Gulf states warn Syria and Iran

Gulf Arab states yesterday urged Syria's government to immediately halt its "killing machine", and called on arch rival Iran to stop interfering in their internal affairs.
They appealed for Damascus to "put an end to bloodshed, lift all signs of armed conflict and release prisoners, as a first step towards implementing the (Arab) protocol".
Syria signed the accord with the Arab League on Monday after weeks of prevarication in the hope the 22-member bloc will lift sweeping sanctions against the regime.
Despite the accord, at least 100 mutinous troops were killed or wounded yesterday, a day after up to 70 deserters were gunned down while trying to flee their posts, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Moreover Syrian security forces killed 33 civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that 14 security personnel had also been killed.
More than 5,000 people have been killed in the Syrian regime's nine-month crackdown on dissent, says UN .
In its concluding statement, the Gulf Cooperation Council also called on Iran to stop meddling in the internal affairs of the group's members.
The Gulf states also called on their Shia neighbour to "fully cooperate" with the International Atomic Energy Agency, adding GCC members were committed to a Middle East "free of weapons of mass destruction."