian Troops Kill 100 in Village -- ABC News/AP
Syria Forces Kill 120, Activists Say, Government Signs Deal -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Syrian troops kill at least 100 people -- The Telegraph
Large-Scale Killings Reported in Syria on Eve of Arab League Observer Visit -- New York Times
Syrian opposition urges U.N. action over 'horrific massacres' -- CNN
Syria Sets Death Penalty for Terrorist Arms Smugglers -- Voice of America
Assad losing control as 10,000 soldiers desert Syrian military -- Haaretz
Syrian rebels take the fight to Bashar al-Assad’s heartland -- The Telegraph
Thousands of Syrians attend protester funerals and chant anti-regime slogans -- The Telegraph
Syrian Opposition Calls for UN Meeting on Assad ‘Massacre’ -- Bloomberg
Syria 'massacre': Opposition calls for UN action -- BBC
White House: Assad regime does not deserve to rule Syria, condemns fresh outbreak of violence -- Washington Post/AP
U.S. says killing in Syria must stop -- Reuters
US warns of new international pressure on Syria -- AFP
Why Syria's Regime Is Doomed -- Bernard Gwertzman, Council On Foreign Relations
Is the White House Gearing Up for Action on Syria? -- Max Fisher, The Atlantic
Graphic: Death toll rises in Syria -- The Telegraph
Timeline: Crackdown on protests in Syria -- Reuters