The U.N. Human Rights Council is holding an emergency session on Syria in the wake of the massacre of more than 100 people in Houla one week ago. A resolution that’s expected to be approved today blames “pro-government” forces for the attack as part of “repeated and systematic violations of human rights” by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. On Thursday, a Syrian government spokesperson insisted the killings in Houla were carried out by rebels.

Qassem Jamal Suleiman: “They have never protested or carried weapons against the government. They disagreed with the armed terrorist groups. The aim (of these armed groups) is to bring foreign military intervention against the country in any form and any way.”