(Reuters) - Syria has banned almost all foreign journalists from the start of the uprising, but authorities have started issuing short-term visas for a limited number of journalists, who are allowed to move around accompanied by government minders.
Syrian security forces have killed more than 9,000 people, according to the United Nations, while the government of President Bashar al-Assad says more than 2,500 soldiers and security agents have been killed.
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