Bashar al-Assad continues his brutal attack on his own people:
The United States has closed its embassy in Syria and pulled all remaining diplomats out of the country, citing worsening security. The move came as government forces intensified their rocket and mortar assault on the restive city of Homs.
The U.S. State Department said Monday that embassy functions have been suspended and that Ambassador Robert Ford and other staff have left the country. The U.S. had warned last month it would close its mission in Damascus unless Syria’s government addressed security considerations, including the safety of its personnel.
The move further isolates President Bashar al-Assad’s government over its bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters and comes amid more violence across the country.
A Syrian anti-government activist released this video of the scene in a hospital in the city of Homs where the violence has been the worst. It’s heartbreaking. Pray for the people of Syria.
What do you think?
12:41 pm
We should close the Syrian Embassy in NY. We cannot stand by and watch thousands of people being murdered.
8:11 am
Chapter 16 of The new testament book of Revelations of the King James Bible concerning the prophecy of the battle of Armageddon comes more clearly in focus brought on by recent events in the middle east especially Rev 16.12 thru 16.16.