Thursday, August 18, 2011

President Assad Says Army Attacks on Syrian Civilians Have Ceased

An official at the United Nations said that Syria's President Assad has promised UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that the assault on Syrian civilians by government security forces has been halted.  Hundreds of unarmed, peaceful protesters have been arrested and/or shot by police and military forces since February, following the overthrow of the Tunisian and Egyptian regimes.

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