Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, has called on the country’s government to take bold steps to prove its commitment to restoring peace during a visit to Damascus.
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Syria denies Houla killings, UN condemns attack
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria on Sunday strongly denied allegations that its forces killed scores of people – including women and children – in one of the deadliest days of the country’s uprising, but the U.N. Security Council after an emergency session condemned government forces for shelling residential areas.
UN confirms ‘massacre’ of children in Houla
UN leader Ban Ki-moon and UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan have condemned a massacre of more than 90 civilians in Syria as an “appalling and brutal” breach of international law.