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Syria opposition: Groups seek consenss at Qatar talks - BBC News Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:01:52 GMT

BBC News

Syria opposition: Groups seek consenss at Qatar talks BBC News Syrian opposition groups are set to resume talks in Qatar to try to form a united body in the fight against President Bashar al-Assad. Delegates were quoted as saying that main points had already been agreed. The fractious opposition has been under ... Syria Clashes Kill 90; Regime Tells Japan to Cancel MeetingBusinessweek Deadly car bombs shake Syrian city of DaraLos Angeles Times Syria's opposition urges West to send rebels armsUSA TODAY Reuters -Fox News all 2,057 news articles »

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Suicide blasts in Syria kill at least 20 troops - CBS News Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:01:02 GMT

CBS News

Suicide blasts in Syria kill at least 20 troops CBS News BEIRUT Twin suicide bombings shook a southern Syrian city on Saturday, killing at least 20 regime troops, an activist group said. The early morning blasts in Daraa targeted an encampment for government forces in the city, according to the Britain-based ... Archaeologists explore site on Syria-Turkey borderAiken Standard Syria border fighting sends 8000 fleeing to TurkeySouthCoastToday.com 11000 flee Syria fighting, SNC picks Sabra as new chiefAhram Online Philadelphia Inquirer -gulfnews.com all 2,583 news articles »

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Fleeing fallen Syrian town, refugees fear Assad's air power - Reuters Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:42:24 GMT

Fleeing fallen Syrian town, refugees fear Assad's air power Reuters With winter setting in, the refugee influx is causing alarm in Turkey, and could spur calls for a buffer zone to be set up inside Syria to house refugees and aid the rebels in a war that opposition activists say has killed 38,000 people. Increasingly ...

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Moves to form Syrian opposition look set to end in failure - The Guardian Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:32:13 GMT

The Guardian

Moves to form Syrian opposition look set to end in failure The Guardian Moves to form a credible alternative to Syria's Assad regime look set to end in failure, with the main opposition bloc refusing to endorse a broad-based government in waiting or contribute to how it might take shape. The Syrian National Council ...

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Syrian Group Fights Effort to Unify Foes of Government - New York Times Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:18:25 GMT

Syrian Group Fights Effort to Unify Foes of Government New York Times DOHA, Qatar — The Syrian National Council, the largest antigovernment coalition, resisted an initiative on Saturday that would place all opponents of the government under one umbrella — a streamlining sought by foreign backers who fear that the ...

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The crisis in Syria - The News International Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:01:10 GMT

The crisis in Syria The News International Nineteen months after the Syrian uprisings began, Gulf and western states, along with Russia, Iran, and China have undermined any possible peace process, while at the same time feeding and containing a civil war that has claimed 30,000 lives. Syria has ... and more »

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11000 Syrians flee in a single day in refugee surge as rebels, regime battle ... - Washington Post Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:07:26 GMT

11000 Syrians flee in a single day in refugee surge as rebels, regime battle ... Washington Post Even as the turmoil worsened, Syrian President Bashar Assad said he had no regrets over his regime's crackdown in the 19-month-old uprising against his rule. In an interview with Russian television, he said there was no civil war in Syria, insisting ...

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Syria's Assad: "We do not have a civil war" - CBS News Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:59:09 GMT

Voice of America

Syria's Assad: "We do not have a civil war" CBS News In a sign of relentless ferocity of the conflict, a surge of more than 5,000 Syrians crossed into Turkey overnight to flee violence, a Turkish official at the government's crisis management center said Friday. The new exodus raises to 120,000 the ... Assad Insists Syrian People Still Support HimVoice of America Up to 11000 People Flee Syria in 24-Hour PeriodABC News Syria President Bashar Assad warns against foreign invasionLos Angeles Times Herald Sun -Strategy Page all 5,748 news articles »

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Jordan Said to Help Arm Syria Rebels - Wall Street Journal Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:56:47 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Jordan Said to Help Arm Syria Rebels Wall Street Journal AMMAN, Jordan—Jordan has stepped up its support for neighboring Syria's political and military opposition, including allowing some light arms to flow across the border, according to Syrian rebels and an Arab official familiar with the operation. and more »

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Syrian opposition debates forming US-backed assembly - Reuters Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:34:35 GMT

Syrian opposition debates forming US-backed assembly Reuters The United States and Qatar have pressed the foreign-based SNC to join an assembly proposed by noted Syrian dissident Riad Seif that would include armed rebel groups fighting in Syria. The SNC, criticized for being ineffective, disunited and out of ...