Russia blocks U.N. Security Council declaration on Syria's Qusair
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Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - Russia on Saturday blocked a U.N. Security Council declaration of alarm over the bloody siege of the Syrian town of al-Qusair by Syrian troops and Hezbollah guerrillas, Security Council diplomats said.
Britain, president of the 15-nation council, had circulated a draft statement to fellow members voicing "grave concern about the situation in al-Qusair, Syria, and in particular the impact on civilians of the ongoing fighting."
Qusair, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, is usually home to an estimated 30,000 people. Fighting for control of the town has raged for two weeks.
Council statements must be agreed unanimously. Russia blocked the draft text, saying it was "not advisable to speak out as the U.N. Security Council didn't when Qusair was taken by the opposition," a council diplomat said on condition of anonymity.
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Syria conflict: Red Cross 'alarmed' over Qusair.
The Red Cross has expressed alarm over the situation in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair, and has appealed for immediate access to deliver aid.
Thousands of civilians are believed to be trapped as pro-government forces battle rebels, with medical supplies, food and water scarce.
Russia earlier blocked a UN "declaration of alarm" on Qusair.
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what is going on except the Syrian military and Hezbullah are kicking the rebels butts now. I'm just giving the British the benefit of the doubt. They are the ones claiming civilians are getting massacred. If this is so, tell the rebels to quit using civilians as human shields and surrender or come out and fight like men. Isn't that what they tell all terrorists?
by the U.N. at all and how it operates. Every country does not have equal status in the U.N. Some Countries form blocks to control the U.N. decisions. Even though War is serious, I find the whole situation amusing. On one hand, one of their Allies that want Assad to go (Turkey's Prime Minister) calls his own people Hooligans and Dictators, when they accuse him of abuse. Should the U.N. now tell the Prime Minister of Turkey to step down? And if he doesn't, will they supply the crowd with arms?
Then you have this extremist religious lunatic, in Qatar, that acts like some medicine man,calling all Sunnis to converge on Quisar to battle Assad and Hezbulla because they are infidels, and worse than the West and Israel. So the U.N. says the World should support their battle against the infidels in Syria. Please forgive me, if I find this amusing.
