Monday, April 9, 2012

#Syria demands guarantees from #rebels before withdrawing from cities

Shooter News  -  1:25 PM  -  Public
#Syria demands guarantees from #rebels before withdrawing from cities

#BEIRUT — A U.N.-brokered peace plan for Syria appeared close to collapse Sunday as the government demanded a written guarantee that the rebels will lay down their arms before authorities withdraw troops from cities and towns.

The statement cast serious doubt on hopes that the peace plan — the only initiative backed by Syrian allies China, Russia and Iran as well as the United Nations, the Arab League andhttp://news.networkingdates.com/world-news/security-news-round-up-9th-april-2012/
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Mary Jo Dodd

Mary Jo Dodd  -  1:22 PM  -    -  Public
Turkish officials say Syrian forces fired across the border at a refugee camp, wounding at least five people Monday, a day before a U.N.-brokered cease-fire is supposed to take effect.
Syrian activists tell VOA that two people were killed in the attack near a refugee camp in the southeastern Kilis region. About 25,000 refugees are currently housed in camps in Turkey's three provinces bordering Syria.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the incident began early Monday wh...
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