fighters stick to the cease fire agreement. the american ambassador to the united nations says so far, syria is not holding up its end of the bargain. the regime has unleashed yet another wave of horrific violation against its own people. resulting in the deaths of scores of syrians daily. the government s use of shelling and heavy weaponry in particular in homs has reached levels that surpass those before the cease-fire. syrian government troops in armor have not been withdrawn from cities and returns to barracks. protesters are still being intimidated and murdered by government forces. the status of thousands of detainees remains unclear. and pressures little progress has been made on the issue of human terrier access with an estimated 1 million civilians still in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. the united nations security counsel has called upon the government to take concrete action. the syrian government has ignored this counsel. in the united states, our patie