As violence across Syria killed at least 36 people Saturday (June 16th), United Nations monitors suspended their mission to Syria due to an escalation of fighting in the country, AFP reported.
"There has been an intensification of armed violence across Syria over the past 10 days," Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, the mission's leader, said in a statement.
"This escalation is limiting our ability to observe, verify, report as well as assist in local dialogue and stability projects -- basically impeding our ability to carry out our mandate," he said.
"The lack of willingness by the parties to seek a peaceful transition, and the push towards advancing military positions is increasing the losses on both sides: innocent civilians, men, women and children are being killed every day," Mood said.
"In this high-risk situation, UNSMIS (United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria) is suspending its activities," he said.
Mood said the observers will not conduct patrols and will stay in their locations until further notice.
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رشيد اغا
2012-6-17
All of this means that Russia will support Iran's nuclear program and Syria’s resistance in face of the Western pressure so long as the political cost of this position remains acceptable and profitable. The words of the Iranian President regarding the removal of Israel from the world’s map have embarrassed Moscow seriously and contradicted with the Kremlin’s approach. The current foreign policy of the Kremlin believes that Moscow can quietly withdraw its support for Ahmadinejad’s regime. Without doubt, the Kremlin is against imposing sanctions on Syria under the pretext of lack of cooperation with the Committee investigating the Hariri assassination. However, it is unlikely that Moscow will confront Washington and the European Union over this issue. The region is in dire need of stability and calmness, which can occur only after restoring security and commencing the new phase of the region’s history. This will help achieve the aspirations of the people in terms of having the best possible political conditions, leading to a revival that will bring about affluence and a prosperous economy. In addition, necessary international aid must be made available to support all aspects that can play an effective role in attaining the required progress and development. There are friendly nations, organizations, institutions and companies that can play an effective role in helping the nations attain best living conditions. These nations have suffered a great deal throughout all of their history and not only during the modern history.
Ero
2012-6-17
The arrangements planned by countries to switch to democracy or achieve development are not successful or solid unless they include the reformation of the judiciary and the reinforcement of its independence in their components. This is necessary because it is the basic foundation that should protect and solidify democracy and provide a safe, stable and suitable domain to build development based on humans as a means and purpose. This can be achieved by obligating the supremacy of law and giving power and authority to institutions. If justice represents a real gateway to achieving the stability of the society and the protection of individuals, then without any doubt, it is a vital means to support all kinds and shapes of development. The later needs a community space that encourages creativity and diligence in all fields. This is why, ever since the dawn of history and to this day, all the divine legislation and human revolutions have aimed to establish the scales of justice among the mediums of the nation and eradicate the roots of oppression and corruption. This is done because of the danger of corruption and all its manifestations and shapes in the country and society, its social, economic and political major costs and its bad reflections on the path of democracy and development.Russia’s supportive stance for Iran and Syria is due to a number of reasons. Russia is hoping to get financial revenues worth billions of dollars because of long-term cooperation with Tehran in the fields of the atomic energy for peaceful purposes. Second, the position of Russia towards the Iranian issue might lead to gaining the trust of other countries that will consider Russia a defender of its allies, and that would enhance the cooperative relations with Russia. In turn, this will achieve major profits for Russia. In addition, if Moscow supports Iran and Syria, this would improve the image of Russia as an honest and effective mediator in the region. Moreover, Moscow seeks to build good relations with all the important parties in the Greater Middle East, unlike the United States of America.
حسين
2012-6-17
The Russian Foreign Minister said that the main problem lies in that the draft resolution did not simultaneously demand both parties to the conflict, i.e. the Government and the opposition, to take practical steps towards a cease fire. He pointed out that Moscow had received reports that the UN Security Council plans to put the resolution to a vote. He called on the major powers not to rush to putting the draft resolution up for voting, knowing that Russia had previously used its veto twice, together with China, to prevent issuing two draft resolutions condemning the regime of Bashar al-Assad and boycotted the ‘Friends of Syria’ conference. He added that it is not acceptable to attach a specific deadline to any resolution, stressing that the most important thing is not the time factor but the ability to come up with a realistic text free of ambiguity and that aims to find a permanent solution. According to a copy of the draft resolution, the text says that the Security Council demands that the Syrian government cease immediately all acts of violence and calls upon opposition groups to refrain from all forms of violence once these conditions are achieved. Meanwhile, Beijing announced that a senior envoy will visit Riyadh, Cairo and Paris to explain its point of view rejecting the use of humanitarian aid as a pretext to interfere in affairs of other states and to call for unity within the Security Council. Annan preempted his visit to Damascus with a statement in which he said we need to find a way to come up with appropriate reforms and move forward. He added that during his visit, he would urge the Syrian government and the opposition to stop violence and seek a political settlement, warning of further militarization of protests.
