STATE Department: 'We do not have a clear picture of what's happening in Syria'

State Department's Mark Toner: "... Toner said the State Department does not have a clear picture of what's happening on the ground in terms of protests and government violence due to restrictions on the media, after dozens were reportedly killed over the weekend. "We call on Syrian authorities to refrain from any further violence against peaceful protesters, as well as arbitrary arrests. And we also urge them to allow this free flow of information that will allow -- that will permit the international community to better follow in fact what's going on on the ground there..."