More than 6,200 killed so far in Syria revolt: human rights group
Thousands of people including hundreds of children have died in Syria’s crackdown on an anti-government revolt, a human rights group said on Thursday.
Syria is facing increasingly fierce international condemnation for its handling of months of demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, partly inspired by the “Arab Spring” uprisings that have swept across North Africa and the Middle East.
Syria says it is fighting foreign-backed “terrorists” and on Thursday announced that more than 2,000 of its security forces have been killed in the unrest.
