In Syria on Sunday massive amounts of bodies were found. 556 people were killed in a six day period, and 450 of the bodies were found in Damascus alone. Some estimate that nearly 70,000 have been killed so far in Syria. The most recent attack came from a group of nearly 3,000 soldiers storming an area of activists. Nearly 150 were activists while 300 were civilians. There attacks are clearly getting worse and worse, and the deaths are racking up. Some say these protests are linked to the events of the Arab Spring, and the wanting of freedom. Most of this movement is against president Bashar al-Assad. I found it interesting that it states that these deaths are war crimes. This is a country in civil unrest, with its civilians revolting and the UN declares the deaths as war crimes. I guess this means the events in Syria are being considered a civil war?

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/21/world/meast/syria-record-body-count/index.html?hpt=wo_c2