February 05, 2012, 12:06 PM EST

By Elizabeth Konstantinova

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. will “redouble efforts” and work with “partners outside the United Nations” to put “immense pressure” on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to end bloodshed and step down, after the U.N. Security Council failed to deliver global condemnation of Syria giving the regime room to continue its 11-month crackdown on protesters, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in Sofia today.

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