The conflict in Syria erupted five months ago when Syrian forces suppressed protests in the southern city of Daraa. Anti-government fervor caught on nationwide as more protests were met with tougher crackdowns. By Wednesday, the death toll had reached 2,417, including more than 2,000 civilians, said the Local Coordination Committees of Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the toll at 2,182.
Friday's fighting in Khan Sheikhoun was reported just hours after SANA, the news agency, said security had been restored in Hama. But the Syrian Observatory said armored personnel carriers and machine guns mounted on vehicles remained in the Hama late Thursday, and 27 people have been detained.
In June, thousands of residents of another town in Idlib province fled their homes for Turkey after Syrian troops moved in. The latest operations in the province have renewed fears that others may again cross the border to escape the five-month-old crisis.
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