Continued Civilian Death Toll Rise During Uneasy Syria Truce as Protesters Stay Defiant in Unity

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Four killed in Syria violence: watchdog

AFP – At least four people were killed in violence across Syria on Thursday even as authorities in Damascus penned an agreement aimed at putting a stop to 13 months of bloodshed, a monitoring group said. One civilian was killed during an assault by government forces in the northeastern oil city of Deir Ezzor.

The Pentagon is “reviewing and planning for a range of additional measures that may be necessary to protect the Syrian people,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday, with top US military planners.