NEW : World News : ` ` We 're used to the sights now , the blood , the sound of gunfire '' U.N. officials say more than 9,000 people , most of them civilians , have been killed and tens of thousands more have been uprooted since the crisis began in March 2011 . U.N.-Arab League special committee promises ` ` serious '' discussions with al - Qaeda . Syria calls on the Security Council to hold accountable member states aiding the opposition . The Emergency Coordination Committees of Syria reports 26 deaths on Friday .
NEW : World News : ` ` We 're used to the sights now , the blood , the sound of gunfire '' U.N.-Arab League special committee promises ` ` serious '' discussions with al - Qaeda . Syria calls on the Security Council to hold accountable member states aiding the opposition . The Emergency Coordination Committees of Syria reports 26 deaths on Friday .