(Syrian President Bashar al-Assad & US President Barack Obama)
A US official told the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat that the Pentagon is readying for the possibility of a military intervention in Syria.
According to the official, if the UN Security Council does not pass a resolution to take action against the massacre of civilians in Syria, the US will create a buffer zone for refugees near the Turkish border, provide them with medical aid and might also announce an aerial blockade on parts of the country.
In his most forceful words to date on the Syrian crisis, US President Barack Obama said Friday the US and its allies would use "every tool available" to end the bloodshed by Assad's government.
"It is time to stop the killing of Syrian citizens by their own government," Obama said in Washington, adding that it "absolutely imperative for the international community to rally and send a clear message to President Assad that it is time for a transition. It is time for that regime to move on."
