Protect Syrians from civil war

The UN Security Council failed to reach agreement on Tuesday evening over a resolution on an end to violence in Syria. To prevent a civil war the Syrian people must be freed from dictator Bashar al-Assad, the left-liberal daily Libération demands: "The Arab League, until now considered a club of tyranny, has called for the resignation of the Syrian torturer and is now working to achieve this goal. This confirms that dictators in the Middle East may no longer torture and kill their populations with impunity. Nevertheless Assad's departure is not yet a sure thing. Assad is now fuelling ethnic conflict in his fragile, fragmented country, and fanning the flames of civil war. Nothing can be worse than Bashar al-Assad remaining in power. The transition will be difficult and dangerous, but thousands of Syrians have laid down their lives in the fight for freedom, and the people have a right to democracy."

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