Syrian forces have killed dozens of protesters despite assurances by President Bashar al-Assad to Ban Ki-moon that a crackdown was over.
Syrian tanks fired on low-income Sunni Muslim districts in the city of Latakia on Tuesday, the fourth day of an assault which has killed 36 people.
Syrian tanks and navy ships shelled the main Mediterranean port city of Latakia on Sunday, residents and rights groups said, killing at least 26.
Syrian tanks and navy ships have shelled Latakia, rights groups say, killing 24 people as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces try to quell protests.
Turkey demanded on Tuesday that Syria’s leaders stop the killing of civilians and said it would watch events there in the coming days.
Syrians began Ramadan in sombre mood on Monday after troops stormed into Hama in one of the bloodiest days of the five-month-old uprising.
Syrian army tanks stormed the city of Hama at dawn on Sunday, killing at least 24 civilians, residents said, after besieging it for nearly a month.
Syrian forces shot dead at least 11 people during mass protests on Friday against President Bashar al-Assad, rights activists and witnesses said.
Security forces shot dead at least 15 people on Friday after thousands took to the streets demanding the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.
Syrian troops have deployed on a main road leading from the commercial hub of Aleppo to Turkey as protests expand to border regions.