Activists say 8,458 people killed in Syria since protests began

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Nearly 8,500 people -- primarily civilians -- have been killed in Syria since the unrest began in March last year, AFP reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights saying Wednesday (March 7th).

Rami Abdul Rahman, director of the observatory, said the 8,458 figure includes 6,195 civilians, 1,835 soldiers and security personnel, and 428 defectors.

The human rights group also said Wednesday that seven citizens were wounded in gunfire "during a raid and arrest campaign conducted by regular forces in the town of Kafr Nebl, Idlib province, in search of people who are wanted by Syrian authorities", according to AFP.

The Syrian National Council said it monitored the movement of tanks, personnel carriers and military forces on their way to Idlib province Wednesday, AFP reported.

Syria's state run news agency (SANA) said Wednesday that "the competent authorities in Homs seized quantities of weapons, computers, communication devices, equipment for generating signals and loudspeakers".

Valerie Amos, the UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, arrived in Damascus for a three-day visit during which she plans to urge the Syrian government to allow aid workers access to cities that were damaged by conflict, BBC reported.

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    طه حسين علي

    2012-8-15

    The crimes which are carried out against the innocent in Syria are very heinous given that Bashar has used all kinds of weapons in order to repress Syrians. In fact, the behavior of the Syrian regime with the sons of the nation has become very barbaric. This is really something disappointing given that instead of protecting Syrians by the Army, the latter has turned into an enemy. Thus, Syrians are suffering from the vague injustice of the Syrian regime which has lost its legitimacy since the murder of the first Syrian citizen. It does not need to murder all these people to lose legitimacy. In fact, the world countries can take a lot of decisive measures against the Syrian regime in order to put an end to its crimes against its people. In this respect, a lot of countries have actually engaged in conflicts with this regime namely Jordan which is having conflicts with the Army since the latter has started shooting the Jordanian borders. This raised the ire of the Jordanian Army which engaged into clashes in order to face the crimes of Assad which have affected a lot of countries.

  • نصيف

    2012-5-26

    Dear brothers, you started your way to freedom and independence based on Allah and then your own power. No one would take care of your own affairs and no one would solve your crisis. You are the only ones who could solve these problems through loving each other and keeping away from the hateful sectarianism. The Salafis in Syria are infiltrated by the regime and they comply with what is needed from them under the fear. Hence, you have to get rid of any sectarian practice and you can practice your religious duties away from the suspicious people. Freedom is for all Syrians not only the Sunnis. The Kurds get ID’s in return for keeping silent in the face of killing the children of Daraa and they left you to death and arrest. Rely on God and support and love each other this will frighten your enemy.

  • عبد الله عبد ارحيم

    2012-3-13

    The Syrian revolution had many causes that contributed to its eruption because the Syrian people suffered from so much oppression, persecution, criminality, hunger, and neglect by the government of provision of the services that would make the Syrians feel comfortable. Hence, we saw that the Syrian people resorted to the same way of objection that was adopted by the Algerian, Egyptian, Bahraini, Yemeni and even the Iraqi people. However, the Syrians still suffer from oppression, dictatorship, violence, and crimes against the simple people who took to the streets to demand their legitimate rights, which they have been deprived of at the hands of the government. They neglected the people and oppressed them until things became unbearable. All of these factors led to the eruption of the Syrian revolution and made the Syrian people confront the government. The Syrians remained silent for many years and that is the reason why they are screaming to express their demands from the government. The government must do what is required of it in order to serve the Syrian people better and solve many of the unsettled problems that caused all of this chaos and confusion.