Arab League calls for ‘de-escalation’ in Syria

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Arab League calls for ‘de-escalation’ in Syria
'The Arab League rejects regional and international powers' attempts to politick over the corpses of Syrians or at the cost of its sovereignty,' says the chief of the 22-member Arab bloc

CAIRO, Egypt – Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit warned on Saturday, April 8, against a “dangerous escalation” in Syria after a US missile strike on a Syrian airbase following an alleged regime chemical attack.

“The Arab League rejects regional and international powers’ attempts to politick over the corpses of Syrians or at the cost of its sovereignty,” he told reporters.

“Therefore we demand that all should retreat from this dangerous escalation we are monitoring,” said the secretary general of the 22-member Arab bloc based in Cairo.

Early on Friday morning, the US military fired 59 Tomahawk missiles at Shayrat air field in response to a suspected chemical attack this week widely blamed on the Damascus regime. (READ: ‘Suddenly, she fell to the ground’: Tales of horror from Syria gas attack)

A Syrian military source told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that Syria’s armed forces were warned about possible US military action hours before the strike took place.

Abul Gheit condemned the chemical attack, for which the regime has denied responsibility, saying “the perpetrators must be held accountable one day”. – Rappler.com

 

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