Friday, December 23, 2011

Global News | Sanctions not enough to stop the bloodshed: Syrian revolutionaries

Global News | Sanctions not enough to stop the bloodshed: Syrian revolutionaries

Sanctions not enough to stop the bloodshed: Syrian revolutionaries clip from article: As the international community moves to keep more of its money and goods out of Syria, a revolutionary group is urging them to send people in.

“We need international observers. We need U.N. in Syria. We need to open in the door all the human rights organizations. We need the media to come to Syria,” Ali Hasan, spokesman for the Syrian Revolution General Commission, told Global News from Damascus.

Arab League observers tasked with monitoring Assad’s promise to end its crackdown on protests landed in the country this week. About 150 observers are expected in the country.

While Syrian protestors welcomed their arrival, Hasan said there simply aren’t enough observers to stop the violence.

“If you cover Daraa they will kill in Homs. If you cover Homs they will kill in Hama,” he said. “We want other nationalities and international groups to come.”

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