ABC News | Syria now running a war economy as conflict spreads Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - At a rebel-controlled border crossing in northern Syria, camps housing thousands of refugees trying to flee the country occupy an area that less than two years ago was usually crammed with trucks lining up to pass through customs. Syrian Warplanes Bomb Damascus Suburbs Syria: rebels fight to unite opposition-held areas before 'final push' for ... Syrian jets bomb Damascus suburb for second day |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Turkey has requested deployment of NATO air defense missiles over Syria civil ... Washington Post BRUSSELS — Turkey's government requested the deployment of NATO's Patriot surface-to-air missiles Wednesday to bolster its defenses along its border with Syria and prevent a spillover of the civil war in that nation, officials said. NATO doesn't want ... UPDATE 3-Turkey asks NATO for missile defence against Syria Turkey Requests NATO Deploy Patriot Missiles Along Border With Syria Nato to consider Turkey's Patriot missile request |
AFP | Rebels say Syria hospital strike kills 40 CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Syrian rebels accused government forces of bombing a hospital in the besieged city of Aleppo late Wednesday, killing at least 40 people as the conflict there ground on. Ralib al-Omar, a leader of the Yusif al-Asma rebel group ... Syria rebels set up camp on hilltop Base 46 Rebels question continued protests in 'Free Syria' Syrian army repels rebel attack on base: watchdog |
Aljazeera.com | Syria opposition seeks $60 billion to rebuild after fighting Los Angeles Times Syrian dissidents trying to shake off President Bashar Assad told reporters Wednesday that $60 billion would be needed to rebuild the country after fighting stops, comparing it to “an economic 'Marshall Plan for Syria.'” At a Dubai meeting, Syrian ... Syria opposition seeks $60b for reconstruction Syria opposition appeals for massive aid Syria rebels seek $60bn for post-war rebuilding |
CBS News | Syria loses influence among Palestinians Financial Times Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is usually among the first to rush out loud rhetoric during an Israeli onslaught on the Hamas-held Gaza Strip. Styling himself as the only genuine Arab defender of the Palestinians – and deriding his peers as ambivalent ... From Syria to Gaza Syria Rebels: Goal is Islamist State Syria. Anyone Remember? |
Los Angeles Times | Syria Kurdish leader rejects new coalition gulfnews.com London: A party that controls much of Syria's Kurdish region on Tuesday rejected the new opposition coalition, highlighting the deep divisions still remaining between the many Syrian armed groups 20 months into the uprising against President Bashar Al ... Syrian rebels seize base, arms trove Kurdish militiamen, rebels maintain truce in northern Syria Syria troops besiege town near Damascus |
Kansas City Star | With Syria's eastern oilfields in rebel hands, a brisk business in pirated ... Kansas City Star SHAHEL, Syria -- Syrian rebels have captured two of the three major oilfields in the country's southeastern Deir al Zour province and are extracting oil that they say is helping to support their rebellion. “We are at the beginning of winter, and people ... |
Foreign Truck Bombers in Syria Highlight Risk of New al-Qaeda Businessweek Nasser al-Dalqamouni, 32, and Mahmoud Abdel-Aal, 30, belonged to Jordan's banned, ultra-religious Salafist movement, according to Mousa Abdallat, a lawyer representing radical Islamists in Jordan. “They were driven to go to Syria by the images they saw ... |
Syria and Gaza in Crisis- Another Twist in Turkey's Road to Europe? Journal of Turkish Weekly Turkey made statements immediately after the bombing, calling for the international community to act on Syria, a call which was not heeded until after the US elections. Nevertheless, the cogs of the international community are beginning to turn ... |
Voice of America | Meeting on Syria concludes in Tehran, urges end of violence Xinhua The National Syrian Dialogue Meeting started here Sunday, with the participation of some 200 political representatives from Syrian ethnic groups, the opposition as well as the Syrian government and parliament. On Monday, the participants agreed to form ... Iran hosts Syrian peace conference Syrian Revolution Seeks Commanding Position Syria Says Foreign Support for Rebels Aids Terrorism |