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"We are in a race against time to prevent full-scale civil war -- death on a potentially massive scale," Ban said
Paul Morigi
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives at the Atlantic Council's Annual Awards Dinner at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on May 7. Ban once again condemned the "brutality" of President Bashar al-Assad's forces, but added that attacks by opposition groups have also "escalated".