A Syrian human rights group says at least 453 people have been killed in the crackdown on anti-government protests, as the army tightens its grip on the centre of a month-long uprising. Witnesses reported the army was reinforcing its troops in the southern city of Deraa, where the demonstrations began in mid-March, with extra tanks and troops.
Mustafa Osso, a human rights activist in the capital Damascus, cited residents of Deraa as saying the extra troops arrived early on Wednesday from military bases in the area.
Tanks were also seen moving towards the Damascus suburb of Douma, which has also seen protests against the rule of President Bashar al Assad.
A witness told Reuters that at least 30 tanks were seen on the Damascus circular highway from the southwest of the capital near the Golan Heights frontier with Israel.
The Syrian Human Rights Observatory said it had collected the names of 453 civilians killed during the six weeks of protests against the regime.
"The names we have are from Deraa, Damascus, rural Damascus and the coast," Observatory director Rami Abdelrahman said.
The reports are impossible to confirm as the Syrian gocvernment is not allowing journalists into the country. Read More
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