Beirut - A leading human rights activist says Syrian authorities have arrested more than 1 000 people in their latest security sweep.
Ammar Qurabi is the head of the National Organisation for Human Rights in Syria.
He says his group has documented around 1 000 names of people who were detained across Syrian provinces in door-to-door raids since Saturday. Qurabi said on Tuesday that many other people have been reported missing.
President Bashar Assad is determined to crush the six-week-old revolt against his authoritarian regime.
Over the past week, he has intensified a campaign of intimidation to quell the unrest. He also has sent soldiers and tanks to trouble spots. - Sapa-AP