كمال خالد
2012-6-17
Today, the Syrian and Iranian cases are garnering wide international attention and are discussed in the UN Security Council. Russia is in a delicate position as it should balance between its interests and the need to react positively to the demands of the European countries and the U.S. with whom Russia maintains extensive relations. These demands were elevated further after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s call for wiping Israel off the world map as well as the suspicion of involvement of senior Syrian officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Some Western circles see that Russia's position seeking to prevent Iran from turning into a nuclear state is identical to that of the U.S. and the European Union. In Moscow, there are those who see that Iran's possession of nuclear weapons will not destabilize the already volatile region, but could constitute a direct threat to Russia.
صلاح
2012-6-17
Russia announced its opposition to the new draft resolution put forward by the United States at the UN Security Council on Syria. Russia considered that it is unbalanced at a time when the Syrian National Council rejected a call by the UN- Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, to engage in dialogue with the Syrian regime. Annan preempted his visit this Saturday to Damascus with a statement from Cairo in which he said we need to find a way to come up with appropriate reforms and move forward.
وسام
2012-6-17
All the Syrian people, without any exception, recognize the Free Army which is protecting women, children, and the elderly as well as the private properties against the gangs of the deposed Bashar the killer. Second, in Syria there is only one army, called the Free Army, led by Colonel Riad al-Assaad. The second party is made of bands, bandits, and Shabiha, led by the deposed Bashar the killer. At present, the Free Army is surrounding the Presidential Palace. With God's help, it’s almost over...
سعدون صادق
2012-6-17
It is right and clear for everyone that the overthrown traitor Bashar is carrying out massacres and atrocities and longed from the beginning to make the war a sectarian one. Unfortunately, the mercenaries and gangs of Lat Party [Hezbollah] which are not less criminal in their creed than the dictatorial regime have followed the regime in tending towards the sectarian war. Thus, we have known the true perpetrator of these massacres. As a matter of fact, we could say and assume that both parties are carrying out the same acts. Didn’t we notice that the slogans in “Lat Party and Iran”” and the chanting of Nassiri people and the Party of Satan belong to the same specimen “Assad or we will burn the country”.
يحيى قادر
2012-6-16
The Syrian people who are rising up today, after their million-man revolution and uprising culminated in this radiant and brilliant day, covering the whole span of Syrian territory, are entitled to scream in the face of the tyrant and criminal, Bashar Hafez Al-Assad, that “You have missed your chance”, despite all the attempts to circumvent our overwhelming popular revolution, from the Semiramis conference to the recent Habash conference, and the attempt to make a mockery of the people. The Syrian people have the right to scream at the top of their voices that “You have missed your chance! You have missed your chance!”. The Syrian people are no longer duped by these duplicitous theatrical performances, and by the duplicitous leader of the regime and its even more duplicitous media. For years they have been make a mockery of the Syrian people, with regard to realizing transparency and fighting corruption and other such rosy slogans, and instead the result has been more tyranny, dictatorship, corruption and other such things, including autocratic rule and the humiliation of the great Syrian people, until the latter’s recent uprising that has terrified the tyrant and his henchmen, and the tyrant’s tanks rolled in to city of Hama yesterday, using old and lowly tactics in order to terrorize and scare the residents of Hama, and the tyrant does not know that he has missed his chance.
فريد
2012-6-16
I don't know; we hear a lot about calls to conduct trials and justice everywhere. This is a natural thing to do, because there can be no historical reconciliation in a country that has faced a crisis except through a fair trial of everyone who has committed crimes against the Syrian people. As for Bashar al-Assad, I don't know whether he has a heart; I don't know whether his mind is messed up or lost. We see an executioner and mass murderer, not a ruler who fights for the freedom of his people or liberates his land from the enemy in a war. We see a murderer because of what he is doing in the Syrian people. I don't know whether he is really a father and whether he feels what he and those with him are doing to the innocent children, such as slaughtering them before the whole world. Why are the countries silent and how long will they be silent? Where are the NATO and the Security Council? If there are plans and thinking, then how long are you going to wait? Where is the role of the Arab leaders? According to what we hear about the Arab revolutions, each country is busy with its internal affairs. But does this mean that no one will be able to confront Bashar? Doesn’t he know that there is judgment waiting for him in the hereafter? Doesn’t he know that if a human kills an animal without a reason, he will be judged on the Day of Judgment? Not to mention killing humans without any justification. They are people who are only asking for their rights and justice from God. All I can see is the doors narrowing in front of Bashar, and I believe that he will fall very soon.
