The newly elected leader of the Syrian National Council has called upon the international community to act decisively to prevent further killings in Syria, as reports of shelling in Homs emerged.
Kurdish activist Abdulbaset Sieda, who now leads the opposition umbrella organisation, stated in an Istanbul press conference,
"[The] international community must decide the situation is not acceptable in Syria, now after all these massacres in Syria. Now we are [hoping] they will do something under Chapter 7".
He went on to urge the international community to "stop the killing machine in a decisive decision”, referring to Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which relates to the permission of the use of force and military action.
Sieda called out Russia and China in particular to carefully consider their stances on the situation in Syria, after Russia recently announced that they were opposed to any “foreign intervention” in the country.
His comments come as reports came of Syrian troops renewing shelling in Homs, which left at least 35 people dead.
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