Britain and France raised the possibility of military intervention in
the Syria conflict on Thursday, with the British prime minister joining
President Obama in warning that he would not tolerate the transport or
deployment of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, and France’s defense
minister saying that a partial no-fly zone should be considered.
The British and French statements reinforced a sense that the window for diplomatic efforts to halt the 18-month-old conflict might have closed, as new crackdowns by the Syrian military were reported in the Damascus suburbs.
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A man showed marks of torture on his back after being
released from detention by regime forces in Aleppo on Thursday.
The British and French statements reinforced a sense that the window for diplomatic efforts to halt the 18-month-old conflict might have closed, as new crackdowns by the Syrian military were reported in the Damascus suburbs.
Concern was also growing over the safety of journalists who have entered
Syria without official permission to report on the conflict. A veteran
Japanese war correspondent was killed on Monday in the embattled
northern city of Aleppo, and an American freelance journalist who has
been roving Syria with insurgents since May has been missing for more
than a week.
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