Security Council circulated 4th version of draft resolution in continuing bid 2 win Russia's support

Security crackdown continues in Syria

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European nations on the United Nations Security Council circulated a fourth version of their draft resolution in a continuing bid to win Russia's support. It deletes the word "sanctions," instead threatening to adopt "targeted measures" in the event that Syria's government doesn't halt attacks on protesters. The text also drops a reference to possible referral of alleged crimes to the International Criminal Court and adds a line that "urges all sides to reject violence and extremism."

Russia opposes any mention of sanctions, UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters.

Robert Ford, the U.S. ambassador to Syria, who has been a critic of Assad, escaped a violent mob of government supporters while visiting opposition lawyer Hasan Abdul-Azim at his office in Damascus. [ read more at link ]