Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Meets Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus
Iran's foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki (L) shakes hand with his counterpart Walid al-Moallem in Damascus, Syria on October 29, 2007. (UPI Photo/HO)
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The U.N. Security Council has failed with regard to Syria despite reports of systematic violations of international laws, the U.N. human rights leader said.
Proposals for an interim Syrian government will be drawn up within 10 days, opposition leaders said Monday.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem has accused U.N. and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi of conspiring against Syria.
Syria fired Scud missiles at rebel positions again, U.S. officials said, as Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was convinced the Assad regime would fall.
Rebels claimed control of a Palestinian refugee area in Damascus after brutal clashes and regime airstrikes, but Syrian troops massed on the area's north edge.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said the situation in Syria was getting worse amid claims government forces were in control of foreign aid.
It's vital that members of the Red Cross and Red Crescent maintain the ability to respond to the situation on the ground in Syria, the ICRC president said.
Comments made by the Egyptian president in Iran were likely a reflection of his ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the Syrian foreign minister said.
Syria's senior diplomat in London resigned Monday in a clash of conscience with the Assad regime.
Human rights activists said the Syrian military launched another assault on the city of Aleppo Sunday.
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