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Video grab shows a Syrian tank driving through the city of Homs on December 26, 2011. Gunfire killed 23 people in Syria's city of Homs as newly arriving Arab League observers were urged to head immediately to one of the country's most serious hot spots
Monday, Feb. 13, 2012

Open quoteThe Syrian Arab Republic categorically rejects the decisions of the Arab League, which reflect the hysteria of these governments.Close quote

  • YUSUF AHMED,
  • Syrian envoy, dismissing the coalition's resolution supporting a joint peacekeeping mission with the U.N.; violence continues to escalate as Syria's conflict enters its eleventh month
Photo: AFP / Getty Images | Source: BBC