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- Title: Iran, Turkey at Odds over Anti-Regime Uprising in Syria (IRAN-TURKEY-SYRIA)
- Author : The Weekly Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Release Date : January 13, 2011
- Genre: Reference,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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As the five-month-long confrontation between Syrian security forces and anti-government protesters continues with no end in sight, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is coming under heavy Arab, regional and international pressure to end the unrest that has killed more than 1,600 civilians since the popular uprising began in mid-March. The latest to join world leaders in condemning the violent crackdown on protesters was Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz who demanded an end to the bloodshed in Syria and recalled his country's ambassador from Damascus, in a rare case of one of the Arab world's most powerful leaders intervening against another. Kuwait and Bahrain also announced they were recalling their ambassadors from Damascus in protest at the violence in Syria. It was the sharpest criticism Saudi Arabia has directed against any Arab state since a wave of protests roiled the Middle East and toppled autocrats in Tunisia and Egypt. "What is happening in Syria is not acceptable for Saudi Arabia," Abdullah said in a statement released on August 7. Events in Syria had "nothing to do with religion, or values, or ethics," the king said. The Saudi statement followed similar statements from the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The six GCC states broke their silence on the bloodshed, calling for an immediate end to the violence and for the implementation of "serious" reforms in Syria. In a statement on August 6, the GCC states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain--expressed deep concern and regret for "the escalating violence in Syria and use of excessive force." The Arab League, in a rare response to the escalating bloodshed, joined the international wave of criticism on August 7, calling on Syrian authorities to stop acts of violence against protesters.