Monday, April 16, 2012

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates April 16, 2012



Syria 'More Than 11,000 Killed In 13 Months' -- The Telegraph

More than 11,100 people have been killed in 13 months of unrest in Syria, including 55 since a UN-backed ceasefire took effect four days ago, a human-rights monitoring group has claimed.

The death toll of 11,117 is 7,972 civilians and 3,145 military and gunmen, including fewer than 600 rebel fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Among the dead were nine civilians killed by regime forces on Monday, only hours after UN peacekeepers arrived in Syria to oversee a truce aimed at ending a year of bloodshed.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria: first UN peace monitors arrive - Monday 16 April 2012 -- The Guardian
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria: Overview -- Yahoo News

Syria Death Toll Hits 11,100 As UN Monitors Arrive -- SKY News
Observers say over 11, 000 killed in Syria in 13 months -- AGI
Syria: 55 killed since truce went into force -- YNet News
Opposition reports fresh Syrian military offensive as U.N. monitors begin work -- CNN
Syrian Clashes Continue as UN Monitors Begin Mission -- Voice of America
U.N. monitors begin work in Syria -- Washington Post
U.N. Truce Observers Arrive in Syria as Shelling Continues -- New York Times
Shelling, shaky truce challenge UN few in Syria -- Reuters
UN peacekeepers predict success in Syria, even as shells fall -- National Post/Reuters
Fierce clashes as observers begin work in Syria -- AFP
Fighting in Syria as UN monitors go to work -- Al Jazeera
UN's Ban: Syria must allow observers full access -- AP
In Syria, U.N. observers face tough task -- Washington Post
Syria violence casts doubt on U.N. observer mission: U.S. -- Reuters
Syria's fragile ceasefire on the verge of collapse -- The Telegraph
Syria truce buckling as regime shells Homs -- CBC/AP
Beyond monitors, world deeply divided on Syria -- Reuters
The UN Is Observing a War Zone, Not a Ceasefire in Syria -- John Hudson, The Atlantic

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