Units of the Syrian army took full control over Jisr al- Shughour after it rolled into the city yesterday to “purify it from members of armed groups,” Syrian television reported. The state-run network said the attack is a response to the deaths of 120 members of the security forces in the town on June 7.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey talked with his U.K. counterpart David Cameron today and the two leaders agreed on the importance of an international response to the increasingly dangerous situation for Syrians and the region, according to Anatolia.

Erdogan had said before winning a third term yesterday that he’d talk with Assad in a “very different way” once the election was over.

Britain and France put forward on June 8 a motion in the United Nations Security Council to condemn Syria’s crackdown against protesters. The measure is backed by the U.S. and opposed by Russia, which has veto power.

“I am deeply concerned about the violence over the past few months in Syria, which has reportedly killed 1,200 people and caused over 10,000 to flee the country,” UN emergency relief coordinator Valerie Amos said in a statement today. “I call on the government to respect and protect civilians, and to refrain from the use of force against peaceful demonstrators.”

Emre Peker, Bloomberg.com