Half of the UN observer mission in Syria left the country

YEREVAN, JULY 25, ARMENPRESS: Half of the members of the United Nations observer mission in Syria have left the country, two mission members, reports Armenpress citing AFP.

''One hundred and fifty observers left Syria Tuesday evening and Wednesday and they will not come back,'' one observer told AFPWednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

According to the Syrian Human Rights Organization data 17 thousand 192 people died because of the Syrian 16 months ongoing clashes. The Arab media reports that among the dead11 thousand 897 were peaceful civilians, and 4348 were security officers. The Syrian riots make the Syrians leave the country appearing in other countries as refugees. Recently the Armenian community representatives also leave the country. The refugee status or asylum applications from Syria are considered in an accelerated procedure, at least ten days.