Syrian Human Rights: Over 800 killed in Syria so far
Beirut, Lebanon: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement that security forces have killed at least 800 civilians since protests erupted in Syria, Reuters reported on Saturday.
The organization also said that it has the names of the 800 people, adding that 220 of them were killed in attacks by the Syrian army in Daraa. This is substantially higher than the number reported by the Syrian revolution 2011 the Facebook group which has emerged as the organizing force behind the demonstrations. It reported yesterday that 683 protesters have been killed so far by the Syrian security forces since the unrest started. The protests started on March 15 in the southern Syrian town of Daraa and had since spread to most of the Syrian cities.