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October 14, 2011

U.N. Warns of "Civil War" as Syrian Toll Passes 3,000 
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At least 20 people have been killed in the Syrian government's ongoing
crackdown on opposition protesters. The dead reportedly included 10
civilians in the northern town of Binish. The United Nations estimates
more than 3,000 people have been killed since protests erupted earlier
this year. In a statement today, the top U.N. human rights official,
Navi Pillay, condemned what she called the "remorseless toll of human
lives" in Syria, which she said could face "a full-blown civil war."



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