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Syria rebels appear to be shifting strategy in Damascus - Los Angeles Times Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:59:19 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Syria rebels appear to be shifting strategy in Damascus Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — Syria's armed opposition, driven back from Damascus in a fierce government counteroffensive last summer, appears to be responding with a revamped strategy that runs through some of the capital's most explosive sectarian and ethnic fault lines. Syria's main opposition bloc fails to election women to leadership teamFox News Syria rebels attack Assad strongholds in DamascusBBC News Syrian opposition plans fall apartTelegraph.co.uk The Guardian -Reuters all 4,156 news articles »

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Turkey Considers Deploying Missiles Near Syria - New York Times Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:11:34 GMT

New York Times

Turkey Considers Deploying Missiles Near Syria New York Times ANTAKYA, Turkey — Turkey raised publicly for the first time on Wednesday the idea of stationing Patriot missile batteries along its southern border with Syria. The move would effectively create a no-fly zone that could help safeguard refugees and give ... Syria rebels set sights on presidential palace, Turkey seeks PatriotsThe Daily Star Turkey Set to Ask NATO for Missiles on Syria BorderWall Street Journal Turkey to request NATO missile defense on Syria borderReuters Minneapolis Star Tribune -Al-Bawaba all 107 news articles »

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Syria seizing foreign aid while patients die, medical NGO says - Reuters Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:01:33 GMT

Haaretz

Syria seizing foreign aid while patients die, medical NGO says Reuters The International Committee of the Red Cross and the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP), global aid agencies with a presence in Syria, said two specific allegations that Chamaa made about other foreign aid being diverted were unsubstantiated. But the ... Assad regime seizing medical aid sent to Syria, rights group saysHaaretz Regime grabbing most aid sent to Syria Red Crescent: NGOThe Daily Star all 27 news articles »

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Syria rejects attempts to involve Palestinian refugees in crisis - Xinhua Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:37:03 GMT

Syria rejects attempts to involve Palestinian refugees in crisis Xinhua DAMASCUS, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian administration would " firmly" stand against any attempts to thrust the Palestinian refugees in Syria in the current crisis, the state-run SANA news agency cited a statement of foreign ministry as warning on ... and more »

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'Syria could be another Somalia' - The Australian Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:06:42 GMT

BBC News

'Syria could be another Somalia' The Australian THE UN-Arab League envoy for Syria warned yesterday that the country could become another Somalia - where al-Qa'ida-linked militants and warlords battled for decades after the ouster of a dictator - if the civil war is not ended soon. The warning came ... Syria UN envoy warns country could turn into Somalia as world struggles for ...Washington Post Peace in Syria: The Chinese SolutionCenter for Research on Globalization Syria could turn into a new Somalia - UN's BrahimiBBC News Boston Herald -GlobalPost -Xinhua all 363 news articles »

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Syria 'S Main Opposition Group Elects New Leaders - ABC News Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:23:06 GMT

ABC News

Syria 'S Main Opposition Group Elects New Leaders ABC News Syria's main opposition bloc has begun electing new leaders under intense international pressure from critics who say the exile-dominated group does not represent those risking their lives on the frontlines to oust the regime. The Syrian National ... Syria's first astronaut, a former air force general, says most bomber pilots ...Washington Post Syria's main opposition group broadens baseBoston.com Syria's opposition groups convene in Qatar – can they build a unified front?Christian Science Monitor BBC News all 2,168 news articles »

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Will Despots in Iran, Syria Privately Welcome Obama's Win? - Huffington Post (blog) Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:23:58 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Will Despots in Iran, Syria Privately Welcome Obama's Win? Huffington Post (blog) Later in his first term, Syrian civilians were left confused, bewildered and angry as Obama did next to nothing to come to their aid while the Assad regime mercilessly mowed them down. He also managed, through the sheer clumsiness and incoherence of ... After winning re-election, Obama faces Iran, SyriaChristian Science Monitor For America, bombs ticking in Iran, SyriaTimes of India all 1,722 news articles »

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Resolving Syria crisis is first foreign policy priority, David Cameron tells ... - Telegraph.co.uk Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:15:26 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Resolving Syria crisis is first foreign policy priority, David Cameron tells ... Telegraph.co.uk After visiting a camp in Jordan filled with Syrian refugees, the Prime Minister acknowledged the failure of Western efforts to halt the country's bloodshed. "One of the first things I want to talk to Barack about is how we must do more to try and solve ... and more »

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After quiet revolt, power struggle looms for Syria's Kurds - Reuters Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:02:25 GMT

After quiet revolt, power struggle looms for Syria's Kurds Reuters DERIK, Syria (Reuters) - In the northeast corner of Syria a power struggle is developing over the promise of oil riches in the remote Kurdish region, threatening to drag Kurdish rivals, Arab rebels and Turkey into a messy new front in an already ... and more »

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Obama's full plate: fiscal cliff, Iran, Syria - Pakistan Daily Times Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:51:04 GMT

Obama's full plate: fiscal cliff, Iran, Syria Pakistan Daily Times So far, the Obama administration has been wary of deeper engagement in Syria, fearful of dragging the nation into another conflict, with US troops now out of Iraq and NATO-led combat forces leaving Afghanistan. But with the Syrian conflict at a ... and more »