Syria Violence Flares as U. N . Evacuates Staff Members
(CNN) -- The death and discord plaguing Syria hit home for the United Nations on Wednesday as the world body temporarily withdrew some staff members amid the violence there. The United Nations is relocating 26 non-essential international staff members and their families from Syria, said Michael Williams, the U.N. special coordinator for Lebanon.
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The New York Times
Thursday, August 18, 2011 -- 9:19 AM EDT
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Obama to Call for Assad to Step Down in Syria, Officials Say
President Obama will call on Thursday for the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, to step down, and will issue a new executive order providing for additional sanctions, an official said. It will be the first time the United States has explicitly called for Mr. Assad’s departure from power.
The actions come in response to the deadly crackdown Syrian forces have been waging against pro-democracy protesters across the country.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is scheduled to speak at 10 a.m. Eastern time about the sanctions, which the official said would be much sterner than previous measures. “We believe that this tough action will lend additional force to the president’s words,” the official said.
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