Obama: It’s time for the killing of Syrian citizens to end

25.02.2012                      02.Adar. 5772                     Teruma

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Obama: It's time for the killing of Syrian citizens to end

US president says int'l community must band together to press Assad to step down; rescue workers evacuate wounded women, children; Clinton: If regime refuses aid, it will have even more blood on its hands.

The international community must band together in pressuring Syrian leader Bashar Assad to step down and put and end to the killing of Syrian citizens, US President Barack Obama said on Friday. His comments came as rescue workers began evacuating wounded civilians from a besieged Syrian city.
"All of us seeing the terrible pictures coming out of Syria and Homs recently recognize it is absolutely imperative for the international community to rally in sending a clear message to President Assad that it is time for a transition," Obama told reporters….