more than 8,000 activists gather outside U.N. to call for action . Mahmoud Khattab , chairman of the Syrian American Council and one of the organizers of Saturday 's rally , said he 's tired of Obama 's words and wants to see them turned into action . An uprising and violent crackdown broke out 16 in U.S. . ` ` If they ( Syria officials ) do n't interfere , there will be civil war , '' an activist leader says .
more than 8,000 activists gather outside U.N. to call for action . An uprising and violent crackdown broke out 16 in U.S. . `` If they ( Syria officials ) do n't interfere , there will be civil war , '' an activist leader says .