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Obama Administration Urged to Rethink Syria Strategy Amid Bloodshed - Fox News Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:27:53 GMT+00:00

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Obama Administration Urged to Rethink Syria Strategy Amid Bloodshed
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AP A citizen journalism image made July 22 on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network shows Syrian anti-regime protesters gather during a rally in al-Assy square in the western city of Hama, Syria. The Obama administration is under pressure ...
UN Security Council Again Considers Syria ResolutionVoice of America
Preventing Civil War in SyriaWall Street Journal
Analysis: Syria - Is it on the threshold of a civil war?Jerusalem Post
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In Middle East, a Restive First Day of Ramadan - New York Times (blog) Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:34:07 GMT+00:00

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In Middle East, a Restive First Day of Ramadan
New York Times (blog)
Videos and messages posted online on Monday testified to a restive first day of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, as a brutal crackdown continued in Syria, Egypt's army destroyed a protest camp in Cairo's central Tahrir Square and ...
Syria: Ramadan Brings Arab Spring CrackdownsHuffington Post
Ramadan during the Arab Spring: A chance for renewalChristian Science Monitor
Unrest, gov't crackdowns, rising food prices cast pall on holy month of ...Washington Post
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Bishop offers coalition support on Syria - Sydney Morning Herald Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:40:19 GMT+00:00

Bishop offers coalition support on Syria
Sydney Morning Herald
Syria has been without an ambassador to Australia since Tammam Sulaiman left Canberra in early 2011. Ms Bishop said the coalition rejected his nominated replacement. "The person who has been proposed as ambassador we understand is very close to the ...

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Rein in troops, India tells Syria - The Hindu Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:50:31 GMT+00:00

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Rein in troops, India tells Syria
The Hindu
Amid escalating violence in Syria and international media reports of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) scheduling a discussion on the situation, India on Monday heard out Damascus and asked it to rein in its security forces. ...
Guest Post: BRICS in the UNSC and the Prospects for SyriaCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)
India asks Syrian govt to exercise restraint, abjure violenceIBNLive.com
India supports reforms in Syria, rejects any foreign intervention in Syria's ...Syrian Arab News Agency
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Syria opposition leader Seif held at Damascus airport - msnbc.com Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:42:09 GMT+00:00

Syria opposition leader Seif held at Damascus airport
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The 60-year-old, a fierce critic of Syria's autocratic political system, was arrested for two weeks in May for marching in a pro-democracy demonstration in Damascus. He was released in 2010 after spending eight years in jail as a political prisoner.

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Beyond the Debt Ceiling: Rick Perry Surges, Syria Boils, and More - RollingStone.com (blog) Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:12:00 GMT+00:00

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Beyond the Debt Ceiling: Rick Perry Surges, Syria Boils, and More
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"The world is watching the slaughterhouse in Syria. Shame on us," Egyptian presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei proclaimed via Twitter on Sunday. "The peace of God be upon Syria's martyrs. Shame on every Arab and every human being. ...

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Syrian Kurds Hope to Ride Wave of Regional Change - GLORIA Center (blog) Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:21:29 GMT+00:00

Syrian Kurds Hope to Ride Wave of Regional Change
GLORIA Center (blog)
The uprising against the rule of Bashar Assad in Syria is continuing to grow. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians are now taking part in the protests. As the month of Ramadan approaches, the forecast is intensified strife. ...
What in the World is Happening in SyriaExaminer.com
Ramadan in Syria: Hundreds killed blood is everywhere where is the outrage by ...Wall Street Journal

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Latest developments in Arab world's unrest - The Associated Press Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:20:00 GMT+00:00

Latest developments in Arab world's unrest
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___ SYRIA Anti-government protesters in the Syrian city of Hama set up barricades and take up sticks and stones to defend themselves after one of the bloodiest days so far in the regime's campaign to quell an uprising now in its fifth month. ...

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Syrian Americans Support Pro-democracy Movement in Syria - Voice of America Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:25:43 GMT+00:00

Syrian Americans Support Pro-democracy Movement in Syria
Voice of America
August 01, 2011 Syrian Americans Support Pro-democracy Movement in Syria Kane Farabaugh | Chicago Syrians outside of Syria are finding ways to help support the pro-democracy movement in their country. Until recently, Chicago attorney and human rights ...


Obama meets US ambassador to Syria - Focus News Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:38:46 GMT+00:00

Obama meets US ambassador to Syria
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US President Barack Obama on Monday met with US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, using the chance to reiterate his condemnation on the Syrian government, said the White House in a statement, as cited by Xinhua. In the statement, the White House said ...
Readout of the President's meeting with US Ambassador to Syria Robert FordWhitehouse.gov (press release)
OBAMA TO STRENGTHEN SYRIA SANCTIONS AFTER TODAY'S VIOLENCEAgenzia Giornalistica Italia

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