Syria crisis: UN Assembly condemns Security Council

Hyderabad : Pakistan | Aug 03, 2012 at 10:43 PM PDT

By Asad Raza

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The UN General Assembly has voted by a big majority to condemn its own Security Council for failing to end the unrest in Syria as fighting rages. It passed a non-binding resolution, which also condemns the Syrian government's use of heavy weapons, by 133 votes to 12 with 31 abstentions. The move came after the resignation of UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan and the failure of his six-point peace plan. Government forces backed by tanks have launched a new assault in Damascus. Shelling also continued on Friday in Syria's largest city, Aleppo. Activists say more than 20,000 people - mostly civilians - have died in 17 months of unrest.

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