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'Appalled' Obama vows to isolate Assad
US President Barack Obama said he was "appalled" by Syria's crackdown on Sunday, which activists say killed nearly 140 people, and vowed to step up pressure to isolate President Bashar al-Assad.
In a statement, Obama saluted demonstrators who have taken to the streets as "courageous" and said Syria "will be a better place when a democratic transition goes forward."
"I am appalled by the Syrian government's use of violence and brutality against its own people. The reports out of Hama are horrifying and demonstrate the true character of the Syrian regime," Obama said.
Senior Republican Senator John McCain accused Syrian authorities of carrying out a "massacre" and told AFP "I hope that there will be a move to bring charges to the International Criminal Court. It's getting to that point."
Human rights groups said that Syrian forces killed nearly 140 people on Sunday -- including 100 when the army stormed the flashpoint city of Hama -- as Assad crushed dissent on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
http://news.yahoo.com/appalled-obama-vows-isolate-assad-172204174.html
Have more citizens been killed in Syria or Libya?
US President Barack Obama said he was "appalled" by Syria's crackdown on Sunday, which activists say killed nearly 140 people, and vowed to step up pressure to isolate President Bashar al-Assad.
In a statement, Obama saluted demonstrators who have taken to the streets as "courageous" and said Syria "will be a better place when a democratic transition goes forward."
"I am appalled by the Syrian government's use of violence and brutality against its own people. The reports out of Hama are horrifying and demonstrate the true character of the Syrian regime," Obama said.
Senior Republican Senator John McCain accused Syrian authorities of carrying out a "massacre" and told AFP "I hope that there will be a move to bring charges to the International Criminal Court. It's getting to that point."
Human rights groups said that Syrian forces killed nearly 140 people on Sunday -- including 100 when the army stormed the flashpoint city of Hama -- as Assad crushed dissent on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
http://news.yahoo.com/appalled-obama-vows-isolate-assad-172204174.html
Have more citizens been killed in Syria or Libya?