Oxford, MS 8/8/2011 (PennyPayDay) – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain have recalled their ambassadors from Damascus amid mounting pressure from the Arab world against Syria's brutal crackdown on anti-government protests.The Saudi king on Monday condemned the crackdown, and urged the Syrian government to implement political reforms.
"What is happening in Syria is not acceptable for Saudi Arabia," King Abdullah said in a written statement.
"Syria should think wisely before it's too late and issue and enact reforms that are not merely promises but actual reforms," he said. "Either it chooses wisdom on its own or it will be pulled down into the depths of turmoil and loss."
Later in the day, Kuwait and Bahrain followed Saudi Arabia, announcing they too had decided to recall their ambassadors from Damascus for "consultations".
"No one can accept the bloodshed in Syria... The military option must be halted," Sheikh Mohammad al-Sabah, Kuwait's foreign minister told reporters.
His comments came a day after the Gulf Co-operation Council urged Syria to "end the bloodshed". In addition, the Arab League, which had been silent since the uprising began, said it was "alarmed" by the situation and called for the immediate halt of all violence.
Nabil El Araby, the head of the Arab league, urged Syrian authorities to launch "serious dialogue" with protesters.
According to Syrian State TV, Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, has replaced Ali Habib, the defence minister with Dawoud Rajha, the army's chief of staff. The official reason for Habib's replacement is due to illness.
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