The Guardian | Hundreds flee Syria crackdown Daily Star - Lebanon Caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri Saturday ordered various Lebanese authorities to “coordinate efforts relating to the assistance of refugees from Syria.” A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on May 17, 2011, ... Syria 'tightens security grip' in border area Brotherhood Raises Syria Profile Syrian soldiers who defected to Lebanon are arrested |
Mass grave reportedly discovered in Syria Los Angeles Times The grave, which may contain the bodies of as many as 40 antigovernment protesters, is found near the city of Dara, where Syria's unrest began. Activists also say security forces continue to attack the city of Tall Kalakh. ... Mass Grave for Protesters Discovered in Syria, Activist Ammar Qurabi Says 'Mass grave' found in Syrian protest hub Open grave found in southern Syria, as protests continue |
Fox News | Israeli envoy to UN sends letters decrying border violence Jerusalem Post Reuben wrote that on Sunday, a group of “hundreds of individuals” in Syria tore down the Alpha Fence, “in breach of the agreed disengagement line between Israel and Syria.” In Majdal Shams, the demonstrators carried out “a violent demonstration against ... IDF unprepared for Syria border breach, despite intelligence tips The Cable: State Department accuses Syria of fomenting Israel violence Editorial Board Opinion |
DefenceWeb (press release) | For Golan Druse, ties to Syria are nonnegotiable Jerusalem Post A smattering of TV crews clustered at Shouting Hill, where for decades relatives gathered on either side of the Syria-Israel disengagement line to communicate by megaphone. On Monday the spectacle was new: A few dozen Israeli troops repairing the fence ... Obama's dilemma: Why Libya and not Syria? US accuses Syria of inciting protests against Israel Assad 10 years on |
Reporters' group wants answers from Iran on missing journalist CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Press freedom advocates Reporters Without Borders expressed concern Monday about the fate of an Al Jazeera reporter arrested in Syria and reportedly deported to Iran, after Iran said it was unaware of her whereabouts. ... Journalists group 'very concerned' over fate of missing former PI reporter Another reporter can relate to what missing journalist likely going through |
Reuters | Libyan government asks why ICC isn't also seeking to prosecute Syria The Guardian By any standard, what is happening in Syria is just as bad as the situation was in Libya when the [UN] security council referred that country to the ICC. "Real international justice has to be for everyone in the Middle East and North Africa. ... LIBYA: Rights groups praise arrest-warrant request for Kadafi, call for action ... North Africa War Crimes Prosecutors Seek Gadhafi's Arrest Pursuing Gaddafi |
The Guardian | Turkey Should Wield Its Power in Syria Huffington Post (blog) The stakes are especially high in Syria, which sits at the center of the Arab world and has been a source of much of the region's unrest for decades. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has launched a brutal crackdown, arresting protesters, ... Analysis: The markets of Syrian city, Aleppo, speak Turkish Syria as Turkey's domestic issue Turkey's changing tunes on Syria |
Western Powers Seek IAEA Action Against Syria Global Security Newswire The United States and other Western governments are pressing the International Atomic Energy Agency to officially charge Syria with constructing an undisclosed nuclear reactor at a facility bombed by Israel in 2007, the Wall Street Journal reported on ... U.S. Presses Nuclear Case Against Syria U.S., EU prod nuclear agency over Syria |
The Flint Journal - MLive.com | Flint couple concerned about 11-year-old daughter in Syria: "I want to see her ... The Flint Journal - MLive.com By Roberto Acosta | Flint Journal FLINT, Michigan — Ahmad Alouh moved to the United States 12 years ago in hopes of gaining basic freedoms he said were few and far between in Syria. While Ahmad and his wife Wisam are now in Flint, they are worried for ... Flint parents say 11-year-old daughter stranded in Syria |
Syria Death Toll Reportedly Up to 850 Voice of America Syria deployed more tanks on Monday around villages near the Lebanese border and the flashpoint city of Daraa, as activists say the death toll from the crackdown on anti-government protesters has risen to at least 850. The National Organization for ... |