AFP, Riyadh, 7 Feb 2012 – The six Gulf Cooperation Council states have decided to expel Syria’s envoys and withdraw their own from Damascus over the ‘mass slaughter’ of civilians in Syria, a joint statement said.
‘State members have decided to withdraw their ambassadors from Syria and ask at the same time for all the ambassadors of the Syrian regime to leave immediately,’ a GCC statement said.
The statement condemned ‘mass slaughter against the unarmed Syrian people’ during the nearly 11-month crackdown by President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime.