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The Lebanese
Lebanon As the violence continues in Syria, many civilians crossed the border into Lebanon to get away from the explosions and gunshots from their homeland. That relief they had for a few hours was short lived. The Lebanese police rounded up the Syrian civilians and sent them back into Syria. -
The Westerners and Al-Assad
Al-Assad The United States and The European Union had finally had enough with Al-Assad's police forces cracking down on protesters. Even though Al-Assad has a little assets in the US and the fact that him visiting is very unlikely, the sanctions act like a symbol, telling the regime leader to stop killing protesters and possibly step down. -
Ambassador Recall
Ambassador In the UK, the government summoned the Syrian Ambassador to express deep concern. -
Friends
Friends Representatives ffrom Brazil, Turkey, and India went to the captial of Syria, Damascus, to talk to President Al-Assad. The representatives are trying to urge the president to stop the crackdown on peaceful protests, -
European Union is really mad.
European Union The European imposed new sanctions to Syria, blocking any trade involving oil. That marks a huge blow considering that 92% of Syrian Oil exports go to the European Union and they're losing out to 3 billion Euro a year.
