Clinton Calls for Pressure on Syria in Announcing Refugee Aid
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for more pressure on Syria and announced $30 million in humanitarian aid to those affected by the 20-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad that has killed thousands.
Speaking today after she and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta met with their Australian counterparts in Perth, Clinton said the ministers agreed the formation of the new Syrian opposition coalition was “an important step forward” in the conflict. France yesterday became the first Western country to formally recognize the rebel alliance in a conflict that has spawned an exodus of refugees to neighboring countries.