More than 1,000 people have been killed in two days of deadly clashes between Syrian security forces, supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad and subsequent revenge killings, a monitoring group has said.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least 745 civilians were killed, mostly shot at close range. In addition, 125 members of government security forces and 148 militants affiliated with Assad were also killed. The violence has resulted in electricity and drinking water being cut off across large areas near the city of Latakia.
