Intense shelling of southern Syrian city kills 15

Free Syrian Army members train with their weapons on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Thursday, June 7, 2012. (AP Photo)

Free Syrian Army members train with their weapons on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Thursday, June 7, 2012. (AP Photo)

Syrian boys wearing face paint in the colors of the revolutionary flag attend an anti-Bashar Assad protest after Friday prayers on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Friday, June 8, 2012. (AP Photo)

This citizen journalism image provided by Kfar Suseh Coordinating of the Syrian Revolution purports to show Syrian troops patrolling the southern highway, in Damascus, Syria, Friday, June 8, 2012. (AP Photo/The Kfar Suseh Coordinating Of The Syrian Revolution )THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

This citizen journalism image provided by Kfar Suseh Coordinating of the Syrian Revolution, taken Thursday, June 7, 2012, anti-Syrian regime protesters, wave revolutionary flags and shout slogans during a demonstration, in the Kfar Suseh area of Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/The Kfar Suseh Coordinating Of The Syrian Revolution )THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

BEIRUT (AP) ? Activists say Syrian troops have shelled the southern city of Daraa, killing at least 15 people.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Coordination Committees say dozens of people were also wounded in the shelling early on Saturday.

Daraa is the city where the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March last year.

The U.N. said several weeks ago that at least 9,000 people have been killed since the crisis began while Syrian activists say the violence has claimed the lives of more than 13,000 people.

Associated Press

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