Russia opposes arms embargo on Syria

The Syrian Human Right Observatory said that 16 people were killed by the security forces and the army on Monday, including 11 in Homs.

On the international level, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday that Turkey did not want to consider a military option for intervention in Syria but that it was ready for any scenario.

Russia, for its part, opposed the imposition of an arms embargo on Syria and said that it believes the international community should stop threatening Damascus with ultimatums; local news agencies quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Tuesday.

The U.N. Human Rights Council said on Monday that Syrian military and security forces had committed crimes against humanity including murder, torture and rape, and called for an arms embargo on Syria.

Russia teamed up with China last month to veto a Western-backed U.N. Security Council resolution condemning President Bashar al-Assad's government for violence the United Nations says has killed more than 3,500 people.