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UN votes to expand observer numbers in Syria

A resolution expanding the number of UN observers in Syria from 30 to 300 and demanding an immediate halt to violence has been approved by the UN Security Council today.

UN votes to expand observer numbers in Syria

Sat, 21 Apr, 2012 - 18:20

A resolution expanding the number of UN observers in Syria from 30 to 300 and demanding an immediate halt to violence has been approved by the UN Security Council today.

Fighting has been escalating since a ceasefire took effect over a week ago

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