
This UN vehicle was damaged by an angry crowd in El-Haffeh, Syria, on 12 June 2012 as it tried to access the area. (UN Photo/David Manyua)
UN Suspends Syria Mission
The United Nations has suspended its peace mission in Syria citing surging violence in the past 10 days as posing a risk to its observers.
General Robert Mood, head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), said in a statement, "This escalation is limiting our ability to observe, verify, report as well as assist in local dialogue and stability projects - basically impeding our ability to carry out our mandate."