Syria - CrisisWatch N°103 (sitios de interés)
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Fearsof civil war grew with regime targeting protesters and civilians onunprecedented scale, ongoing clashes between security forces and Free SyrianArmy across country; UN 28 Feb announced over 7,500 killed so far. Regime 4 Febbegan heavy shelling of Homs,killing 2 Western journalists 22 Feb; opposition warned of massacre. 2truck-bombs 10 Feb targeted security compounds in Aleppo killing 28. Al-Qaida leaderal-Zawahiri 12 Feb vowed support for uprising. Security forces 19 Feb fired onestimated 15,000 demonstrators in Damascus.International community remained divided: Russia,China4 Feb vetoed UNSC draft resolution backed by Arab League (AL) condemningviolent crackdown and supporting Jan AL roadmap; AL 12 Feb called for jointUN/AL peacekeeping mission; UNGA 16 Feb approved Arab-backed resolutioncondemning human rights violations. UN HR chief Pillay 13 Feb called for ICCreferral of situation; UN Commission of Inquiry 23 Feb reported Syrian securityforces, senior officials responsible for gross, systematic human rightsviolations. UN Human Rights Council 28 Feb held emergency session; Pillaydescribed rapidly deteriorating situation. U.S. 22 Feb warned of "additional measures" if regime fails to endviolence. Kofi Annan appointed UN-AL special envoy to Syria 23 Feb. “Friendsof Syria” contact group - including 60 countries - 24 Feb met in Tunis, recognisedopposition Syrian National Council as “a legitimate representative of Syrians”;Saudi Arabia, Qatar vowed to arm opposition; EU 27 Feb announced new sanctionsagainst Syria; France, U.S. 28 Feb drafting new UNSC resolution to alleviatehumanitarian suffering. Russia7 Feb, China 17 Febdispatched envoys to Damascus: Russian FM Lavrovcalled for solution based on Dec ALpeace initiative; Chinese deputy FM Zhai Jun backed Syrian reforms. Nationalreferendum 26 Feb approved new constitution removing Ba’ath party monopoly.
- Comment by Peter Harling and Sarah Birke,“Beyond the fall of the Syrian regime”,Middle East Research and Information Project, 24 Feb. 2012.
- “U.N., 'Friends' pursue new tracks on Syria”,Wall Street Journal, 24 Feb. 2012.
- For latest report, see Crisis Group Middle East BriefingN°31, UnchartedWaters: Thinking Through Syria’s Dynamics, 24 Nov. 2011.