The United Nations says Syria poses too much of a risk for observers . The U.N. monitors , whose number gradually rose to about 300 , were sent in to ensure that both President Bashar al-Assad and opposition fighters were abiding by a six-point peace plan brokered by special envoy Kofi Annan . Syrian rebels say they are not interested in peace talks with the government and want to topple Assad. The escalation is limiting the ability of monitors to do their job . The monitors went in to ensure compliance to Kofi Annan 's peace plan .
The United Nations says Syria poses too much of a risk for observers . Syrian rebels say they are not interested in peace talks with the government and want to topple Assad. The escalation is limiting the ability of monitors to do their job . The monitors went in to ensure compliance to Kofi Annan 's peace plan .