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| Syria in civil war, UN says, as Britain accuses Iran of aiding al Assad repression |
| 2011-12-02 |
| SYRIA is now in a state of civil war, with a death toll "much more" than 4,000 over eight months of protests, according to the UN. Navi Pillay, the body's high commissioner for human rights, said at a media conference in Geneva today that increasing numbers of defecting soldiers were taking up arms against the government of President Bashar al Assad. She reiterated her claim that Syrian forces were committing "crimes against humanity," Sky News reported. Her assessment came as the EU - already imposing tough sanctions on Iran in a challenge over nuclear activities - agreed to broaden its economic sanctions against the Syrian regime. Speaking as he entered a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, Foreign Minister William Hague said, "There is a link between what is happening in Iran and what is happening in Syria. I believe the Iranian government has given assistance to the Assad regime." |
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