Syrian Forces Kill 56 in the Past Three Days, Activists Say
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Syrian security forces have killed at least 56 anti-government protesters in the past three days, activists said, as regional and international pressure mounted on President Bashar al-Assad to halt a crackdown on dissent.
The deaths took place in the eastern town of Deir al-Zour, the central province of Homs, the northern governorate of Idlib and in the southern part of Daraa, where the uprising began in March, said Ammar Qurabi of the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria. At least 17 protesters died today in Homs, Idlib, the Hama governorate, the city of Aleppo, Deir al-Zour and suburbs of the capital, Damascus, as thousands marched, said Mahmoud Merhi, head of the Arab Organization for Human Rights.