وهبي خالد
2012-6-16
Unfortunately, there is a division in the position of the Arab countries about how to deal with Syria. We must express our concern over the worsening violence in this Arab country. The views of the Arab countries are different. Besides, they are in a state of major concern, active follow-up and anger about the crisis in Syria. What we hear about the fall of many victims points to a major upheaval in Syria, stressing the need not to leave the situation like that. The Arab countries are trying to agree about a position towards Syria. Syria is a very important part in the Arab world and the continuation of the current situation could lead to bad consequences. As for this country, there are a lot of innocent civilians that were killed in clashes between the forces of President Bashar al-Assad and protesters against his rule, while the Syrian regime’s reply makes it angry because of an elevated wave of pressures and international sanctions. Protests are part of the armed revolution that are supported by foreign powers to provoke sectarian conflict. The Arab League must adhere, to a large extent, to the conservative attitude about the situation in Syria which is linked to an alliance with Iran unlike China and Russia that supported Bashar in repressing civilians. The Arab league should pave the way for NATO to launch air raids on Syria as they paved the way to do the same to the former regime in Libya which helped in the liberation of Libyans, which the Syrians also hope for. The Arabian nations should move very quickly for the sake of every child and mother who has lost a lot to secure her children’s future. In the name of humanity, all Arabs must move against the oppressive Syrian regime which caused the shedding of blood in the existing populations.
مرشد عاصم
2012-6-16
The quick action of the Security Council is the only solution to stopping all the crimes of Bashar al-Assad that have significantly increased. The repression that the Syrian regime has started to use against the Syrians is very awful. There must be decisions permitting the carrying out of attacks against the Syrian regime and against the means of military repression. There are some countries that do not want to vote in favor of taking military action against the Syrian regime. The Security Council should use all necessary measures to protect civilians and enforce a cease-fire on the military formations of the Syrian regime, including the implementation of military strikes. But, it should be in a studied way before any decision which could cause more chaos and victims that may die by mistake because of the military attacks. The Syrian regime has underestimated the decisions of the Security Councils. The Syrian people is going to pay the price for any delay in humility, oppression, and humiliation.
مجدي هلال
2012-6-16
The Syrian and Hamawi people cleansed themselves of the dust of fear and broke the barrier of fear that appeared in their souls and bodies to face the Levant tyranny. We say to the killers: you missed the train and there are no longer arrows in your pot and you have nothing to do except raising the roof of the popular claims. The spread of death and destruction in Ma'arat Numan, Kafr Roma, Jisr Shogoor, Deraa and others will increase the light of the revolution and the resolution of the rebels to move forward to have full liberty. All the conferences held do not meet the requests and the ambitions of the Syrian street that demanded the ouster of the tyrant and the regime of the Baath, the criminal, who is envious of all Syrians and Arabs and humanity. We will not be silent and deceived anymore and we will not be calm until the departure of the authoritarian and totalitarian regime. Our only reply is: you have missed the train and there are sounds of screaming on Levant ground, but no one answered.
كامل سعيد
2012-6-16
Bashar should be aware of the fact that his people hate him and that the time for him to go has come without causing further losses. The Arab states should cooperate with the Security Council to put an end to those crimes that are classified as the most horrendous crimes that have been done in the Arab revolts after the crimes of Muammar in Libya; both of them are alike in their ideas, but Allah the Highest, the Creator of All Power, the Compeller is the only one who will rid the Syrians of this oppressive dictator forever.
قاسم
2012-6-16
The revolution took place in order to demolish injustice and tyranny. They do not care about the martyrs and the wounded people they produce; they are all for the sake of the homeland against the injustice and aggression of the machinery of oppression and murder they face, and whose heart is sad to see that the Army of Syria has become a brutal killing machine. Their eyes did not shed a tear for the martyrs that they kill as if they were the enemies of the homeland. Why all of this? It is only for one person, who is Bashar, and they face these difficulties for their freedom, which can be summarized in improving education, industry, agriculture, health insurance and the elimination of unemployment and other rights that are the rights of each free citizen, but the regime refuses to fulfill any of the rights for them. All they were concerned with, just like any governor, is governance and they do not work for the comfort of their countrymen, but make them suffer from poverty, disease and the practices of the security services to cause the suffering of the Syrian citizen from the various kinds of oppression and injustice. When he heard the demands of his people, he did not meet the call, but revealed his true evil face, showed his disrespect for them and what the value of the Syrian citizen for him is. He has not heard anyone to stop those practices of his people. One of the heinous crimes of the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, and his brother, Maher al-Assad, in Syria, who is the leader of the fourth group in the army; he ordered seven of his top military aides to demolish and bomb more mosques throughout Syria to prevent the demonstrators from using them as a starting point for their demonstrations. Among the crimes of Bashar al-Assad: have you ever seen a regime in the universe removing the fingernails of school children, distorting their faces and detaining them and detaining the women? It is a system of gangs, as if this system has no role except murder and assisting in the murder against the Syrian people. It is time for the Security Council to form an international tribunal that will receive the complaints and lawsuits from the parents of tens of thousands of victims who have been killed by the leaders of the gang, Bashar al-Assad, his brothers and all the family of Al-Assad, and then the truth that is embedded will circulate and the whole world will know the reality of the system of tyranny and terrorism, the system of the gang of killings, looting and pillage by the Assad regime.