Syria violence surges as UN calls for protection

Syria violence surges as UN calls for protection

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He echoed the Syrian government's argument that foreign powers looking to destabilize Syria are behind the unrest — not true protesters seeking more freedom and the end to dictatorship.

"Now, we hear, unfortunately, that the conflict in Syria continues to be fueled by outside forces who are interested in further destabilizing the situation," Loshchinin told the emergency meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council.

"Armed terrorist and extremist groups are being armed and organized, supplied with weapons and money from abroad," he said. "The situation in Syria must be resolved in strict observance of international law and the provisions of the United Nations Charter."

But U.S. Ambassador Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe accused the regime itself of stoking the conflict "with propaganda about foreign conspiracies and domestic terrorism."

"The propaganda is fooling no one," Donahoe said. "The regime is driving the cycle of violence and sectarianism."

The 47-nation rights council passed a resolution backed by 37 African, European, Asian, Arab and American members chiding Syria for "gross and systematic violations of human rights."
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