SYRIA:Saudi Arabia recalls ambassador to Syria + More Related News

Laaska News  August 8,2011
13 dead bodies found in river in Syria

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Photo: EPA
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia said on  Sunday that he was recalling his ambassador to Syria as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad continued their violent crackdown on opposition protesters. 

“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not accept what is happening in Syria,” the King said in a statement.
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Saudi Arabia recalls ambassador to Syria: king

RIYADH, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia was recalling its ambassador to Syria for consultations, the Saudi king said on Sunday in a statement broadcasted by the pan-Arab Al-Arabiya Television.

“What is happening in Syria is not acceptable for Saudi Arabia, ” the king said in the statement read out by the TV, meanwhile urging the Syrian government to carry out comprehensive and quick reforms.

Either Syria chooses reason or it will be pulled down into deep chaos, he said.

Syria has been gripped by unrest for nearly five months, which activists said claimed the lives of more than 1,700 civilians, however the government disputes the toll, blaming the unrest on armed groups and extremists and pledging that there would be no letup in its crackdown on those gunmen to restore stability and security to the country.
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13 dead bodies found in river in Syria

Syria. Photo: AFP

13 dead bodies dressed in military uniform were found floating in a river in the Syrian city of Hama on Sunday.

“The bodies show signs of bullet wounds,” the SANA state-run news agency reports.

The news came just a week after state television showed amateur video of a man shooting pro-government soldiers and throwing their bodies off a bridge in Hama.
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Syria denies military entrance, bombardment in northeastern province: official

CAIRO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — An official military source on Sunday categorically denied as “baseless” media reports by satellite TV stations that the Syrian army entered and bombarded the northeastern province of Deir al-Zour.

The unnamed source was cited by the official SANA news agency as saying these media channels are spreading lies and sedition as well as escalating tension and confusion.

Not even one tank entered Deir al-Zour, the source said, adding that some army units are dismantling and removing barricades and barriers erected by armed groups at the city entrances.

The army did not enter any city unless people asked for its intervention to restore normalcy and put an end to the killings and sabotaging acts carried out by armed groups, the source said.

Meanwhile, SANA said that three army personnel, including an officer, were killed on Sunday by armed groups’ gunfire in the town of Rastan in central Syria.

Earlier in the day, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed that his country is moving on steadily with the process of reforms and would simultaneously handle the outlaws to preserve the country’s security.

Quoted by SANA, al-Assad said that dealing with outlaws, who are cutting off roads, blocking the cities and terrorizing residents, “is the duty of the state to protect the life and security of its nationals.”

Also Sunday, Syrian President’s adviser for political and media affairs, Bouthayna Shaaban, said that if the Turkish Foreign Minister is visiting Syria to deliver a “firm message” to Syria, ” he would hear stronger words.”

Shaaban censured the Turkish stance for failing so far “to condemn the atrocities committed against civilians, militants and policemen” in Syria, SANA said.

Syrian authorities blamed the violent acts during the almost five-month-old unrest on armed thugs and ultraconservative Muslims who want to establish Islamic emirates nationwide and pledged that there would be no letup in its crackdown on those gunmen to restore stability and security to the country.
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