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AMMAN, Jordan
A Syrian watchdog group says more Syrians died in March than in any previous month since the start of fighting there two years ago. The IRC is ramping up its efforts to help Syrian civilians inside and outside their country.
A watchdog group says March was the most deadly month in Syria since the start of fighting there two years ago. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an organization opposed to Syrian President Assad but most frequently quoted on the numbers of Syrians killed, says at least 6,000 people were killed in Syria last month and that more than a third of them were civilians.