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December 22, 2011

Syrian Toll Mounts Ahead of Arab League Observers' Arrival 
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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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