Friday, March 30, 2012

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates March 30, 2012



Inside Homs: Pictures Show Devastation Of Uninhabitable Rebel Town As Kofi Annan Tells Syrian President 'The Deadline For Peace Is Now' -- Daily Mail

* President Assad has agreed to implement six-point peace plan - but says opposition fighters must lay down their weapons first
* Fresh images show the flashpoint city of Homs in ruins as fighting shows little sign of slowing down
* U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds talks with Saudi king to agree strategy to end the 'bloodbath'
* An Arab League summit in Baghdad looks to have achieved little more than support for Kofi Annan's proposal
* Washington refuses to stage military intervention for fears of sparking sectarian civil war

Syria has been ordered to announce an immediate ceasefire as fears mount that it will not honour an earlier promise to do so.

President Bashar al-Assad agreed to a six-point peace plan laid out by Kofi Annan this week - but as fighting rages on, hopes of peace are fading.

A spokesman for the UN-Arab League envoy today told the Assad regime: 'The deadline is now.'

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria: Overview -- Yahoo News
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Amid Fresh Syrian Clashes, Annan Demands Ceasefire -- Voice of America
UN orders immediate Syria cease-fire: 'The deadline is now' -- MSNBC
Annan demands Syrian government begins ceasefire 'now' -- BBC
Assad says foreign aid to rebels must stop under peace plan -- Reuters
Syrian military must cease fire first-Annan spokesman -- Reuters

Roundup: Fighting in Syria flares amid peace efforts -- CNN
Activists: Fresh clashes erupt in northern Syria -- CBS
Fresh clashes as Syrian soldiers, rebels battle in Idlib -- CTV/AP
33 killed in Syria, Annan urges peace plan implementation -- M&C
Syrian Fighting Flares Ahead of Talks -- New York Times
Splits in 'Friends of Syria' group may help embattled leader Assad -- FOX News
Saudis Seek to Funnel Arms to Syria Rebels -- Wall Street Journal
Britain to double support to Syrian opposition -- The Telegraph
Opposition in Syria condemns slow efforts to end bloodshed -- Washington Post
Hopes fade that summit will find Syrian solution -- Financial Times
Assad Refuses to Cooperate with Arab League -- RIA Novosti
Syrian Kurds Could Tip Scales of Syrian Conflict -- Voice of America
No clear way to court for Syria war crimes suspects -- Reuters
Young Syrian activists put life on hold in revolt -- AP
Carnage in Syria leaves 1 million in need of aid -- Sydney Morning Herald
One million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance – UN-backed survey -- UN News Centre

Syria crisis: US urges Saudis to support diplomacy to end bloodshed
-- The Guardian
Clinton, Saudi Arabia explore Syria crisis -- AP
Clinton in Saudi Arabia for Syria Crisis Talks -- Time/AP
Hillary Clihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifnton in Middle East push to end crackdown in Syria -- The Telegraph

Syria in the balance
-- Henri J. Barkey, L.A. Times
Syria is no closer to Peace: Tabler -- ABC.net.au
Undergunned and Overwhelmed -- Rania Abouzeid, Foreign Policy

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