U.N. Security Council may tackle Syria violence

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Source: CNN International

From Rima Maktabi, April 26, 2011 -- Updated 1018 GMT

The United Nations Security Council could take up the issue of alleged human rights abuses in Syria on Tuesday, a day after witnesses said thousands of troops infiltrated the heart of the country's recent protests and carried out a bloody crackdown.

A U.N. diplomat said a draft security council statement sponsored by France, Portugal and the United Kingdom condemned the violence and called for restraint. It also supported Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's call for an independent investigation on the matter.

A final statement could be agreed upon by Tuesday, the diplomat said.

Between 4,000 and 5,000 members of the Army and security forces equipped with tanks raided the southern city of Daraa Monday morning and began shooting indiscriminately, in some cases shooting into homes as people slept, according to an activist with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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1. This article's been updated & the title's changed... "Rights group: More than 400 killed in Syria"

By the CNN Wire Staff
April 26, 2011 -- Updated 1427 GMT

(CNN) -- More than 400 people have been killed in Syria across several weeks as the government has cracked down on protesters seeking reform, a human rights group in the country said Tuesday.

The Syrian Human Rights Information Link reported at least 416 people have died since March 18 in incidents linked to the violence. The group named 413 of those killed and cited three unidentified bodies. While the vast majority are apparently civilians, the group's list describes a few of the dead as members of the army or police.

The U.N. Security Council was expected to focus on Syria Tuesday as it considers a statement condemning the violence.

The United Nations has said it has information that 76 people were killed last week on Friday alone, apparently during peaceful marches, and that the death toll from that day could be much higher.

Full article: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/26/syria.unrest/index.html

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