28 1 / 2012

pantslessprogressive: “It has been decided to immediately stop the work of the Arab League’s mission to Syria pending presention of the issue to the league’s council.” - Nabil Elaraby, secretary-general of the Arab League The Arab League suspended their mission to Syria on Saturday following increased violence in the nation. The group said the ”critical deterioration of the situation” in Syria led them to halt their work, though Arab League observers will remain in the country.  Last week, the Arab league called on President Bashar Assad to step down. A draft resolution endorsing the Arab League’s peace plan for Syria may come to a vote at the UN Security Council next week. The resolution does not impose sanctions on the Syrian capital, but does call for a “political transition” and warns of adopting “further measures” if the government does not comply. Since observers entered the country in mid-December, opposition members have criticized their mission, highlighting Gen. Mohammad Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi’s involvement and claiming the league’s presence is ineffective in preventing violence. More than 5,000 people have been killed in the ongoing protests in Syria, according to the UN. Read more at Al Jazeera and Reuters. [Photo: Arab League monitors check a neighborhood in Daraa, Syria. Credit: AP]

pantslessprogressive:

“It has been decided to immediately stop the work of the Arab League’s mission to Syria pending presention of the issue to the league’s council.” - Nabil Elaraby, secretary-general of the Arab League

The Arab League suspended their mission to Syria on Saturday following increased violence in the nation.

The group said the ”critical deterioration of the situation” in Syria led them to halt their work, though Arab League observers will remain in the country. 

Last week, the Arab league called on President Bashar Assad to step down.

A draft resolution endorsing the Arab League’s peace plan for Syria may come to a vote at the UN Security Council next week. The resolution does not impose sanctions on the Syrian capital, but does call for a “political transition” and warns of adopting “further measures” if the government does not comply.

Since observers entered the country in mid-December, opposition members have criticized their mission, highlighting Gen. Mohammad Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi’s involvement and claiming the league’s presence is ineffective in preventing violence.

More than 5,000 people have been killed in the ongoing protests in Syria, according to the UN.

Read more at Al Jazeera and Reuters.

[Photo: Arab League monitors check a neighborhood in Daraa, Syria. Credit: AP]

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