Syrian Violence Continues as Government Mines Borders

Violence continues in Syria as the government continues shelling it's people. In Homs alone, another 47 were said to have been killed. The United Nations estimates that 8,000 people have been killed since last March. A figure a few thousand lower than that given by many humanitarian groups.

Nearly a month ago, it was estimated by most, that the death toll was nearing 10,000. With just the city of Homs seeing near fifty die daily, it isn't hard to imagine that the total could be at least 12,000 by now.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and British Foreign Secretary William Hague spent Monday trying to finally get the UN to act, and remove Syria's President Bashar al Assad from power. China continues to demand that the world not try to nation build in Syria., while Russia and Iran continue to actively support the Syrian government.

Meanwhile, Turkey and Lebanon decried that Syria has been laying mines along paths that refugees have been using to escape the country. "Any use of anti-personnel landmines is unconscionable," Steve Goose, Arms Division director at Human Rights Watch, said. "There is absolutely no justification for the use of these indiscriminate weapons by any country, anywhere, for any purpose."