UN Security Council Approves Sending Observers to Syria
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The United Nations Security Council today unanimously backed sending 300 unarmed observers to Syria to monitor a cease-fire agreement between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and rebel groups fighting to oust him as violence continued.
The resolution 2043, sponsored by Russia and China, nations that objected to tougher U.S. backed measures against Syria, will allow monitors to be deployed for an initial period of 90 days, according to a text of the resolution.