Wednesday, November 16, 2011

International Pressure On Syria Intensifies



Arab League Gives Syria Three-Day Deadline to Stop Killings -- Bloomberg

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Arab League gave Syria three days to end bloodshed and allow observers in or face economic sanctions, as attacks on Syria’s forces by military defectors escalated the violence that has raged for eight months.

“We shall stop wasting time,” Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jasim Al Thani said during a news conference after the Arab League meeting yesterday in Rabat, Morocco, to discuss President Bashar al-Assad’s crackdown on dissent. “People are getting killed.”

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Syria: Arab League sets deadline to end 'repression' -- BBC
Arab League Gives Syria 3 Days to Halt Bloodshed -- Voice of America
Arab League Offers Reprieve for Syria as Toll Rises -- New York Times
Pressure on Syrian regime intensifies -- Financial Times
Syria facing renegade troops, int'l scorn -- CBS/AP
Syria's suspension from Arab League takes effect -- L.A. Times
Arab League Confirms Syria's Suspension From Group -- Time
Arab League says to draft Syria economic sanctions -- Reuters
Syria facing worldwide isolation -- USA Today

My Comment: This is going to be a winter of bloodshed in Syria.

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