In a press conference at the National Press Club(NPC) in Washington, a panel of activists and humanitarians stressed the imperative need for support in Syria from the international community. The Syrian activists called for a “no-fly zone” over Syria after an ugly train of attacks on civilian villages carried out by the Syrian government in the last few weeks.
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Syrian Humanitarian: Russia Helping Syrian Gov’t Build Helicopters
Rafif Jouejati, a representative of the organization Free Syria told reporters during a press conference in D.C. Firday that Russia currently supplies the Syrian government with not only weapons and other military equipment, but also with parts for attack helicopters. [audio:http://trns.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/20120615Russiangovtaid.mp3]
Syrian Humanitarian: US Will Regret Not Giving Syria Help
Dr.Abdul Majeed Katrangi from the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) said during a Syrian Expatriates Organization press conference on Friday that the US will regret its lack of involvement in Syrian, just as former President Bill Clinton has been quoted as saying that he wished he had done more to help the similar situations in [...]
UN Peacekeepers Prevented From Reaching Site Of Syrian Massacre
The UN says peacekeepers are still trying to reach Mazraat al-Qabeer to verify reports of large scale killings. (UN Photo/Nadine Kaddoura)
UN Security Council to Discuss Next Steps to End Syrian Violence
A divided UN Security Council will try to find new ways to bolster Kofi Annan’s peace plan in the coming days, as fighting between Syrian government forces and armed rebel groups continues to escalate. “Syria will be most pressing issue on the agenda,” Chinese Ambasador and President of the Security Council for the month of June [...]
US Says Syrian Government Investigation of Al Houla Massacre “Blatant Lie”
US Ambassador Susan Rice Thursday dismissed a preliminary Syrian government investigation that blames armed terrorist groups for the Al Houla massacre as “another blatant lie” from the Assad regime. Earlier in Damascus, a military official leading the government inquiry into the killings said that all of the Al-Houla victims belonged to peaceful pro-government families who [...]
US Fears Worst Case Scenario in Syria
US ambassador Susan Rice says some powers might consider action outside the UN framework in the Syria crisis unless the Security Council increases pressure on Syria in response to the Assad regime’s continuing ceasefire violations. Rice says the Syrian government’s recent attacks against civilians and continued failure to withdraw heavy weapons from urban areas have [...]
Peacekeeping Chief: UN Syria Mission Not Equipped to Investigate Massacre
UN says peacekeepers don’t have the expertise to investigate killing of 108 civilians in Al Houla but that evidence points to the Syrian government. (UN Photo/Neeraj Singh)
Obama Would Rather Not Use Force Against Assad
It’s becoming fairly evident that President Obama and his administration would prefer not to take military action against the brutal regime of Syrian leader Bashar Assad.
Syrian Civil War Looms, Warns UN Human Rights Panel
An independent UN Human Rights Council report says violence continues unabated (UN Photo/Neeraj Singh)
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