Activists: 111 killed in Syria Tuesday

A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on December 20, 2011 shows a missile being launched during military manoeuvres by the Syrian army in an undisclosed location in Syria. The Syrian navy and air force conducted live-fire manoeuvres to test their preparedness to repulse

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad (L) and Arab League deputy secretary general Ahmad Bin Hilly (R) sign an agreement during a meeting attended by Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi (back-R) at the institution's headquarters in Cairo on December 19, 2011 as Syria finally agreed to cooperate with Arab observers.

An image grab taken on December 15, 2011 from a video uploaded on YouTube shows the bodies of Syrian men who were allegedly killed by security forces and militia in Rastan in the central Homs province. More than 5,000 people have now been killed in the government crackdown in Syria, UN rights chief Navi Pillay said calling on the UN Security Council to launch a crimes against humanity case.

People take pictures of posters during a protest against Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad in Daria near Damascus. The poster reads: ‘The children ofMoadamieh and Daria are mourning their childhood.’

Demonstrators against Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad gather in Kafranbel on Tuesday. Human Rights Watch says dozens of Syrian military commanders and officials authorised or gave direct orders for widespread killings, torture, and illegal arrests