Annan said his plan is last chance to avoid civil war in Syria

The special envoy of the UN and the Arab League to Syria , Kofi Annan , warned on Tuesday the Security Council that his peace plan is the last opportunity there is to avoid a civil war in the aforementioned Arab country, sources reported diplomatic. According to some sources, the former United Nations secretary general, speaking via video link from Geneva in a closed session has not been shown very optimistic and has warned that its mediation will not be open indefinitely. Annan has also defended before the fifteen members of the Security Council that his peace plan, consisting of six points, there is "acommitment without limits , but possibly the last chance to avoid a civil war ", and indicated that its application complies so "limited". The African diplomat also pointed out that the government of Bashar al-Assad has the obligation to withdraw troops , despite their requests and the presence of the first UN observers still present in several regions. He acknowledged, however, that the use of heavy weapons has been reduced by government forces, but also warned that he was particularly concerned by the apparent intensification of human rights violations, including torture and mass arrests. Annan argued also that your plan may lead to political dialogue between the authorities and the opposition , noting that the presence of international observers, of which there are already 70 of the 300 approved by the Security Council should help create the suitable conditions on the ground. Security forces on Tuesday killed at least seven people in combat in Syria, activists said, in a 14-month revolt that the Red Cross and the Arab League warned that is becoming a civil war. Over Syria, fighting between government forces and rebels who have joined the uprising against President Bashar al Assad broke out overnight and re-emerged on the afternoon of Tuesday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Reuters reported. While officials count electoral votes on Tuesday, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said fighting had been so intense in some parts of Syria which at times conflict in those places could be described as a localized civil war. Jakob Kellenberger said he was very concerned about the conditions in Syria, while UN observers are deployed to monitor a ceasefire agreement has been violated repeatedly by government forces and rebels. "I really hope that UN observers be deployed quickly, "he told reporters in Geneva, showing concern for the peace plan within six points of UN envoy Kofi Annan to Syria. "I still hope that does not fail," he said. The head of the Arab League, Nabil Elaraby, expressed similar sentiments. "The escalation of military action in Syria leading to end civil war in Syria, something that nobody wants to see," said reporters during a trip to Beijing. Beyond the ceasefire, the Annan plan also calls for free access of journalists and humanitarian aid in the country. So far, 50 of the 300 observers have arrived and the rest are expected to do in late May. On Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory, based in the UK, said security forces were using rockets and machine guns the village of al-Hassan, in the central province of Homs, while seeking to regain control of the rebels in the area. Similar attacks in the northern province of Idlib that began after midnight killed at least three people, he said . United Nations says more than 9,000 people were killed by state forces trying to crush the revolt against four decades of management Assad and his father, Hafez al Assad. Something that started as a peaceful protest movement has become an armed insurgency against the Syrian forces. The government says the rebels are terrorists controlled by foreign powers and said more than 2,600 police and army personnel were killed. Despite the bloodbath in Syria, the state news agency SANA reported a "remarkable" turnout in Monday's vote, but still no details on participation. Many neighbors in Damascus said Tuesday that few Syrians were voting and a team of Reuters at a polling saw only three people to vote on a visit of 40 minutes.