Portal:Current events/2011 November 8

Armed conflicts and attacks
  • 2011 Syrian uprising:
    • The Syrian government continues its crackdown on protesters and army defectors in the city of Homs, killing dozens of civilians in the process. (Al Jazeera)
    • The United Nations reports that the death toll of the eight-month-old Syrian uprising has reached 3,500. (BBC)

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