gulfnews.com | Syrian activists shuffle council; chaos rocks capital USA TODAY CAIRO -- Syrian dissidents sought Monday to bolster their opposition movement with members inside Syria as fighting raged in Damascus between anti-government rebels and Palestinians backing dictator Bashar Assad. The move Monday in Qatar to ... Syria' s civil conflict escalates as opposition still working to close ranks Facing criticism, Syria opposition-in-exile broadens base to add groups inside ... Syria Opp agrees to expand membership |
Voice of America | 50 Syrian Troops Killed in Suicide Bombing Voice of America CAIRO, EGYPT — A Syrian activist group says a suicide car bomber has killed more than 50 Syrian soldiers in central Hama province. The attack comes as fighting continues across large sections of Syria, and as opposition leaders meet in Qatar to ... Dozens Are Killed in a Fierce Outburst of Syrian Violence Car bombs, aerial attacks pummel Syria Syrian rebels root for Romney in hopes of US military intervention |
TIME | Syria's Kurds: Civil Wars Within a Civil War TIME Syria's opposition needs to be more representative and inclusive, say U.S. officials mindful of the dangers of an increasingly sectarian civil war. But the scale of the challenge in creating an opposition that draws in ethnic and religious minorities ... Will powerful Turkey be dragged into Syria's war? Syrian fighters fed up with 'cowards in exile' |
AFP | Stray bullet from Syria hits IDF jeep Haaretz Stray bullet from Syria hits IDF jeep. The officer was driving the vehicle at the time, but no one was injured in the incident on the Israel-Syria border; an IDF source said that this was the result of 'mistaken fire by Syrian rebels.' By Gili Cohen ... Israeli army patrol 'hit by Syria gunfire' Israel military vehicle hit by Syria gunfire: army Israeli forces on high alert after Syrian gunfire hit Israeli military jeep on ... |
GPB | In Syria, small-town rebels are stuck in big-city Aleppo Los Angeles Times Syrian women and children run to the basement of a building housing several rebel fighters during an attack last week by government tanks and helicopters in Aleppo. "We gave the regime an excuse to attack civilians," one rebel leader said of the ... In Syria's Biggest City, A Deadly Stalemate |
National Post | Syria mediator wants U.N. resolution based on Geneva deal Chicago Tribune CAIRO (Reuters) - The international mediator on Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, called on Sunday for world powers to issue a U.N. Security Council resolution based on a deal they reached in June to set up a transitional government in a bid to end the bloodshed. Russia warns of Western anti-Syria move No deals over Syrian president's destiny: Russia Russia admits it sold Syria $1-billion of weapons last year… but only to be ... |
MWC News | Syria Rebels Advance in Battles; Opposition Tackles Rifts Businessweek Syrian rebels said they made headway in battles against troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, as opposition leaders abroad work on bridging rifts and forming a united council 20 months after the start of the uprising. The Free Syrian Army captured ... Car bomb in Syria's Hama kills 50 pro-regime fighters: NGO Syria Rebels Seize Oilfield in Deir Ezzor: NGO Syria rebels seize oilfield, down warplane |
At home away from home, Syrian Kurd refugees long for statehood Reuters CAMP DOMIZ, Iraq (Reuters) - Keyrings and umbrellas in the colors of the Kurdish flag are on sale at a refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan, where thousands of Syrian Kurds who have fled war at home are enjoying the freedom to flaunt their ethnic identity ... |
Haaretz | Syria suicide bomb kills at least 50 pro-Assad forces, activists say Haaretz Syria suicide bomb kills at least 50 pro-Assad forces, activists say. In addition to Hama explosion, 11 killed in Damascus bomb and at least 20 rebel fighters killed in Idlib air strike, says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. By The Associated Press ... |
New York Times | Syrian Rebels Claim to Kill Dozens of Soldiers on Especially Violent Day New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria was convulsed by one of the most violent days in months on Monday, with heavy fighting reported around Palestinian neighborhoods in southern Damascus, at least two car-bomb explosions and strikes by government aircraft on ... |