The United States says the international community will hold Syrian officials accountable if they fail to meet their duty to safeguard the country’s stockpiles of chemical weapons. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says the U.S. has repeatedly warned Syria it is obligated to protect those weapons. Nuland made her comments after a prominent U.S. newspaper […]
Opposition: Civilians Massacred in Syrian Village
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say government forces with tanks and helicopters have massacred more than 150 people, mostly civilians, in a village in Hama province. The activists and witnesses say troops shelled the village of Treimsa Thursday before storming the area. A rebel leader put the death toll at more than 200. State-run Syrian media say […]
Opposition: Hundreds of Civilians Massacred in Syrian Village
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say government forces have massacred more than 200 people, mostly civilians, inside a village in Hama province. The activists and witnesses say troops shelled the village of Treimsa with tanks and helicopters before storming the area. State-run Syrian media say troops battled an armed group in the area and, as in previous […]
Opposition: New Massacre in Syrian Village
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say government forces have massacred more than 200 people, mostly civilians, inside a village in Hama province. The activists and witnesses say troops shelled the village of Treimsa before storming the town. Thursday’s reported massacre comes as the United Nations Security Council debates imposing tough new sanctions on the Syrian government if […]
Opposition: New Massacre in Syrian Village
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian opposition activists say government forces have massacred at least 100 people in a village in Hama province. The activists and witnesses say troops shelled the village of Treimsa before storming the town. Thursday’s reported massacre comes as the United Nations Security Council debates imposing tough new sanctions on the Syrian government if it keeps […]
Russia Threatens Veto of New UN Sanctions on Syria
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
Russia says it will block a Western-backed U.N. Security Council resolution that would impose tough sanctions on Syria. Britain, France, Germany and the United States have introduced a resolution that would give Syria 10 days to stop using heavy weapons against the opposition and civilians after the resolution passes. If it fails to heed the […]
Russia Vows to Reject Sanctions on Syria
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
Russia says it will not heed the demands of the West and vote for sanctions on Syria to try to end the violence there. At the United Nations Security Council, Britain, France, Germany and the United States said Thursday that sanctions must be invoked against Damascus within 10 days unless the Syrian military stops using […]
Russia Vows to Reject Sanctions on Syria
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Russia says it will not vote for sanctions on Syria to try to end the violence there, as Western powers are demanding. At the U.N. Security Council, Britain, France, Germany and the United States said Thursday that sanctions must be invoked against Damascus within 10 days unless the Syrian military stops using heavy weapons against […]
Syrian Ambassador to Iraq Defects; Joins Opposition
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s ambassador to Iraq has defected and joined the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. In a statement broadcast on the Arabic-language television network al-Jazeera, Nawaf Fares urged members of the military to join him, saying there is no honor in killing one’s own people. He also said the government has used the ruling Ba’ath […]
Syrian Ambassador to Iraq Defects; Joins Rebels
Posted July 12th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Syria’s ambassador to Iraq has defected and joined the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. In a statement broadcast on the Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera, Nawaf Fares urged members of the military to join him, saying there is no honor in killing one’s own people. He also said the government has used the ruling Ba’ath […]
