Massacre in Houla, Syria could be a 'Turning Point'. UN blaming Assad - calls for International Action. US Seeks Russia's Help!

BREAKING UPDATE

Chief UN Inspector in Syria, General Mood claims artillery shelling was to blame for killing in Houla. Basically pinning blame on Assad Military.

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World leaders joined the United Nations in demanding an urgent response on Syria after scores of civilians including 32 children were massacred by regime forces. UN chief Ban Ki-moon said those responsible for the atrocity “must be held to account”.

The United Nations led calls Saturday for urgent international action on Syria after reports of a horrific massacre by regime forces that left 92 people dead, more than a third of them children.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan jointly condemned the "appalling and brutal crime," which involved "indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force," and was "a flagrant violation" of international law and commitments by Syria's government not to use heavy weapons or violence.

"Those responsible for perpetrating this crime must be held to account," the UN chief and Annan added.

The UN mission said 92 bodies, 32 of them children aged less than 10, had been counted in the central Syrian town of Houla after reports of an artillery bombardment by President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

The offensive resulted in one of the bloodiest episodes since his regime launched a brutal crackdown on opponents in March last year that has left thousands dead.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the deaths an "atrocity" and said Washington would work with the international community to heap pressure on "Assad and his cronies, whose rule by murder and fear must come to an end."


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Last Edited by DoorBert on 05/27/2012 08:21 AM