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UN takes steps to end Syrian violence

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    Security Council set to vote on resolution aimed at ending fighting

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Other Fox News alert there are significant developments on the spiraling violence in Syria we're -- a vote of the UN Security Council.

Next hour 10 AM eastern time at a resolution that is aimed at ending the bloodshed there but this is very difficult work.

This a day after a rebel bomb attack.

Struck at the heart of -- surest shot Assad regime.

Killing key members of his inner circle including your defense minister as well as his brother in law David Lee Miller's -- of the US now.

We expect from their next hour David -- good morning.

Well but we expect the boat as you mentioned but diplomatically it is not expected that -- going to be a great deal of movement.

-- -- in -- at call for this boat which is scheduled to take place yesterday to be postponed so that members states could unite it now appears they are deadlocked.

Nevertheless at 10 o'clock eastern time a British sponsored resolution calling for sanctions targeting Iran a list -- regime moves back.

Its troops and weapons and heavily populated area areas will be voted on here at the United Nations Russia and China have repeatedly said.

They are going to veto this resolution the Russians even have their own resolution which.

That specifically omits any mention of sanctions.

Yesterday President Obama spoke with the Russian leadership -- Secretary General of the United Nations spoke to Chinese leadership.

Trying to broker some type of a compromise that.

Bottom line here does not appear to be in the offering.

No breakthrough is expected expected vote to take place again in a little less than one hours so -- -- what Benton David Lee if the vote.

Fails to pass as expected.

It is very possible that there could be a vote on a simple beat UN resolution that we do nothing more.

That extend the mandate.

Or UN observers to remain in Syria that mandate is going to expire.

On Friday already though -- -- Norwegian general bill who was in charge of the on the ground but the math is headed death.

-- That news conference before departing.

Told reporters for the sake of the Syrian people we need effective leadership from the Security Council but he also says that the mission of those observers on the ground.

Completely irrelevant unless there's a political process in place.

And at this time that does not appear likely -- thank you will be in touch when we get headlines from the UN here in New York City David Lee Miller cross -- -- has some contacts now.

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