Even worse is yet to come, fears Ban Ki-Moon
(NEWSER) - As Syrian forces continue to bombard civilians in Homs , a desperate Arab League is considering reviving a monitoring mission with the help of the United Nations in a bid to stem the violence. UN chief Ban Ki-Moon said the "disastrous" failure to agree on a UN resolution on Syria has encouraged Damascus "to step up its war on its own people," adding: "I fear that the appalling brutality we are witnessing in Homs, with heavy weapons firing into civilian neighborhoods, is a grim harbinger of worse to come." Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi hopes to revive a monitoring mission in Syria, which collapsed last month amid escalating violence, and is seeking UN help to do so, reports the BBC. More»
