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Syria UN envoy warns country could turn into Somalia as world struggles for ... - Fox News Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:23:47 GMT

BBC News

Syria UN envoy warns country could turn into Somalia as world struggles for ... Fox News Battles between regime forces and Syrian rebels left more than 140 people dead across Syria on Tuesday, while the brother of Syria's parliament speaker was gunned down in Damascus — the latest victim of a wave of assassinations targeting high-ranking ... Syria crisis: Damascus hit by deadly blastsBBC News Wave of bombings, killings goes on in SyriaLos Angeles Times Syria: bombs explode across DamascusThe Guardian NPR (blog) -San Jose Mercury News all 2,263 news articles »

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Britain to reach out to Syrian opposition - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:51:19 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Britain to reach out to Syrian opposition Christian Science Monitor An aide to Cameron said the move was intended to help unite the opposition and also was an acknowledgement that a protracted conflict had taken hold in Syria. However, British officials will not be giving military guidance. Sunni and Shiite Islam: Do ... Syrian defector says most bomber pilots groundedUSA TODAY Syria crisis: UK to open talks with opposition militantsThe Guardian David Cameron: Safe passage for Syria's Assad acceptableBBC News The Daily Star -RT -NBCNews.com all 812 news articles »

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UN Envoy - Syria Could Be The Next Somalia - NPR (blog) Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:28:39 GMT

NPR (blog)

UN Envoy - Syria Could Be The Next Somalia NPR (blog) A rebel fighter raises his weapon after firing a missile Sunday toward Syrian government troops in the northern city of Aleppo. Syria's largest city has been the scene of heavy fighting for the past three months. Both sides control part of the city ... Syria could turn into a new Somalia - UN's BrahimiBBC News Syria Government Uses Cluster Bombs Against Civilians: UNHuffington Post Peace mediator seeks stepped-up Russian role on Syria: envoysReuters Jerusalem Post -China Daily -UN News Centre all 307 news articles »

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UN flays Syria war spillover - The Nation Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:09:28 GMT

Haaretz

UN flays Syria war spillover The Nation UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations on Tuesday condemned fighting by Syrian forces close to a Golan Heights ceasefire line with Israel as a new threat to stability in the region. Israel demanded action by the UN Security Council after one of its ... Israeli firefighters contain blaze near Syria borderHaaretz Israel: Stray Syria shot sparks Golan Heights fireBoston.com Israeli Government threatens military intervention to SyriaPravda Ma'an News Agency -NOW LEBANON -BBC News all 670 news articles »

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Syria opposition group pushes back against critics - Seattle Post Intelligencer Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:39:30 GMT

Middle East Voices

Syria opposition group pushes back against critics Seattle Post Intelligencer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The head of Syria's main opposition group warned Tuesday that forces trying to undermine his Syrian National Council are inadvertently prolonging the rule of President Bashar Assad. Abdelbaset Sieda spoke at an SNC convention in ... Syria's main opposition group broadens baseBoston.com Syria opposition agrees to expand membershipgulfnews.com INSIGHT: Election Won't Alter US Course in SyriaMiddle East Voices Haaretz -BBC News all 2,168 news articles »

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Syrian Kurds residing in Iraq long for a solution - The Daily Star Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:31:59 GMT

The Daily Star

Syrian Kurds residing in Iraq long for a solution The Daily Star Long-oppressed, Syria's Kurds see the conflict ravaging their country as an opportunity to win the kind of liberty enjoyed by their ethnic kin in Iraq who live autonomously from the federal capital in Baghdad. The war between forces loyal to President ... Syria's Kurds: Civil Wars Within a Civil WarTIME all 329 news articles »

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Russian FM says Syria rebels have 50 Stingers - Business Recorder (blog) Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:54:14 GMT

Business Recorder (blog)

Russian FM says Syria rebels have 50 Stingers Business Recorder (blog) Lavrov also stressed after his meeting in the Jordanian capital with Syria's defected former prime minister Riad Hijab that he planned to work with opposition groups to help end the conflict that has ravaged Syria for more than 19 months. "Russia knows ... Russia urges Syria opposition to drop demand for Assad to quitReuters Russia urges Syria dissident to talk peaceSBS Syria Pledges No Use of Chemical Weapons - RussiaJournal of Turkish Weekly Aljazeera.com (blog) -RT -Xinhua all 291 news articles »

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Syria Car Bomb Rocks Damascus, Many Casualties Reported - Huffington Post Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:17:18 GMT

Syria Car Bomb Rocks Damascus, Many Casualties Reported Huffington Post In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, photo, Syrians rescue people from under the rubble of a destroyed building that was attacked by a Syrian force airstrike, at Kfar Nebel town, in Idlib province, northern Syria. (AP Photo/Idlib News Network ENN) ... and more »

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From a distance, Syria 'feels' like Iraq in 2004 - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:29:31 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

From a distance, Syria 'feels' like Iraq in 2004 Christian Science Monitor Well, from a distance (I have not covered the war in Syria on the ground), Syria now "feels" a lot like Iraq did then. In the past two days or so, there was a suicide bombing in Hama province that was claimed by the Sunni Jihadi group Jabhat al-Nusra ... Syria the jihadist paradise?Foreign Policy (blog) all 3 news articles »

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Syria's artists flee war-torn country, but they dream and paint of home - Washington Post Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:03:49 GMT

Syria's artists flee war-torn country, but they dream and paint of home Washington Post He noticed that some of his fellow artists began to incorporate the conflict into their work, capturing the chaos and bloodshed that became routine. Shaabi, 26, tried to paint the opposite, using bright colors and abstract shapes to convey a sense of hope. and more »