Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug.13 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
At least, 110 people were killed in clashes between Syrian government forces and Free Syrian Army yesterday, Al-Jazeera TV channel reported on Monday.
There are many women and children among the dead. Most of the victims were residents of the cities of Damascus and Aleppo.
Anti-government protests have continued in Syria for about 17 months.
According to UN, the total number of victims of the conflict in Syria has exceeded 17,000 people. About 230,000 people became refugees. About three million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. The Syrian authorities say that they oppose the well-armed militants.