Kofi Annan Steps Down As UN Envoy To Syria
Kofi Annan is quitting as UN-Arab League peace envoy for Syria, as the civil war in the country spirals further out of control.
Kofi Annan Steps Down As UN Envoy To Syria
UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan has quit his post, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says.
Mr Ban announced the resignation of Mr Annan, who was named to the post on February 23.
The UN leader stated Mr Annan deserved “our profound admiration”.
Mr Annan’s resignation, which is effective as of August 31, as the civil war in Syria spirals further out of control.
Syrian rebels bombarded a military air base in the northern city of Aleppo using a tank captured from government troops.
It has been reported dozens of people were killed in a raid near the capital Damascus.
The first indications the rebels are starting to extend the heavy weapons is the aleppo report that they managed to capture in the past weeks from the Syrian army.
Later, a nearby village was removed by government forces out of that same airbase.
The report, however, represents an escalation in the battles between the two sides.
Up to this point, rebel forces have suffered because of a huge disparity in armaments with Syria’s well-armed military.
The United Nations earlier confirmed that rebels battling president Bashar al Assad’s regime now have heavy armour.
There was no indication that Thursday’s attack on the airbase was effective in any way, but we must bear in mind that the Syrian army has a lot more tanks and armoured vehicles than the rebels.
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