Syrian Opposition says 800 Killed in Past Week

Zeina Karam
Associated Press
July 1, 2012

Syria’s main opposition group said nearly 800 people have been killed in violence across the country in the past week which saw some of the bloodiest violence in the 16-month uprising against President Bashar Assad.

Opposition activists groups say more than 14,000 people have been killed in the 15-month-old uprising against President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian rule, or on average of about 900 a month. That would make last week’s toll alone, tallied by the Syrian National Council (SNC), almost as high as the monthly average.

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