Conley
01-25-2012, 10:38 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria — Saying that “half the universe” was conspiring against his country, the Syrian foreign minister forcefully rejected a regional attempt to broker an end to the 10-month conflict here on Tuesday and suggested that there would be no end to the government’s use of force to put down the uprising.
Speaking to reporters in Damascus, the foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, said armed groups had stepped up attacks on the security services and civilians, and promised that the government would deal with the groups “firmly.”
Activists reported a sharp escalation of violence in the last two days, saying at least 17 people were killed in one neighborhood alone in troubled Homs, the city that has become a focal point for concerns about Syria’s slide into civil war.
The Local Coordination Committees, an opposition group, said that across the country, at least 68 people had been killed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/world/middleeast/syria-rejects-regional-effort-to-end-conflict.html
As long as things in Iran continue to escalate I don't think Assad is going to feel any pressure to step down. Who's going to make him?
Speaking to reporters in Damascus, the foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, said armed groups had stepped up attacks on the security services and civilians, and promised that the government would deal with the groups “firmly.”
Activists reported a sharp escalation of violence in the last two days, saying at least 17 people were killed in one neighborhood alone in troubled Homs, the city that has become a focal point for concerns about Syria’s slide into civil war.
The Local Coordination Committees, an opposition group, said that across the country, at least 68 people had been killed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/world/middleeast/syria-rejects-regional-effort-to-end-conflict.html
As long as things in Iran continue to escalate I don't think Assad is going to feel any pressure to step down. Who's going to make him?