U.S. envoy to Syria warns of worsening violence

The top U.S. diplomat in Syria warned Friday that rising violence in Syrian cities is fueling concerns of civil war, and he accused the Syrian government of deliberately exacerbating tensions between ethnic and religious groups.

U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford said the Obama administration is encouraging opposition groups to stick with nonviolent protests or risk giving the Syrian government a pretext to escalate a crackdown that already has killed more than 3,000 people.

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N.C. Aizenman 15 Oct, 2011


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