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| UN issues dire new warning on Syrian carnage |
| 2012-12-30 |
| The international envoy to Syria has warned the war in the country is worsening by the day, and that as many as 100,000 people could die in the next year. Lakhdar Brahimi says dialogue between the government of president Bashar al-Assad and the opposition remains the only way to avoid further bloodshed, but the opposition forces remain adamant that Mr Assad's government cannot be involved in any peace plan. "The situation in Syria is bad, very, very bad." he said. "It is getting worse, and worsening more quickly. If about 50,000 people were killed in nearly two years, and the war continues for another year, we won't have 25,000 more dead, we will have 100,000." When former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan quit the role of envoy in frustration and Mr Brahimi took up the post in August, he said it was an almost impossible task. Less than five months later the veteran trouble shooter is warning Syria could soon become a failed state ruled by warlords. |
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