London: The Syrian government led by Bashar-al-Assad seemed to be not looking in a mood to cease-fire as Monday proved to be one of the bloodiest days of the uprising in Syria that witnessed killings of at least 100 people due to the bombardments by Syrian forces in opposition areas.
There is no sign of Syria abiding by an international plan to bring fighting to an end hours before a UN deadline, the White House said on Monday.
Earlier violence spilled across Syria’s borders with Turkey and Lebanon.
Turkey protested angrily, summoning Syria’s envoy in Ankara after two incidents along their joint border left two dead and many injured, including Turkish citizens.
Separately a Lebanese cameraman was shot dead on Lebanon’s northern border with Syria.
The surge in violence came on the eve of the deadline for troops to withdraw from Syrian towns and cities under the international peace plan brokered by UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan.
White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters that US certainly had seen no signs yet of the Assad regime abiding by its commitments, which was obviously quite unfortunate.
The US also expressed outrage over the violence along Syria’s border with Turkey.
“We join the Turkish government in calling for the Syrian regime to immediately cease fire,” state department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
“Not only has the violence not abated, it has been worse in recent days,” she said.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon issued a statement deploring the violence on Syria’s borders.
He also made a final plea for the Syrian administration to halt all attacks on civilians.
It is to be mentioned here that China and Russia who earlier vetoed resolution against Syria backed Kofi Annan’s peace plan and urged Syria to take serious steps for maintaining peace in the country and avoid killing civilians.
The situation as it is growing shows no good signs for Syria unless the Bashar regime implement peace plan backed by kofi Annan.
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