Syrian security forces are said to have killed at least seven protesters Sunday, as an Arab League advisory body called for the immediate withdrawal of monitors from the country. The advisory groups says the observers are failing to prevent government troops from killing civilians.Four of the deaths Sunday came when troops loyal to embattled President Bashar al-Assad attacked protesters in the Damascus suburb of Daria. Other civilian casualties were reported in Homs.
Activists say more than 150 people have been killed across the country since the observers began their one-month mission last week. The Arab Parliament - an 88-member committee of delegates from Arab League states - said the violence is continuing to claim many victims, including children. Speaker Ali al-Salem al-Dekbas said monitors should pull out immediately, given the ongoing violence. The parliament operates separately from the Arab League and its recommendations are nonbinding.