Syria’s Assad Suffers Rebuff From Pan-Islamic Body
Middle East • August 2012 • Views: 856
President Bashar al-Assad faced another diplomatic blow on Tuesday with the suspension of Syria from the Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, a step opposed by his Shi’ite Muslim ally Iran.
Assad will view the OIC move to suspend Syria, an attempt to deepen his isolation set to be adopted at a summit of the 57-member body in Mecca, as the work of Sunni Muslim states backing the “terrorists” - as he refers to rebels - out to topple him.