在阿拉伯国家联盟观察员先遣小组抵达叙利亚前，星期四叙利亚的死亡人数继续上升。
叙利亚人权了望台对美国之音表示，安全部队对霍姆斯地区进行突袭期间打死九名平民。该组织说，还有两名平民在叙利亚北部伊德利卜省的骚乱中丧生。
在暴力发生之际，阿盟的观察员先遣小组正准备开始其使命，确保叙利亚政府履行承诺停止对反政府示威者发动进攻。
这个小组正在为派遣数百名阿盟观察员做准备。在国际社会要求停止血腥镇压持续了九个月的反政府抗议活动的压力下，叙利亚同意让观察员入境。
叙利亚反对派官员说，政府军星期一以来打死了至少250人。这是反政府抗议活动于今年3月开始以来最血腥的时期之一。
反对派叙利亚全国委员会敦促联合国安理会召开紧急会议商讨叙利亚局势。该组织还希望联合国在叙利亚境内设置安全区。
Syria's death toll mounted on Thursday, ahead of the arrival of an advance team of Arab League observers.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told VOA that nine civilians were killed during security force raids in the Homs region. The group says two other civilians died during unrest in northern Idlib province.
The violence unfolded as the advance team of observers prepared to begin its mission to help ensure that the Syrian government is following through on pledges to stop attacks on anti-government protesters.
The team is preparing for the eventual deployment of hundreds of monitors. Syria agreed to allow the observers into the country under global pressure to stop its bloody crackdown on nine months of anti-government unrest.
Syrian opposition officials say troops have killed at least 250 people since Monday -- one of the bloodiest periods since the anti-government uprising began in March.
The opposition Syrian National Council is urging the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the situation. It also wants the U.N. to declare safe zones inside Syria.
