Stop bloodshed in Syria
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It seems that Syrian crisis is deepening day by day. The unrest that has gripped Syria since March 2011 has claimed more than 5400 lives. Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to overcome differences over Syria and take action to stop a crackdown on dissent. And the latest draft of the resolution strongly condemns violence and human rights abuses by the Syrian government. We have learnt from a recent report published in The Daily Star that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members US, UK, France, Germany, Portugal and Morocco have drafted a resolution, which Russia has vetoed, to impose sanctions or authorise military intervention. Iran, Syria's closest ally in the region, has also appeared in the scene by warning against US and other countries' interference in the affairs of Syria. On the other hand, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, backed by her French and British counterparts and Qatar premier, led the charge recently for tough UN resolution that would call on President Bashar al-Assad to end the bloodshed and hand over power. So, we fear that all these things might increase the bloodshed by increasing armed conflict in Syria.
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