Japan followed by U.S. allies in the Arab world withdraws ambassador from Syria

The Syrian government, led by Bashar Assad, has continued to severe suppression of the protests even after the President personally informed the UN Secretary General that the participants in antigovernment rallies against will no longer use the army. In the capital, Damascus, and in the city of Homs in central part of the country on Friday continued shooting. According to human rights groups, in clashes in two cities killed at least 30 people. Since the beginning of anti-government speeches, according to the U.S. State Department, have been killed 2000 people. Sunday is expected to address by the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad on national television. On the topics and format of the treatment head of state to the nation, nothing is known. In the last time after Damascus withdrew from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait.