The violence was one of the deadliest since the conflict began 14 years ago
More than 1,000 people have been killed in [Syria](https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/syria) in a wave of clashes followed by revenge killings. The violence was one of the deadliest since the country's conflict began 14 years ago.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, said among the dead were 745 civilians, mostly from close-range shootings.
Additionally, 125 members of government security forces and 148 militants affiliated with ousted President Bashar Assad were also killed.