U.N. Votes Overwhelmingly To Condemn Syrian Crackdown -- Washington Post
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution demanding Syria end its brutal 11-month crackdown on anti-government protesters, and endorsing an Arab League plan for a political transition that would require President Bashar al-Assad to yield some of his powers.
The non-binding resolution is largely symbolic and includes no enforcement provisions. But it highlighted the growing isolation of Syria’s closest allies at the United Nations, particularly China and Russia, who voted against Thursday’s resolution and vetoed a similar measure in the U.N. Security Council two weeks ago.
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