据报导，叙利亚当局派遣更多坦克和军队镇压反政府抗议，国际社会对叙利亚外交压力日益加强。星期三，联合国安理会成员国将开会，讨论一项谴责叙利亚对反政府示威者持续使用暴力的联合声明。
法国官员说，五个欧盟国家召回他们驻叙利亚的大使，这是欧盟制止叙利亚镇压努力的一部分。路透社的报导说，星期五欧盟官员将讨论对叙利亚实行制裁的可能性。
联合国人权理事会宣布，将于星期五就叙利亚问题举行特别会议，努力说服阿萨德总统结束对平民的攻击。
International diplomatic pressure is mounting on Syria amid reports of more military tanks and troops fanning out to stop an anti-government backlash.Members of the U.N. Security Council are due to meet Wednesday to discuss a joint statement condemning the continuing violence against protesters in Syria.
French officials said five European Union countries are summoning the Syrian ambassadors as part of an EU effort to quell the Syrian crackdown. The Reuters news agency reports that EU officials will discuss on Friday the possibility of imposing economic sanctions on Syria.
The U.N. Human Rights Council announced it will hold a special session about Syria on Friday in an effort to persuade President Bashar al-Assad to end his assault on civilians.