UNSC condems Syria

 

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has strongly condemned Syria for firing a mortar bomb and thus killing five Turks and  wounding at least 13 others in the town of southeastern Akcakale. Council President Gert Rosenthal on Thursday issued a press  statement, saying, "The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the shelling by the Syrian armed forces of  the Turkish town of Akcakale, which resulted in the deaths of five civilians, all of whom were women and children, as well as a number  of injuries. The members of the Security Council expressed their sincere condolences to the families of the victims and to the  Government and people of Turkey," adding, "The members of the Security Council underscored that this incident highlighted the  grave impact the crisis in Syria had on the security of its neighbors and on regional peace and stability. The members of the Council  demanded that such violations of international law stop immediately and were not repeated." the statement said. The statement also  said that the members of the Security Council called on the Syrian Government to "fully respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity  of its neighbors and called for restraint."