{"id":10362,"date":"2012-01-14T12:33:32","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T12:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theredphoenixapl.org\/?p=10362"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:30:32","slug":"qatar-calls-for-a-u-s-invasion-of-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redphoenix.news\/es\/2012\/01\/qatar-calls-for-a-u-s-invasion-of-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar calls for a U.S. invasion of Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Under the emir, Qatar was the first Arab country to join the military intervention in Libya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Syria crisis: Qatar calls for Arabs to send in troops<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The ruler of the Gulf state of Qatar has said Arab countries should send troops into Syria to stop government forces killing civilians there.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani told US television channel CBS “some troops should go to stop the killing”.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is the first time an Arab leader has publicly called for military intervention in Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 5,000 civilians have been killed since anti-government protests erupted in Syria in March, the UN says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Qatar was the first Arab country to join the Nato-led operation in Libya, which led to the downfall of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.<\/span><\/p>\n

It has also led regional criticism of the crackdowns on protesters by President Bashar al-Assad in Syria and in Yemen by President Ali Abdullah Saleh.<\/span><\/p>\n

Interviewed on the 60 Minutes programme,<\/span> Sheikh Hamad was asked<\/a> if he was in favour of Arab nations intervening in Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n

“For such a situation to stop the killing… some troops should go to stop the killing,” he said, in the programme to be broadcast on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Arab League despatched 165 observers to Syria to monitor compliance with a peace plan, but members have expressed doubts as to the mission’s efficacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the observers resigned last week, calling the mission a “farce” because of impediments by the Syrian government. Anwar Malek said he had witnessed war crimes in Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two Kuwaiti observers were wounded when their convoy was attacked in the city of Latakia. Plans to extend the mission were put on hold as a result of the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n

The observers are due to complete their initial four-week deployment on 19 January. Their report will be discussed by Arab League foreign ministers at a meeting next Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The league has said it may refer Syria to the UN Security Council if the monitors’ report is negative.<\/span><\/p>\n

China and Russia have so far blocked any UN action on Syria, fearing a Security Council resolution could lead to another international intervention, such as occurred with Libya.<\/span><\/p>\n

The head of the Arab League, Nabil al-Araby, said on Friday he feared Syria was sliding into a full-scale civil war.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 400 civilians have been killed in Syria since the observers began their mission in December, according to the UN.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Syria, troops backed by tanks are continuing an assault, begun on Friday, on the rebellious mountain town of Zabadani, near the Lebanese border, witnesses say.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reuters news agency quoted an exiled opposition leader as saying 40 people in the town were injured in the fighting on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was the biggest attack on opponents of Mr Assad since the Arab observers began work on 26 December, Reuters said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Casualty reports are hard to verify because most foreign media are barred from reporting freely in Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n

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