By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires
Posted November 25, 2011 07:03:40
An armoured military vehicle is parked on a main street of Hama
Posted November 25, 2011 06:58:27
More than 3,500 people are thought to have died in the government's crackdown.
Reuters: Mehmet Emin Caliskan
Syria has been given 24 hours to accept a deal to allow foreign observers into the country or face harsh new sanctions.
The Arab League's foreign ministers have agreed to meet tomorrow to draw up sanctions if Syria refuses to agree.
The league, which normally shies away from punishing member states, wants to send 500 observers into Syria to monitor the situation on the ground.
The ultimatum came as Syrian security forces continued their crackdown on civilian protesters, and activists say at least 30 people have been killed in recent violence.
Syria has only today to agree to the Arab League deal or it will face some of the toughest sanctions yet, which could include a suspension of commercial flights to Syria and a halt to all dealings with the country's central bank.
The pan-Arab body said in a statement it was informing the United Nations and urging it to take "necessary measures according to the UN charter to support the Arab League's effort to settle the complicated situation in Syria".
Syria has been given 24 hours to accept a deal to allow foreign observers into the country or face harsh new sanctions.
The Arab League's foreign ministers have agreed to meet tomorrow to draw up sanctions if Syria refuses to agree.
The league, which normally shies away from punishing member states, wants to send 500 observers into Syria to monitor the situation on the ground.
The ultimatum came as Syrian security forces continued their crackdown on civilian protesters, and activists say at least 30 people have been killed in recent violence.
Syria has only today to agree to the Arab League deal or it will face some of the toughest sanctions yet, which could include a suspension of commercial flights to Syria and a halt to all dealings with the country's central bank.
The pan-Arab body said in a statement it was informing the United Nations and urging it to take "necessary measures according to the UN charter to support the Arab League's effort to settle the complicated situation in Syria".
There are also calls for foreign air strikes on strategic targets in Syria as part of a drive to topple the regime.
The Free Syrian Army, made up of defected soldiers, says it wants international protection and the establishment of a no-fly zone.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 18 members of Syria's security forces and two deserters were killed in clashes on Thursday, mainly in the flashpoint province of Homs, where at least 13 civilians also died.
In another attack, seven military pilots were reportedly killed when gunmen ambushed their bus in the centre of the country.
The attack, carried out by "armed Bedouins", took place near the city of Palmyra, said an opposition member based in Homs, and was claimed by the rebel Free Syrian Army.
The United Nations says more than 3,500 people, most of them civilians, have been killed since the protests first broke out in mid-March, while thousands of people have been detained.
ABC/AFP
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