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Senior Arab officers say they expect Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quickly sign an Arab League peace set up geared toward ending his deadly crackdown on a nine-month-long opposition uprising.
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said Sunday he has data that Assad can sign the set up. Omani Foreign Minister Youssef bin Alawi conjointly said he's "optimistic" that Syria can comply with the Arab initiative among twenty four hours.
The set up calls on Syria to permit observers into the country to verify whether or not the govt. is honoring a pledge to prevent security forces attacking protesters who are demanding an finish to Assad's 11-year autocratic rule. The initiative conjointly needs Damascus to have interaction during a dialogue with opposition teams on political reforms.
The Qatari prime minister said Saturday the Arab League might submit its attempt to the U.N. Security Council for approval if Syria doesn't sign it by Wednesday, when foreign ministers of the 22-member Arab bloc meet in Cairo. Sheikh Hamad was speaking in Doha, where he chaired a league committee that counseled asking the United Nations to act on the Syrian crisis.
The Arab League suspended Syria's membership and imposed diplomatic and economic sanctions on Damascus last month to pressure it into accepting the peace initiative. Syria has demanded changes to the set up, saying the proposed observer mission would violate its sovereignty.
Rights activists say Syrian security forces dispensed additional assaults on centers of anti-government protest on Sunday, killing a minimum of ten civilians in shootings and alternative attacks within the central province of Homs and alternative areas. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Syrian army defectors conjointly killed six government troopers and destroyed 3 armored vehicles during a battle within the city of Qusair in Homs.
Syrian state news agency SANA says funerals were held Sunday for seven security personnel killed in fighting with rebel troopers within the provinces of Homs, Idlib and also the Damascus countryside. Syrian authorities blame violence within the country on "armed terrorist groups" and deny using force to suppress protesters.
The latest casualty figures couldn't be independently verified as a result of Syria heavily restricts the work of foreign reporters within the country.
The United Nations has estimated that violence linked to Syria's crackdown has killed a minimum of five,000 individuals since the uprising began in March.
Arab Officials: Syria's Assad to Sign Peace Plan Soon
Arab Officials: Syria's Assad to Sign Peace Plan Soon
Senior Arab officers say they expect Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quickly sign an Arab League peace set up geared toward ending his deadly crackdown on a nine-month-long opposition uprising.
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani said Sunday he has data that Assad can sign the set up. Omani Foreign Minister Youssef bin Alawi conjointly said he's "optimistic" that Syria can comply with the Arab initiative among twenty four hours.
The set up calls on Syria to permit observers into the country to verify whether or not the govt. is honoring a pledge to prevent security forces attacking protesters who are demanding an finish to Assad's 11-year autocratic rule. The initiative conjointly needs Damascus to have interaction during a dialogue with opposition teams on political reforms.The Qatari prime minister said Saturday the Arab League might submit its attempt to the U.N. Security Council for approval if Syria doesn't sign it by Wednesday, when foreign ministers of the 22-member Arab bloc meet in Cairo. Sheikh Hamad was speaking in Doha, where he chaired a league committee that counseled asking the United Nations to act on the Syrian crisis.
The Arab League suspended Syria's membership and imposed diplomatic and economic sanctions on Damascus last month to pressure it into accepting the peace initiative. Syria has demanded changes to the set up, saying the proposed observer mission would violate its sovereignty.
Rights activists say Syrian security forces dispensed additional assaults on centers of anti-government protest on Sunday, killing a minimum of ten civilians in shootings and alternative attacks within the central province of Homs and alternative areas. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Syrian army defectors conjointly killed six government troopers and destroyed 3 armored vehicles during a battle within the city of Qusair in Homs.
Syrian state news agency SANA says funerals were held Sunday for seven security personnel killed in fighting with rebel troopers within the provinces of Homs, Idlib and also the Damascus countryside. Syrian authorities blame violence within the country on "armed terrorist groups" and deny using force to suppress protesters.
The latest casualty figures couldn't be independently verified as a result of Syria heavily restricts the work of foreign reporters within the country.
The United Nations has estimated that violence linked to Syria's crackdown has killed a minimum of five,000 individuals since the uprising began in March.