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Syria faces mounting condemnation after Houla massacre - live updates

• UNSC condemns 'outrageous use of force' in Houla
• Activists claim dozens killed in a fresh atrocity in Hama
• Kofi Annan due in Damascus
• Hague calls on Russia to punish the Assad regime

Guardian

Robert Fisk: The West is horrified by children's slaughter now. Soon we'll forget

The Algerian FLN regime got away with it, after 200,000 dead – compared to the mere 10,000 killed so far in Syria's war
Independent

Syria bans US and European diplomats

Damascus says foreign envoys are no longer welcome but signs a deal to allow humanitarian aid into the country Guardian

UN monitors shot at trying to reach site of 'massacre' in Syria Independent

Syria Qubair massacre: Village empty, houses charred BBC

Russia is playing western democrats for dupes

Western efforts to find a solution in Syria are floundering thanks to misplaced deference Observer

Syria's 'Ghost' killers: Steroid-mad thugs who keep tyrant al-Assad's murderous regime in power are terrorising civilians

Death squads have swooped on villages and massacred women and children – slitting their throats or shooting them at point-blank range Mirror

Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian

The road to Damascus may well run through Moscow

The killing of civilians is horrendous, but direct military intervention is unlikely to succeed. Try carrots and sticks instead

UN SUSPENDS SYRIA MISSION Huffington post

C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition
By ERIC SCHMITT www.nytimes.com

Syria Crisis: Red Cross Declare Situation A Civil War As Country Denies Use Of Heavy Weaponry www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

Jonathan Freedland Guardian




The battle for Syria is a battle for the entire Middle East

If Assad falls, the area will lose a brutal dictator and Iran a pivotal ally. It could mark the end of an entire political culture

Syria 'will not use' chemical weapons on its own people BBC

Robert Fisk: Independent
Robert Fisk: Syrian war of lies and hypocrisy

The West's real target here is not Assad's brutal regime but his ally, Iran, and its nuclear weapons

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Syria Rebels Execution Of Assad Supporters Could Be 'War Crime' www.huffingtonpost.co.uk