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Australia has reportedly expelled a Syrian diplomat in protest over the recent massacre in the town of Houla , where over 100 people including at least 32 children were killed. Syrian Charge D'Affairs Jawdat Ali has been given 72 hours to leave the country. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr said Canberra condemned the atrocities perpetrated against civilians in Houla. "This massacre of civilians in Haoula is a hideous and brutal crime," The Herald Sun quoted Carr, as saying. According to the report, Ali was summoned to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Canberra on Tuesday and told he was being expelled. On Monday, Ali was told Australia expected the Syrian Government to cease military operations and abide by the ceasefire brokered by special Envoy Kofi Annan.

Australia expels Syrian diplomat after Houla massacre