The LCC says the toll has far exceeded 7,000 , with nearly 700 killed in the past week -- about two-thirds of them in Homs . NEW : Arab League accepts Jordanian diplomat as Syrian envoy , Petra reports . Opposition activists in the Arab League call for support . Syria rejects Arab League , pointing to ` ` hysteria affecting some Arab governments '' Syrian troops keep up bombardment of protesters , activists say .
NEW : Arab League accepts Jordanian diplomat as Syrian envoy , Petra reports . Opposition activists in the Arab League call for support . Syria rejects Arab League , pointing to ` ` hysteria affecting some Arab governments '' Syrian troops keep up bombardment of protesters , activists say .