AFP | Flow of Arms to Syria Through Iraq Persists, to US Dismay New York Times The shipments have persisted at a critical time for President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, who has come under increasing military pressure from rebel fighters. The air corridor over Iraq has emerged as a main supply route for weapons, including rockets ... Iraq Says It Can't Search All Syria-Bound Planes |
Toronto Star | Internet, phone access restored in Syria capital Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — Internet and telephone service were restored to the Syrian capital Saturday, two days after a nationwide communications blackout spurred fear of new attacks and left anxious Syrians in and outside the country unable to contact loved ones and ... Syria rebels bombed as opposition open to peacekeepers Syria reports Internet service has been restored in Damascus Syria bombs rebels, Internet restored after 2 days |
Salon | Brahimi says Syria in danger of becoming a failed state Tehran Times UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that Syria was in danger of becoming a “failed state”. He said that nobody wants this to happen because it would have disastrous consequences across the region, ... Envoy warns that Syria will become a failed state unless there is a political ... Ban Ki-moon warns Syria has reached 'appalling heights of brutality' Did Syria ask Iraq for help retrieving helicopters from Russia? |
Opinion: Letter from Syria San Jose Mercury News DARKUSH, Syria -- The scene is almost biblical. You step down through tall reeds, cross the Orontes River from Turkey in a small rowboat and are received by a local contingent of the Free Syrian Army, outside the Syrian town of Darkush. One of them ... |
The Daily Star | Al-Qaeda affiliate playing larger role in Syria rebellion Washington Post (blog) Syrian opposition leaders report an alarming growth within their ranks of fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra, an extremist group linked to al-Qaeda. The Jabhat group now has somewhere between 6,000 and 10,000 fighters, according to officials of an ... Militant Leader in Syria Seeks Islamic State |
For Syria's Rebel Movement, Skype Is a Useful and Increasingly Dangerous Tool New York Times In a demonstration of their growing sophistication and organization, Syrian rebels responded to a nationwide shutdown of the Internet by turning to satellite technology to coordinate within the country and to communicate with outside activists. |
Syrian Internet, phone service restored in 'most' areas Washington Post The Washington Post. BEIRUT — Internet and telephone lines were largely restored across Syria on Saturday after a two-day blackout, according to activists, as fighting raged around the Damascus International Airport between rebels and government forces. |
ABC News | Syria Government has Allies in Some Latin American Nations Fox News MEXICO CITY – Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has lost many friends around the world, but as the civil war in his country rages and the body count rises he still can count some leaders in Latin America as allies. During trips to Ecuador, ... Syrian Leader Sends Message to Venezuela's Chavez |
Putin's Turkey Visit Could Smooth Syria Relations Journal of Turkish Weekly ISTANBUL -- Russian President Vladmir Putin is scheduled to visit Turkey on December 3. The visit comes as the two countries remain at odds over Syria, with Moscow supporting President Bashar al-Assad and Ankara the Syrian rebels. Despite such ... |
Business Insider | The Syrian Military Just Did Something No Other Force In The World Will Do ... Business Insider In Syria, at least 19 people were killed by the explosive devices in border-crossing areas during the first five months of the year, including a Landmine Monitor source who died while crossing a mine field in March, according to ICBL. There had also ... |