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The Arab League has suspended its monitoring mission in Syria due to what it called the escalation of violence and "critical deterioration of the situation" in the country.
Nabil Elaraby, the secretary-general of the Arab League, announced the decision in a statement on Saturday
The Arab League also confirmed on Saturday that it was holding talks with Russia, one of the main opponents of the bloc's peace plan.
The talks come ahead of a United Nations meeting on Monday. The Arab League and Western countries are pushing for a UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution on Syria - although Russia opposes the move.
"It has been decided to immediately stop the work of the Arab League's mission to Syria pending presentation of the issue to the league's council," he said.
The bloc said the observers would remain in the country, but would temporarily freeze their work.
The mission was set up in December to monitor Damascus' compliance with an Arab League plan to end a bloody crackdown on 10 months of protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.
The bloc extended the 165-member mission after its first month, but Gulf Arab states later withdrew their monitors.
The mission has been widely criticised by the Syrian opposition for being ineffective in reducing the bloodshed.
Originally posted by Ben81
Its not loooking good at all ..
Syria meltdown has not stoped
This uprising has been going on for months
and now they have officials that will confirm to the world
what really is going on and if its necessary to do something and stop Assad
The Arab league and the UN will soon agree
to impose a no fly zone after they have debriefed the inspectors
Russia and China will still veto it .. to delay any invasion on Syria
but at what point ...
The Arab League also confirmed on Saturday that it was holding talks with Russia, one of the main opponents of the bloc's peace plan.
The talks come ahead of a United Nations meeting on Monday. The Arab League and Western countries are pushing for a UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution on Syria - although Russia opposes the move.
so if Iran doesnt close the SOH
like planned .. after the oil sanction
they will be another door for ww3 to take place
and it will be Syria
how else it can end .. there is no other alternative
the ww3 has been planned to take place in many ways
many have failed so far
"It has been decided to immediately stop the work of the Arab League's mission to Syria pending presentation of the issue to the league's council," he said.
The bloc said the observers would remain in the country, but would temporarily freeze their work.
The mission was set up in December to monitor Damascus' compliance with an Arab League plan to end a bloody crackdown on 10 months of protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.
The bloc extended the 165-member mission after its first month, but Gulf Arab states later withdrew their monitors.
The mission has been widely criticised by the Syrian opposition for being ineffective in reducing the bloodshed.
www.aljazeera.com
(visit the link for the full news article)edit on 1/28/2012 by Ben81 because: (no reason given)
Man this site going down hill fast..
Originally posted by Xcathdra
reply to post by Agent_USA_Supporter
Sick of wars.. The last time any of those countries you named fought in a real war goes back to WWII.
Syria needs intervention to stop the whole sale slaughter of civilians by the Assad Government plain and simple. I will leave you who dont see it that way to make the excuses for the Assad regime.
Originally posted by ludwigvonmises003
reply to post by ufoorbhunter
It might be sound strange but I believe West is trying to establish muslim brotherhood as a counterforce to Iran's regional power or it might for the so called 'gog/magog war of Israel vs arabs.