IBNLive | Spate of blasts rattle Syria, battles rage on Xinhua 28 (Xinhua) -- A spate of blasts rocked Syrian capital Damascus and the southern province of Daraa on Wednesday, leaving at least 58 people killed and more than 150 injured, in a series of violence that has intensified lately coupled with the Syrian ... Syria: Car bombs kill 34 in pro-Assad Damascus suburb Syria: Warplanes down, blasts kill 50 Syrian rebels battling for Damascus airport |
ABC News | Syrian Govt Finds Rare Friends in Latin America ABC News Syrian President Bashar Assad's government doesn't have many allies left in the world, but it's been enjoying support in Latin America this week from leftist leaders who see a fellow challenger to U.S. power in their Middle Eastern counterpart. During ... As Opposition Coalition Meets in Cairo, More Violence Kills Dozens in Syria Syria: Is the World Waiting for Genocide? Splits mar start of Syrian opposition talks |
New York Times | US Weighs Bolder Effort to Intervene in Syria's Conflict New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, hoping that the conflict in Syria has reached a turning point, is considering deeper intervention to help push President Bashar al-Assad from power, according to government officials involved in the discussions. Syrian rebels turn looted missiles on Assad's aircraft Syria: Twin car bombs in Damascus kill 34 people Syrian villagers cheer downed jet |
U.S. News & World Report | On Syria border, Turkey faces challenge of removing its own land mines, a ... Washington Post AKINCI, Turkey — For two people walking into a Turkish minefield, they looked awfully assured. The pair strode in from Syria on a recent afternoon, following a faint track across the grassy plain. They slipped into Turkey through a fence near a vacant ... NATO Visits Southeast Turkey for Patriot Missiles Turkey, Syria and the NATO umbrella: A reading from Brussels Turkey asks NATO for 18-20 Patriot missiles, NATO offers 8- 10 |
Arutz Sheva | U.N. committee condemns Syria, Iran for rampant rights abuses Chicago Tribune The draft resolution on Syria, which was co-sponsored by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Britain, France and other Arab and Western states, received 132 votes in favor - 10 more than a similar resolution last year received - along with 12 ... Syria, Iran and North Korea condemned at UN for rights abuses Key UN committee approves resolution condemning 'gross' human rights ... UN Condemns Iran and Syria for Human Rights Abuses |
Freelance journalists' films on Libya, Syria, Sudan win Rory Peck Awards Washington Post LONDON — Freelance journalists from France, Spain and Britain on Wednesday won the Rory Peck Awards for video reporting in warzones including Libya and Syria. The annual award, presented at the ceremony at the British Film Institute, recognizes the ... |
In Syria, Aleppo Today Is Must-See TV For Survival WBUR Every day, dozens of Syrians are killed and wounded in Aleppo, Syria's financial capital. Since July, President Bashar Assad's loyalists have mounted a relentless military campaign to dislodge rebels fighting for control of the northern city. Neither ... |
The Daily Star | UN, Mikati stress support for Syrian refugees The Daily Star BEIRUT: The U.N. reiterated its support for the Lebanese government's Syrian refugee plan Wednesday, as Social Affairs Minister Wael Abu Faour said he could not rule out the option of constructing refugee camps for the growing number of displaced ... |
Business Insider | The War For Syria Is Also A War For Iraq Business Insider Driven from their homes by the 2003 US-led war in Iraq, both men, now in their 40s, found refuge for themselves and their families in neighboring Syria. Nearly a decade later, both are back in the country that once sheltered them. But this time their ... Iraq tensions rise as Syria crisis deepens Reforms in Syria not possible with weapons: Larijani |
AFP | Syria: Rebels hail shooting down of two government aircraft Scotsman Debate has raged since the start of the insurgency over whether Western and Arab nations should provide Syria's rebels with portable anti-aircraft missiles, often called Manpads. Some fear that such weapons could be smuggled away from the conflict and ... Syria rebels 'capture pilot of downed warplane' |