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Geneva - Feb 28, 2012 - 18:57
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The death toll in the Syrian government crackdown is now "certainly well over 7,500", a top UN official, adding that more than 100 civilians are now often killed each day.
The death toll in the Syrian government crackdown is now "certainly well over 7,500", a top UN official, adding that more than 100 civilians are now often killed each day.
B Lynn Pascoe, the UN under-secretary-general for political affairs, also told the UN Security Council "the international community has failed in its duty to stop the carnage," encouraging the Syrian government to believe that it can act with "impunity".
Read our news story for more detail and context: 'Immediate ceasefire' urged in Syria
For more of Al Jazeera's special coverage visit our spotlight page: Syria - The War Within
