Abu Dhabi, Feb 24 (IANS/WAM) The continuation of the current violence in Syria is alarming and raises a great level of concern that it may become a long and bloody conflict, said a UAE newspaper Friday.
"There seems to be no end in sight to the conflict. It is not an all-out war as yet but at the same time, peace and stability seem to be far away," said the 'Gulf News' in its editorial.
If the situation in Syria is not addressed with urgency, it may well end up being a very long and bloody conflict, it added.
"Over the past few days, dozens of people have been killed as government forces intensified their shelling of opposition areas. The most aggressive attacks were against the city of Homs, where artillery barrages killed at least 100 people Tuesday alone," the editorial said.