More Than 750 Killed in Syria

The bloody crackdown is showing no signs of stopping. At least 757 civilians have already been killed in Syria since protests against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad started in mid-March, a human-rights group said on Tuesday. The National Organization for Human Rights in Syria has lists of the names, ages, and causes of death of the victims, according to Ammar Qurabi, the head of the group. Qurabi also said that thousands have been arrested over the past two months and about 9,000 people are still in custody. Syria has banned foreign media, which makes it a challenge to confirm some reports of violence. On Tuesday a key ally of al-Assad warned that the regime will fight demonstrations “until the end.”