Syrian troops 'have killed more than 1,000 civilians in brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations'

Syrian troops have killed at least 1,100 civilians in their bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations, human rights campaigners have claimed.

Syrian human rights organisation Sawasiah said it had the names of the 1,100 people killed, mostly from the Hauran Plain region where the uprising erupted on March 18.

The death toll rose sharply after street protests grew in number and spread out from the south, prompting a military crackdown, it said.

The group, founded by jailed human rights lawyer Mohannad al-Hassani, said it had reports of another 200 civilians deaths, but did not have names. More + photos...

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