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January 25, 2012

Arab League Extends Syria Monitoring Mission Amid Ongoing Killings 
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Monitors from Gulf Arab states are leaving Syria amid ongoing killings
of protesters by the regime of Bashar al-Assad. On Tuesday, the Gulf
Cooperation Council said it would suspend its involvement in the Arab
League monitoring mission to Syria with no signs of Assad's crackdown
slowing down. Up to 68 people were reportedly killed across Syria in
Tuesday. The Arab League says it will continue the monitoring mission
and Syria has authorized its stay for a second month. Meanwhile at the
United Nations, Russia is under continued pressure to stop blocking a
Security Council measure that would condemn the crackdown. On Tuesday,
demonstrators criticized Russia at a rally outside the United Nations.

Protester: "They are the chief arms dealer to the Assad regime, they
have stalled for time but they have now run out of time and the world
has united against Russia and against Assad. We think now is the time
for the United Nations Security Council to take the action that it's
responsible for taking if it is going to live up to its responsibility
to protect mandate."



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