United States admitted Monday for the first time is considering imposing sanctions against the Government of Syria in response to the bloody crackdown on protests in the country to demand democratic reforms. In a statement, the spokesman for the National Security Council, Tommy Vietor, said the Damascus regime's violence against its own people is "extremely disappointing and we condemn in the strongest terms." U.S., he added, is "a range of possible options, including the imposition of sanctions with very specific goals, to respond to violence and make clear that this behavior is unacceptable." So far, more than 300 people have died in the repression of demonstrations calling for democratic transition in Syria, where the ruling Assad family for over forty years.
Jordan said Monday that Syria has closed its common border, apparently in order to prevent dissidents to flee to the neighboring country. In recent days, the White House has issued increasingly harsh statements condemning the violence of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. The Syrian regime has used army tanks to crush the protests, in a military intervention that has caused more than twenty people, according to opposition sources.
The Army's action has focused on the city of Dera, south of the country and in the village of Duma, on the outskirts of Damascus, and included shots of buildings and groups of protesters, according to human rights activists. 
Jordan said Monday that Syria has closed its common border, apparently in order to prevent dissidents to flee to the neighboring country. In recent days, the White House has issued increasingly harsh statements condemning the violence of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. The Syrian regime has used army tanks to crush the protests, in a military intervention that has caused more than twenty people, according to opposition sources.
The Army's action has focused on the city of Dera, south of the country and in the village of Duma, on the outskirts of Damascus, and included shots of buildings and groups of protesters, according to human rights activists.
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