Syria uprising
The uprising started on March 15, 2011, the uprising is influenced by so many protest. More than 2,000 protesters have been killed and many more injured. The lastest fatalities have been today, February 10, 2012, due to twin bomb blasts hitting the military and security buildings in the northern city of Aleppo.
"The future of Syria must be determined by its people, but President Bashar al-Assad is standing in their way ... For the sake of the Syrian people, the time has come for President Assad to step aside." Quote from President Obama. "the widespread violations of human rights and the use of force against civilians by the Syrian authorities," Quote from The United Nations Security Council. The statement, which did not threaten economic sanctions and lacked the full stature of a resolution, was disavowed by non-permanent Security Council member Lebanon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%932012_Syrian_uprising
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