25 August 2012: At least 330 people were reported dead Saturday in Syria, marking the
highest single-day death toll since the start of the uprising,
according to opposition activists. With one week left to go, August is
already the deadliest month. Here are some of the other key developments
on the crisis that is spiraling out of control:
On the ground: Deaths mount as assault intensifies
Saturday's death toll
includes the bodies of more than 200 people that were found in and
around Damascus, namely Daraya, according to the Local Coordination
Committees of Syria, a network of opposition activists. It was unclear
when those victims were killed.
Saturday's death toll is the highest single-day figure since the start of the uprising, said a spokesman for the group.
CNN is unable to independently verify reports of violence as Syria has severely limited access to international journalists.
With one week left to go,
August is already the deadliest month in Syria's 17-month crisis.
Opposition activists report more than 3,700 people killed -- mostly
civilians -- in just the past few weeks.
Prior to Saturday, the
single bloodiest day was reported on July 12. At least 287 people were
killed then, including 220 in Hama province, according to the LCC.
The Syrian military's
frontal assault on the opposition appears to be ratcheting up, with
indiscriminate bombings from jets and rockets fired into civilian areas.
More than 10 missiles
landed in Idlib province as planes opened fire with machine guns, the
LCC said. Meanwhile, residents in Aleppo endured "intense aerial
shelling" by a regime warplane Saturday, the group said.
President Bashar
al-Assad's government had a different take on the situation in Aleppo,
the commercial and cultural heart of Syria.
"Armed forces continue
pursuing terrorists in Aleppo and its countryside," state-run media
proclaimed. "Armed forces destroy seven cars equipped with machine guns,
kill terrorists and seize their weapons in Aleppo city."
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