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Rebels in Syria's largest city of Aleppo mostly poor, pious and from rural ... - Fox News Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:22:13 GMT

U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Rebels in Syria's largest city of Aleppo mostly poor, pious and from rural ...
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ALEPPO, Syria – Most of the rebels fighting government forces in the city of Aleppo fit a specific mold: They're poor, religiously conservative and usually come from the underdeveloped countryside nearby. They bring to the battle their fury over years ...
Syria policy risks trading a tyrant for extremistsCNN International
Syria mediator seeks to revive UN ceasefire plan -envoysReuters
Syrian warplanes strike key townCNN
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Fighting continues in Syria - Washington Post Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:44:59 GMT

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Fighting continues in Syria
Washington Post
Hindu festivals, Syria fighting, protests in Portugal and more. BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 17: Actresses Amy Poehler (L) and Tina · Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to host Golden Globes. It won't be the first time the two actresses have shared a stage.
Richard Cohen: Empty talk on SyriaSan Jose Mercury News
Military airstrikes kill 90 in SyriaNewsday
Activists: Multiple airstrikes in north of SyriaSeattle Post Intelligencer
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Shajul Islam, UK Suspect, Charged With Kidnapping Photographers In Syria - Huffington Post Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:44:14 GMT

AFP

Shajul Islam, UK Suspect, Charged With Kidnapping Photographers In Syria
Huffington Post
LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A man arrested at London's Heathrow airport this month was charged on Tuesday with taking part in the July kidnapping of two photographers in Syria, British police said. Dutch photographer Jeroen Oerlemans and British ...
UK charges British man with taking journalists hostage in SyriaFox News
Man, 26, charged over Syria kidnapping of UK photographerBBC News
Man charged in UK for hostage-taking in SyriaBoston.com
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UN Envoy Seeks Pause in Syria for Holiday - New York Times Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:28:34 GMT

New York Times

UN Envoy Seeks Pause in Syria for Holiday
New York Times
The new Syria peace envoy from the United Nations and Arab League enlisted Iran's help on Monday in an effort to negotiate a cease-fire in observance of a three-day holiday dear to all Muslims, hoping that such a religious reprieve could become the ...
Syria ready to discuss cease-fire during Muslim Eid: ministryXinhua
Syria: Assad regime ready to explore four day truceTelegraph.co.uk
UN Envoy Exits Baghdad Talks With No Iraqi Role in Syria PeaceAl-Monitor
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Turkey's Erdogan moots three-way regional talks on Syria - Reuters Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:01:40 GMT

Turkey's Erdogan moots three-way regional talks on Syria
Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he had suggested to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad three-way talks including Egypt on the Syria crisis, given the apparent Saudi objection to Iranian involvement in a ...

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Syria conflict: UN's Pinheiro gives jihadist warning - BBC News Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:10:05 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: UN's Pinheiro gives jihadist warning
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A UN commission on human rights abuses in Syria has warned of the increasing risk of foreign Islamist militants radicalising the conflict. Lead investigator Paulo Sergio Pinheiro said the presence of hundreds of "radical Islamists or jihadists" was ...
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Head of UN independent panel urges diplomatic solution to worsening Syria ...UN News Centre
UN worried about foreign fighters in Syria: AFPFocus News
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PM warns of Syria transferring WMDs to terrorists - Jerusalem Post Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:46:10 GMT

Arutz Sheva

PM warns of Syria transferring WMDs to terrorists
Jerusalem Post
Israel will weigh military action if it suspects Syria's chemical weapons might fall into the hands of terrorist organizations, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Tuesday. “We will do everything that is needed” to ensure Syria's WMD stockpiles are ...
PM: Israel to act if threatened by Syria's chemical armsYnetnews
Netanyahu Warns of Syria Attack Over Chemical WeaponsArutz Sheva

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Europeans hoping to fight in Syria raise new fears - CBS News Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:02:46 GMT

Europeans hoping to fight in Syria raise new fears
CBS News
PARIS — European governments have been among the most vocal supporters of Syria's rebels — to a point: Last week, Muslims in Britain and France accused of trying to join the fight against the regime were detained. For security officials, the fear is ...

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Syria denies using cluster bombs - CNN Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:52:04 GMT

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Syria denies using cluster bombs
CNN
"Syria's disregard for its civilian population is all too evident in its air campaign, which now apparently includes dropping these deadly cluster bombs into populated areas," said Steve Goose, arms director at Human Rights Watch. "Cluster bombs have ...
Syria denies but videos show cluster bombsUPI.com
Syria accused of cluster bomb use in civil warBoston.com

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Iraqi Shi'ite militants fight for Syria's Assad - Reuters Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:01:49 GMT

Iraqi Shi'ite militants fight for Syria's Assad
Reuters
Former Shi'ite Iraqi militias backing Assad troops. * Militia commanders say volunteers not sanctioned. * Syria crisis a difficult balance for Iraq. By Suadad al-Salhy. BAGHDAD, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Scores of Iraqi Shi'ite militants are fighting in Syria ...

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