UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi (L) and Arab League General Secretary Nabil al-Arabi give a press conference after their meeting in Cairo on December 30, 2012. [Photo: Agencies]

The UN-Arab League (AL) joint special envoy to Syria, Lakhadr Brahimi, said Sunday that the situation in Syria is "very critical" and needs an urgent solution, otherwise the war-torn country might turn into another "Somalia."

Brahimi made his remarks at a press conference with the AL Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi at the AL headquarters in Egypt's capital of Cairo.

Brahimi said the situation in Syria has deteriorated amid increasing violence. "Now, the Syrian people face two choices: a political solution that can meet the Syrians' aspiration, or shifting Syria to hell," said Brahimi.

The Algerian troubleshooter warned that about 100,000 people would die if the Syrian crisis lasts for one more year.

"Solving the Syrian crisis is the responsibility of the Middle East region, the international community and the UN Security Council."