U.S. urges Other Countries Stop Buying Oil Syria

Washington - United States (U.S.) called on countries that had been supplying oil and gas from Syria to stop its imports. It was an effort to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to end violence against demonstrators. Previously, the U.S. has called for Bashar al-Assad to resign from power. Therefore, the casualties continue to fall due to the operation launched by Syrian troops.

In a joint press conference with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store in Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the sanctions in the field of energy is an effective pressure to Syria and urged countries that are still buying oil and gas from Syria, countries that still sending arms to Assad, the countries that provide political and economic support to him (Assad), to put yourself on the right side of history. President Assad has lost its legitimacy to lead and clear that Syria would be better off without him. Antigovernment activists said at least 16 people were killed by the army on Thursday (11 / 8), yesterday. To date, more than 1,700 people were killed and thousands of people were reportedly detained since the protests against the Assad government there began last March. Instead, Syria accused the civilian militia was responsible for a series of violence. Syrian military claimed at least 500 soldiers and police personnel have become victims.

The death toll continues to fall as a result of Syrian forces launched operations against anti-government protesters. Various criticisms addressed to the Syrian government continues. Even the United States government has decided to openly called for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The White House said U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister (PM) Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on the need for democratic transition in Syria. It discussed the two leaders in the talks via telephone on Thursday, August 11 local time. The U.S. will be explicitly called for Assad retreated. Time for that is still being discussed. The call back will be delivered in the middle of the U.S. government's efforts to press for international sanctions are more severe for the Assad regime. The U.S. government has repeatedly condemned acts of violence committed against demonstrators Syrian troops.
It's part of measures to increase the pressure to remember the brutality of the Assad regime that continues to happen. Earlier, in an interview with CBS News, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked why Washington did not press Assad to resign. According to human rights groups, more than two thousand people have been killed in Syria since the widespread demonstrations in mid-March.