Damascus, Aug 29 (ANI): The Arab League is sending its chief to Syria with a peace plan to try to find a solution to the country's ongoing violent government crackdown on a five-month-old pro-democracy uprising.
The league said in a statement that Nabil al-Arabi will visit the Syrian capital with 'an initiative' to end the deadlock between the government and protesters, the Telegraph reports.
The statement, however, provoked an angry rejection from Syria that condemned it as 'a clear violation of the principles of the Arab League charter and of the foundations of joint Arab action.'
Foreign ministers from the 22-member League met in Cairo as an onslaught against anti-government protesters defied growing pressure from Damascus's allies.
Months of international condemnation have failed to halt the bloodshed, which has seen the regime deploy tanks, snipers, and allegedly naval bombardment against street protesters.
According to the United Nations over 2,200 people have been killed till now. (ANI)
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