Deadliest Week In Syria's Civil War As 1,600 Are Reported Kill

UNICEF: 1,600 Killed in Syria’s Civil War Last Week -- Voice of America

The U.N. children's fund UNICEF says Syria's civil war killed 1,600 people last week, making it the deadliest seven-day period of the 18-month conflict.

UNICEF spokesman Patrick McCormick said Sunday the death toll included some children, but he did not elaborate.

Syrian opposition activists have been reporting daily death tolls of 100 to 200 people in the past week as President Bashar al-Assad's forces intensified the use of air power to crush the uprising against his autocratic rule. Daily casualty reports from rebel and government sources are difficult to verify because the fighting and government censorship have kept many foreign journalists away.

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Update #1: Syria civil war sees deadliest week, UNICEF says -- CNN
Update #2: Syrian activist groups say 5,000 people were killed in August, deadliest month of uprising -- Washington Post/AP

My Comment: Here is an easy prediction .... September is going to be worse.