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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.
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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.
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Ambassador In the UK, the government summoned the Syrian Ambassador to express deep concern.
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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,
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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.
