AMMAN (Reuters) - The West warned of more pressure on Syria if a crackdown against pro-democracy protests continues, hours after tanks stormed a city in the south, cradle of an uprising against Baathist rule.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that both the European Union and the United States -- which have already slapped sanctions on a number of senior Syrian officials but not on President Bashar al-Assad -- were planning more steps."We will be taking additional steps in the days ahead," Clinton said, saying she agreed with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who told reporters that the time for Syria to make changes was now.Rights activists say a crackdown to crush a two-month wave of protests against Assad has killed at least 700 civilians.Syrian tanks moved into a southern city on the Hauran Plain on Tuesday after encircling it for three weeks, activists said.Soldiers fired machineguns as tanks and armoured personnel carriers entered Nawa, a city of 80,000 people 60 km (40 miles) north of the town of Deraa, according to activists from the region.Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tanks storm south Syria city, U.S. piles on pressure
AMMAN (Reuters) - The West warned of more pressure on Syria if a crackdown against pro-democracy protests continues, hours after tanks stormed a city in the south, cradle of an uprising against Baathist rule.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that both the European Union and the United States -- which have already slapped sanctions on a number of senior Syrian officials but not on President Bashar al-Assad -- were planning more steps."We will be taking additional steps in the days ahead," Clinton said, saying she agreed with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who told reporters that the time for Syria to make changes was now.Rights activists say a crackdown to crush a two-month wave of protests against Assad has killed at least 700 civilians.Syrian tanks moved into a southern city on the Hauran Plain on Tuesday after encircling it for three weeks, activists said.Soldiers fired machineguns as tanks and armoured personnel carriers entered Nawa, a city of 80,000 people 60 km (40 miles) north of the town of Deraa, according to activists from the region.
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I live in Syria and we want our president if you don;t mind and about what is happening here is all lies .. if we are fighting some terrorist this our business ..right??? or what let them kill us .. so Clinton shut your mouth
ReplyDeleteyou know nothing about president Assad he is so good man ..so stop your conspiracy against us
Hello , sorry if I am interrupt you with this articles and doesn't mean to create conspiracy against your people . This article is automatic published and any topic can be review here . So don't misunderstand about this . ok..
ReplyDeleteMore things to follow in 2012 i think
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