UN: Syria death toll tops 2,200

[oberliner]

Source: Al Jazeera

The death toll from Syria's crackdown on anti-government protesters has passed 2,200, the UN says, as the world body's rights council held an emergency session to discuss the situation in the country.

"As of today, over 2,200 people have been killed since mass protests began in mid-March, with more than 350 people reportedly killed across Syria since the beginning of Ramadan," Navi Pillay, the human rights chief, told the council on Monday.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/08/20118221442221473.html

[rug]

1. What are we waiting for? Send in the drones. We're on a roll!

[oberliner]

2. Can you not simply take a moment to express sympathy for the thousands killed?

In most cases we are talking about innocent civilians here being gunned down by their own government for daring to protest.