UN Withdrawing Observers From Syria

On Thursday, the United Nations announced that they will be withdrawing it's observer mission, from Syria.

It's presence had been hoped to put an end to violence in the strife torn country, but the conflict has only gotten worse.

The mandate for the mission expires on Sunday, and all observers will start to leave the country then.

Some see the withdrawal as admittance by the UN that it can not control or handle the situation in Syria.

It is highly unusual for the international body to admit any form of weakness.

With the withdrawal, any hopes for a peaceful end to the conflict are gone as well.

Now just the questions of whether the international community will become involved, with their own armed forces, remains.