Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria over Assad's suppression of revolt - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper

Secretary General says 'did not see much support for external military intervention;' adds that decision to suspend Syria is a ' message to the international community' that Islamic community wants politically peaceful solution, not bloodshed.

By Reuters | Aug.16, 2012 | 3:32 AM

Islamic Cooperation Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, speaks in Doha, Qatar, on May 29, 2012. Photo by AP

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspended Syria's membership early on Thursday at a summit of Muslim leaders in Mecca, citing President Bashar Assad's violent suppression of the Syrian revolt.

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