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As Syrian forces reportedly continue to kill civilian protesters, armed rebels have threatened to step up their own attacks. Middle East expert Dr. Jeremy Salt says there is tunnel vision when it comes to deciding just who is doing the killing.­The commander of Syria's armed rebels threatened to step up attacks on President Bashar al-Assad's forces on Wednesday, according to Reuters. He said he was frustrated with Arab League monitors' lack of progress in ending a government crackdown on protests.