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Syrian Toll Mounts Ahead of Arab League Observers’ Arrival

HeadlineDec 22, 2011

Syrian human rights activists say forces loyal to embattled President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 160 people in the last three days. The toll would mark one of the deadliest in the nation’s nine-month-old uprising. The killings come as Arab League observers are scheduled to visit Syria for the first time. Activists worry the Assad regime may be attempting to wipe out pockets of unrest before the monitors arrive.

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