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UN Deal with Syria Only Brokers More Death

Peter Worthington | Posted 06.06.2012 | Canada
Peter Worthington

After a year or so of killing people in areas that protest his dictatorship, Assad apparently has agreed to withdraw troops from killing zones -- starting some 10 days after making his promise to former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. What the hiatus does is give Syrian forces breathing space to further crush anti-government elements and destroy towns that harbour rebels.