The Arab League may take its observers out of Syria, as the Syrian regime there continues to kill protesters despite its presence, according to the AP.
Syrian soldiers and tanks have begun pulling out of Homs, in response to the arrival of Arab League observers in Syria.
Just nine months since Syria’s uprising began, more than 5,000 people have been killed by the Syrian government, according to the United Nations’ (UN) latest estimate.
Syria’s rebels got a big boost of support from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today, meeting with Clinton in Geneva, where she cheered the possibility of ousting President Bashar Assad, calling for “removing the Assad regime” and replacing it with one of “tolerance and freedom.
With international pressure on Syria mounting, the United Nations (UN) is reporting that the death toll has risen to above 4,000, and is comparing the situation to a full civil war.
Syria is ignoring the Arab League’s ultimatum, as the 22-nation organization had given Syria 24 hours to agree to allow observers into the country or face possible economic sanctions.
A Syrian official reports that the country has agreed “in principle” to admit Arab League observers into the country to monitor its handling of protesters.
Violence in Syria has surged with more than seventy people killed in a 24-hour stretch.
Syrian forces brutally beat a prominent opposition leader in broad daylight in the heart of Damascus, and shot another one to death
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on Syria to stop its brutal crackdown on its citizens
