Violence continues to escalate across Syria, as deadline set by the Arab League approaches for the government to end its deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters.
The deadline set by the 22-member bloc expires on Saturday, a day after Syrian security forces killed at least 17 civilians, including two children. Members of the self-styled Free Syrian Army were reported to have killed three members of the security forces.
Syria has agreed "in principle" to allow dozens of Arab observers into the country to monitor implementation of a peace deal agreed earlier this month, but with conditions. The Arab League said it was examining a Syrian request to make changes to a proposal to send 500 observers to Damascus.
However, critics said Syria is only stalling, trying to defuse international pressure while continuing its violent crackdown on an eight-month-old uprising which the UN estimates has killed more than 3,500 people.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/11/2011111965450949408.html
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