Activists say August saw the highest number of deaths in more than 17 months of fighting, with about 5,000 people killed, as President Bashar Assad’s regime unleashed crushing air power against the revolt for the first time
(CBS/AP) The U.N.’s new envoy to Syria says his mission to end the country’s civil war is “nearly impossible”. Lakhdar Brahimi’s comments on Monday came as activists said Syrian warplanes bombed the northern town of Al-Bab, killing at least 15 people. “I’m scared of the weight of responsibility. People are already saying: ‘People are dying and what are you doing?’ And we are not doing much,” Brahimi told BBC News. “That in itself is a terrible weight.” “I know how difficult it is – how nearly impossible. I can’t say impossible – [it is] nearly impossible,” added the diplomat. More in After the Arab Spring France: “Massive” response if Syria uses WMDSyria: 2 bombs explode near military officesU.N. envoy to Assad: Change is urgently needed Syria’s violence has escalated in recent weeks. Activists say August saw the highest number of deaths in more than 17 months of fighting, with about 5,000 people killed, as President Bashar Assad’s regime unleashed crushing air power against the revolt for the first time. The U.N. children’s fund UNICEF put the death toll for last week alone at 1,600, the largest weekly figure for the entire uprising. “The past month witnessed large massacres and the regime was conducting wide operations to try to crush the uprising,” said Omar Idilbi, a Cairo-based activist with the Local Coordination Committees group. “Last month’s acts of violence were...
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