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Murky raid heats up Syria-Israel tension (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:18:18 GMT

Syria and Israel last turned their guns on each other in all-out war a quarter century ago, but tensions are sky high after a mysterious Israeli airstrike deep into Syrian territory last week.


North Korea helping Syria build nuclear facility: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:29:32 GMT

North Korea may be helping Syria build some kind of nuclear facility, a US newspaper reported, Thursday citing unnamed intelligence sources.


Syria to drop visa demand for Iraqis during Ramadan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:30:32 GMT

Syria said on Thursday it would drop visa restrictions for Iraqis fleeing the violence at home as a goodwill gesture for the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.


Syria Tries to Cope with Influx of Iraqi Refugees (NPR)
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:54:20 GMT

One of the last routes for Iraqis to leave the country has closed, as neighboring Syria has imposed new visa restrictions. Syria has accepted more Iraqi refugees than any other country, but the cost has been enormous.


N. Korea, Syria May Be at Work on Nuclear Facility (Washington Post)
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:38:10 GMT

North Korea may be cooperating with Syria on some sort of nuclear facility in Syria, according to new intelligence the United States has gathered over the past six months, sources said. The evidence, said to come primarily from Israel, includes dramatic satellite imagery that led some U.S. officials...


Israelis face Jewish New Year with new concerns -- rockets from Gaza, tensions with Syria (Boston Globe)
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:25:07 GMT

Israelis ushered in the Jewish New Year on Wednesday evening amid new fears of war, following fresh rocket attacks from Gaza and reports of an Israeli airstrike in Syria.


U.S. officials confirm Israel strike on Syria (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:06:28 GMT

U.S. officials on Wednesday confirmed Israel launched air strikes against Syria last week and said they were to target weapons Israel believes were headed for the militant group Hezbollah.


SYRIA'S NUCLEAR THREATS (New York Post)
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:54:21 GMT

Israel "completely destroyed" a long-range-missile base in Syria, and Israeli leaders also suspect Syria and Iran are building nuclear arms with the help of North Korea, it was reported yesterday. The Israelis have refused comment about the...


Israeli planes targeted arms in Syria going to Hezbollah, US says (Boston Globe)
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:20:52 GMT

DAMASCUS, Syria - Israeli warplanes targeted weapons destined for Hezbollah guerrillas in a strike last week in northeastern Syria, a US government official said yesterday. Syria's envoy to the United Nations called the claim "nonsense."


Israel's Syria strike defended (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
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Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:27:57 GMT

U.S. official says planes targeted weapons to be used by guerrilla fighters. DAMASCUS, Syria - Israeli warplanes targeted weapons destined for Hezbollah guerrillas in a strike last week in northeastern Syria, a U.S. government official said Wednesday.