UNSC approves 30-day extension for Syria monitors
July 20, 2012  23:12
UN Security Council today unanimously agreed to extend the UN monitoring mission in Syria for 30 days, agreeing to consider further extension only if the government and rebels there cease the use of heavy weapons and stop violence.

The 15-nation Council voted to adopt the British-drafted resolution a day after permanent members Russia and China vetoed another resolution that would have threatened President Bashar Al Assad's regime with sanctions if Syrian authorities did not stop using heavy weapons and withdrew troops from towns and cities within 10 days. 

The UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) was established in April with an initial 90-day mandate, which expired today.
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