Syria - Syrian officials and pro-government officials could face prosecution for Houla massacre says the United Nations Friday. The Houla Massacre took place last week in a small town in Syria called Houla. The incident resulted in the murder of over a 100 civilians by government militias.
Members of the United Nations Human Rights Council called for an international inquiry yesterday, May 31.
The international community through the United Nations has tried to abate the situation by a six point peace plan created by UN envoy Kofi Annan, which is currently in play; however there is much talk and debate about a possible military intervention if the plan fails.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague told BBC today that "Both the (United Nations) Secretary General and I and also the opposition in Syria think that Syria is on the edge of an all-out civil war and the collapse of Syria into sectarian strife," and that if the peace plan fails "other options (hinting to some form of intervention) must be looked at."
The Syrian crisis began as consequence of the revolutions that took place in the Middle East beginning with the Tunisian revolution and followed by Egypt in January 2011. Inspired and encouraged the progress of the neighbors, a number of civilians in Syria took to streets in March 2011 to protest the government's torturing of students for their anti-government graffiti.
The protest turned into a violent crackdown by the president Bashar Al-Assad and his pro-government officials. Ever since then the country has been in a state of violent conflict between the government and anti-government militias. Today Syria is at the brink of a civil war.
