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KOFI ANNAN QUITS AS SYRIA’S PEACE ENVOY
FORMER UN secretary-general Kofi Annan is quitting as peace envoy for Syria at the end of the month, frustrated by “finger-pointing” at the United Nations . As the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad becomes increasingly bloody, Annan’s troubled attempts to broker a ceasefire or an international response have left him exasperated.