Russian arms ship to make second attempt to deliver helicopters to Syria

Calls for international action have grown as the violence in Syria has
worsened. Nearly 700 people were killed last week, according to
pro-opposition human rights groups in Syria, making it one of the bloodiest
since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began 15 months ago.
More than 60 are said to have died on Sunday.

More than 150 government soldiers are thought to be among the dead. In a sign
that morale in the armed forces is suffering, the Syrian opposition reported
the defection of more than 30 soldiers after a rebel attack on an artillery
battalion near the city of Aleppo. The defectors took their weapons with
them, they said.

Last week, a pilot in the Syrian Air Force — considered the wing of the armed
forces most loyal to Mr Assad — defected after flying his fighter jet to
Jordan.

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