The United States on Thursday condemned Syria’s “outrageous use of violence” in response to a popular uprising, saying it must come to an immediate end.
“The international community has been shocked by the horrific reports of torture and arbitrary arrests, and widespread use of violence against peaceful protesters,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said after nearly 1,300 civilians have been reportedly killed in the regime’s bloody crackdown.
Her statement was issued a day after the United States joined 53 other countries at the UN Human Rights Council in piling pressure on Damascus to allow its investigators in to examine the situation in Syria.
“The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of force by the Syrian government against peaceful demonstrators. This outrageous use of violence to quell protests must come to an end now,” said Nuland.
