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"en.20120913.29.4-174-000"2
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"Mr President, the ECR Group strongly supports the joint text on Syria. Each day, the news about the situation in Syria worsens as the violence escalates and the conflict descends further into civil war.
It was reported that, last month alone, 5 000 Syrians were killed, making it the deadliest month of the conflict so far. According to activist groups, this has pushed the overall death toll up to 26 000 and, what is more, the violence seen in Syria last month sadly shows no sign of stopping, as Assad-loyal, mainly Alawite-led forces continue to rely on air power and heavy weaponry to suppress the rebellion, and Iran continues to arm the Syrian regime with military equipment and weapons flown through Iraqi airspace. Sadly, there are now also allegations of atrocities being carried out by the rebel forces and, if they are true, that must also be investigated, and there can be no climate of impunity for anybody carrying out atrocities on either side of the conflict.
The ECR extends solidarity to the Syrian people who are in desperate need, now more than ever, of significant humanitarian assistance as a result of this ongoing violence. Whilst the group resolution calls for a peaceful solution to be found in order to facilitate a political transition, without President al-Assad, towards a more stable and democratic Syria, speaking personally, I would like to find ways of establishing a limited no-fly zone in the border regions and some kind of escape corridors, in order to create a sanctuary for refugees.
Again, speaking personally, I call on the UN Security Council to refer all those responsible for war crimes to the International Criminal Court, and for Russia and China to lift their veto in the Security Council on tougher sanctions against the Ba’athist Syrian regime."@en1
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