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October 18, 2012

Report: 28,000 People "Disappeared" by Syrian Regime 
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Human rights groups say at least 28,000 people have disappeared in Syria
after being abducted by soldiers or militia during the 19-month conflict
between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels seeking to topple
him. Turkey, meanwhile, has fired into Syria after a Syrian mortar shell
landed just inside its border. Tensions had previously risen between the
two countries after a similar blast from Syria killed five Turkish
civilians earlier this month. Turkey and Iran have both declared support
for a plan by U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi that would see a
holiday ceasefire between the rebels and the Syrian government. During a
trip to the region Wednesday, Brahimi warned the turmoil in Syria could
spread.

Lakhdar Brahimi: "The neighboring countries have two concerns. First, no
one can ignore the pains the Syrian people are suffering now. I don't
think any person is happy with what's going on inside Syria. Secondly,
those countries should realize, as we have heard from officials today in
Lebanon, that this crisis cannot remain within Syrian borders
indefinitely. Either it will be addressed or it will overflow...and be
all-consuming."

 

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