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Sliding into Civil War - The International Community and Syria

June 8, 2012

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is leading a bloody war against his own people, with reports of more massacres of civilians by Syrian security forces.

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Unlike in Libya, the West is holding back when it comes to military intervention. Germany, too, is seeking a diplomatic solution. But calls for the international community to fight Assad with more than words are growing.