Thursday, December 22, 2011

Syrian National Council calls for emergency session of UNSC & Arab League

Syrian National Council calls for emergency session of UNSC & Arab League
Dec 22,  8:35 AM
In Syria, the opposition Syrian National Council called for emergency session of the U.N. Security Council and Arab League to discuss the crackdown on protesters in Syria.

It alleged that the Syrian forces massacred more than 200 people in Zawiyah mountain, Idlib, and Homs over the past two days.The Local Coordination Committee said the Syrian security forces carried out a massacre by killing 111 civilians in Kafruwed in Idlib province on Tuesday.

London based Syrian Observatory for human rights had claimed that over 100 fleeing army deserters were killed or wounded in Idlib on Tuesday.

Meanwhile Arab League advance team is leaving for Damascus on Thursday to pave the way for some 500 observers. Syria has accused the opposition of pushing for foreign intervention and trying to sabotage the peace deal.

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