Send Arab troops to curb Syria’s violence: Qatari Emir - The Globe and Mail
"In this Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, Qatari Emir Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani looks on during an official welcoming ceremony with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, unseen, in Tehran, Iran. The Emir of Qatar says that Arab troops should be sent to Syria to stop a deadly crackdown that has claimed the lives of thousands of people in the past ten months. Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani's comments to CBS "60 Minutes", which will be aired Sunday, are the first statements by an Arab leader calling for the deployment of troops inside Syria. - In this Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, Qatari Emir Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani looks on during an official welcoming ceremony with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, unseen, in Tehran, Iran. The Emir of Qatar says that Arab troops should be sent to Syria to stop a deadly crackdown that has claimed the lives of thousands of people in the past ten months. Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani's comments to CBS "60 Minutes", which will be aired Sunday, are the first statements by an Arab leader calling for the deployment of troops inside Syria."
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Send Arab troops to curb Syria’s violence: Qatari Emir
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BEIRUT— Globe and Mail Update
Published Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 11:12AM EST
Last updated Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 2:33PM EST
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The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, has called for Arab soldiers to be deployed in Syria in order to halt the deadly crackdown on that country’s widespread protests. The declaration is a significant increase in pressure tactics against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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