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June 5, 2012

Syrian Rebels Say Ceasefire No Longer Applies; 80 Soldiers Killed 
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Syrian rebels say they are no longer bound by a U.N.-backed ceasefire
after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ignored their Friday deadline to
halt attacks. On Monday, the Free Syrian Army said it has resumed
attacks on Syrian troops stationed at checkpoints in major cities.
Syrian activists claim at least 80 Syrian soldiers have been killed in
rebel operations since Friday. At the United Nations, a spokesperson for
international envoy Kofi Annan said Syria might already be experiencing
an all-out civil war.

Ahmad Fawzi: "The special envoy Mr. Annan and many others have warned of
the danger of Syria descending into a bloody protracted sectarian civil
war. We may be there already. And we hope for the Syrian people, for the
sake of the Syrian people, we hope we're not there yet. But this is
certainly a very unfortunate and bloody scenario that we are
witnessing."

 

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