Syrian President Bashar al-Assad indicated to UN Arab League envoy Kofi Annan that there could be no cease-fire deal against opponents he called ?terrorist? gangs. NBC's John Ray reports.
>>> overseas to syria and a high profile meeting in damascus today. as the fighting raged on around them, the former head of the united nations tried to persuade the embattled president to bring a halt to the bloodshed. john ray has the latest now.
>> reporter: good evening, lester. for all his diplomatic clout it could be damascus is already a mission impossible for kofi annan . as he began two hours of talks with president assad, yet more fighting, including this, a government assault on the rebel-held city in the north. acts there tell us there has been heavy shelling and the refugees are trying to make for the safety of the nearby border with turkey. and in homs the city which more than any other has come to symbolize the uprising, these images of rebel fighters apparently celebrating the destruction of a syrian army tank. now, kofi annan came arranged with a peace plan , humanitarian aid . but president assad said there could be no deal if armed gangs are causing chaos in the country. the two men are due to meet tomorrow, but hard to see any of this halting the serious slide to all-out civil war .
Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/46693844/
red hook romney tax return fred thompson fred thompson the tree of life movie academy award nominees 2012 2012 oscar nominations
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.