More than 2,050 people have been killed in Syria since the uprising began, according to the Syrian Observatory, and the army is continuing its crackdown on protesters. At least five civilians, including two children, were killed today around Hama, activists tell al-Jazeera. Also today, two civilian deaths were reported in a province that borders Turkey. Turkey's foreign minister is in Damascus, upping that country's pressure on President Bashar al-Assad and other leaders to end the violence.
India, Brazil, and South Africa are also sending envoys to Syria to make similar appeals. Syria is seeing mounting pressures from the rest of the Arab world as well, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain, all of which recently recalled their ambassadors from the country. Qatar withdrew its ambassador last month, the Guardian notes, while the Arab League spoke out for the first time Sunday. The BBC adds that 14 people reportedly died in yesterday's assaults, mostly in Deir al-Zour, and more than 300 people are believed to have been killed in the past week. (More Syria stories.)
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