Arabs agree Syria opposition contacts, peace force
- Published: 13/02/2012 at 05:32 AM
- Online news: World
The Arab League said Sunday it had agreed to open contacts with Syria's opposition and ask the United Nations to form a joint peacekeeping force to the nation, moves swiftly denounced by Syria.
Syrian nationals residing in Lebanon, opposing the Syrian regime, light candles during a vigil in the capital Beirut. The Arab League said Sunday it had agreed to open contacts with Syria's opposition and ask the United Nations to form a joint peacekeeping force to the nation, moves swiftly denounced by Syria.
In Lebanon meanwhile, refugees from the Syrian city of Homs which is besieged by President Bashar al-Assad's troops, gave graphic accounts of what they had endured.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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