Syria rebels give Assad 48-hour deadline to end violence

DHAKA: Syrian rebels gave President Bashar Assad a 48-hour deadline to abide by an international peace plan to end violence or face consequences, a rebel spokesman said.

`The joint leadership of the Free Army inside Syria announces that it is giving the regime a final 48 hour deadline to implement the resolutions of the UN Security Council`, Colonel Qassim Saadeddine said in a statement posted on YouTube.

`It ends on Friday at 12:00 (9:00 am GMT) then we are free from any commitment and we will defend and protect the civilians, their villages and their cities.`

BDST: 0233 HRS, MAY 31, 2012
Edited by Robab Rosan, Cultural Affairs Editor