Syria Now In State Of Civil War, Death Toll At 4,000: U.n.

Civil War in Syria

GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria is now in a state of civil war with more than 4,000 dead and increasing numbers of defecting soldiers taking up arms against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, the top United Nations human rights official said on Thursday.

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