10,000 Syrians reportedly in custody as death toll hits 750
Middle East • May 2011 • Views: 1,026
At least 19 killed across country; ex-mediator says Assad’s ouster would harm Israel; Syria’s first lady reportedly in UK.
At least 10,000 protesters have been detained across Syria over the past few days in a mass arrest campaign the government hopes will help stem an uprising poised to enter its third month.
Syrian tanks shelled residential districts in two towns on Wednesday and at least 19 people were killed across the country, rights campaigners said.