21/12/2011 11:45
Around 40 people killed in Syria
Over a hundred people, including civilians, security forces and military deserters, are reported to have died within the last two days in Syria, theopenglobe.org reports.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, up to 70 soldiers who tried to desert their posts in the northern town of Idlib were killed on Monday, and several dozen more were wounded. Across the country, over 40 civilians died, and the Observatory said that "Dozens of civilians, including many activists, are also surrounded by the Syrian army."