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Syria air force bombs cities, truce "practically over" - Reuters Sun, 28 Oct 2012 21:35:22 GMT

ABC News

Syria air force bombs cities, truce "practically over" Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian jets bombarded Sunni Muslim regions in Damascus and around the country on Sunday, activists said, as President Bashar al-Assad kept up air strikes against rebels despite a U.N.-brokered truce that now appears to be in tatters. A hidden eye on the Syrian conflictLos Angeles Times Hope fades after latest failed Syrian truceCBS News Airstrikes, casualties and fingerpointing leave Syrian truce in shamblesCNN ABC News all 6,803 news articles »

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A jihadist group prospers in Syria - Washington Post Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:01:18 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

A jihadist group prospers in Syria Washington Post For more than a year, the Obama administration has been assuring the world that the downfall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is “a matter of time.” Yes, its own Middle East experts warned, but how much time matters. The longer the fighting goes on ... Syrian jihadist spillover haunts JordanReuters Syria's YouTube 'war' could win the warChristian Science Monitor Turkey says Syria's al-Assad can stayWND.com Seattle Post Intelligencer -Business Insider -Sky News all 79 news articles »

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Official: Iraq Searches Syria-Bound Iranian... - ABC News Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:29:50 GMT

ABC News

Official: Iraq Searches Syria-Bound Iranian... ABC News Iraqi authorities forced an Iranian cargo plane heading to Syria to land for inspection in Baghdad to ensure it was not carrying weapons, an Iraqi official said Sunday. It was the second such forced landing this month. The plane was released after the ... Iraqi Sects Join Battle in Syria on Both SidesPittsburgh Post Gazette all 1,188 news articles »

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Hezbollah straddles tenuous line between Syria and Lebanon - Washington Post Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:36:18 GMT

Kansas City Star

Hezbollah straddles tenuous line between Syria and Lebanon Washington Post BEIRUT — The Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah has spent months trying to tread a narrow line, balancing its support for the Syrian government with its responsibilities as Lebanon's dominant political force. But increasing tensions inside Lebanon have ... Syria-like violence seen as unlikely in a Lebanon that's stable in its instabilityKansas City Star Hezbollah accused of backing Syria's AssadBBC News all 224 news articles »

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Picture shows captured Turkish journalist in Syria alive - Reuters Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:01:42 GMT

Picture shows captured Turkish journalist in Syria alive Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish relief agency trying to secure the release of a Turkish journalist captured by government troops in Syria has obtained a photograph showing him in apparent good health. Cuneyt Unal, who works for the U.S.-funded al-Hurra ... and more »

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Greece considered more risky to invest than Syria - Businessweek Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:13:50 GMT

Greece considered more risky to invest than Syria Businessweek LONDON (AP) — The world's markets may believe that the worst of the financial crisis in Europe is over after three turbulent years, but those people who control the purse strings of the world's businesses are not breathing any easier. An annual survey ... and more »

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Al-Qaeda's Zawahri agrees with Romney on Syria - Examiner.com Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:07:56 GMT

Examiner.com

Al-Qaeda's Zawahri agrees with Romney on Syria Examiner.com Echoing the views of al-Qaeda's No. 1, 61-year-old, Egyptian-born physician Ayman al-Zawahri, GOP presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney called President Barack Obama's foreign policy “weak” for not intervening in Syria's civil war. and more »

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Syria truce dissolves as forces bombard major cities - NBCNews.com (blog) Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:39:56 GMT

Syria truce dissolves as forces bombard major cities NBCNews.com (blog) The violence, reported by residents, opposition supporters and Syria's government, came on the second day of the ceasefire called by international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who had hoped to use it to build momentum to end the 19-month-old conflict ...

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Battle mars Syria holiday truce; lull elsewhere - Boston.com Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:33:35 GMT

AFP

Battle mars Syria holiday truce; lull elsewhere Boston.com BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting raged near a military base in Syria's north as a cease-fire in the bloody civil war was set begin Friday at dawn, activists said, illustrating the difficulty of enforcing even a limited truce coinciding with a Muslim holiday ... Fears of new front as Syria rebels clash with KurdsAFP all 348 news articles »

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Syrian warplanes stage first airstrike under truce - USA TODAY Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:19:13 GMT

Syrian warplanes stage first airstrike under truce USA TODAY Syrian warplanes stage first airstrike under truce. Share. Comments. syria. Syrian rebel fighters take cover as a Syrian army sniper aims over a destroyed mosque in Tarik Al-Bab, southeast of Aleppo, Syria. (Photo: Narciso Contreras, AP) ...