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U.N. approves full monitoring mission in Syria

The U.N. Security Council authorizes as many as 300 observers to monitor a cease-fire in Syria. Seven observers already there on an advance mission visit the heavily shelled city of Homs. BEIRUT — The United Nations Security Council on Saturday authorized a full monitoring mission of up to 300 observers in Syria as the advance team visited the battered central city of Homs for the first time.

U.N. approves full monitoring mission in Syria

The U.N. Security Council authorizes as many as 300 observers to monitor a cease-fire in Syria. Seven observers already there on an advance mission visit the heavily shelled city of Homs. BEIRUT — The United Nations Security Council on Saturday authorized a full monitoring mission of up to 300 observers in Syria as the advance team visited the battered central city of Homs for the first time.

More observers approved for Syria

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday voted unanimously to authorize up to 300 unarmed military monitors to try and bring about compliance with a cease-fire imposed last week in violence-wracked Syria.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=2YnU3in3hcE:RlO48j74BaI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=2YnU3in3hcE:RlO48j74BaI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=2YnU3in3hcE:RlO48j74BaI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=2YnU3in3hcE:RlO48j74BaI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=2YnU3in3hcE:RlO48j74BaI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.

300 more UN observers may be headed to Syria

United Nations ceasefire monitors visited the battered Syrian city of Homs and met its governor on Saturday, hours before the U.N. Security Council was to vote on a draft resolution to authorize the deployment to Syria of up to 300 unarmed military observers.

U.N. authorizes 300 Syria cease-fire observers

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution expanding the number of U.N. observers in Syria from 30 to 300 and demanding an immediate halt to the violence that has been escalating since a cease-fire took effect over a week ago.

Battered City in Syria Is Quiet as U.N. Cease-Fire Monitors Visit

The inspectors met the Homs governor and toured the neighborhoods of Baba Amr, al-Zahraa, Zaidal and Fairouza, state-run media reported.

Syria allows in U.N. monitors after shelling stops

United Nations ceasefire monitors visited the battered Syrian city of Homs and met its governor on Saturday, hours before the U.N. Security Council was to vote on a draft resolution to authorize the deployment to Syria of up to 300 unarmed military observers.

Syria allows in U.N. monitors after shelling stops

Syrian authorities allowed a team of United Nations ceasefire monitors to enter the battered city of Homs on Saturday after shelling stopped.

U.N. council to vote on Syria observers

The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote Saturday on a draft resolution that would expand the size of a U.N. monitoring mission in Syria, Western diplomats said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=_2h1FuIpaHI:L39zkWFFDYc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=_2h1FuIpaHI:L39zkWFFDYc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=_2h1FuIpaHI:L39zkWFFDYc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=_2h1FuIpaHI:L39zkWFFDYc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=_2h1FuIpaHI:L39zkWFFDYc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rs

U.N. Security Council to vote on Syria observer mission

The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote Saturday on a draft resolution that would expand the size of a U.N. monitoring mission in Syria, Western diplomats said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=hTY80RIIh7I:I114yrmXbA8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=hTY80RIIh7I:I114yrmXbA8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=hTY80RIIh7I:I114yrmXbA8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=hTY80RIIh7I:I114yrmXbA8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=hTY80RIIh7I:I114yrmXbA8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs"

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