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US troops will man Patriot batteries along Turkey's border with Syria - Washington Post Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:25:51 GMT

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US troops will man Patriot batteries along Turkey's border with Syria Washington Post INCIRLIK AIR BASE, TURKEY — The United States authorized on Friday the deployment of 400 troops for two Patriot missile-defense batteries along Turkey's border with Syria, a move that could put American forces near the front lines of the Arab country ... Patriot missiles a warning to Syria's al-AssadCNN Russia says policy on Syria unchangedSBS Syria-Turkey Conflict: Leon Panetta Reportedly Signs Order To Send Missiles ...Huffington Post New York Times -NBCNews.com -Fayetteville Observer all 1,498 news articles »

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Push Begins in EU to Arm Syria Rebels - Wall Street Journal Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:52:37 GMT

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Push Begins in EU to Arm Syria Rebels Wall Street Journal European leaders signaled they would discuss lifting a ban on arming Syrian opposition fighters, as the U.S. approved the deployment of air-defense systems to Turkey and some 400 American troops to man them. The U.S. deployment would significantly ... U.S. Officials: Syria Has Prepared Several Dozen Chemical Bombs : The Two ...NPR (blog) Russia says stand on Syria is unchanged - latimes.comLos Angeles Times Russia Seeks to Retain Influence Over Syria if Assad FallsVoice of America TIME -Daily Beast all 3,206 news articles »

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Russia Steps Back From Envoy's Comments on Syria - NYTimes.com - New York Times Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:32:42 GMT

Russia Steps Back From Envoy's Comments on Syria - NYTimes.com New York Times MOSCOW — The Russian Foreign Ministry distanced itself on Friday from comments by its Middle East envoy, who was widely quoted a day earlier as saying that rebels in Syria may defeat the forces of President Bashar al-Assad, and said Russia's ...

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Don't Blame Obama for Syria - by Aaron David Miller - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:45:13 GMT

Don't Blame Obama for Syria - by Aaron David Miller Foreign Policy (blog) Syria is a tragedy. Too much blood has flowed to imagine a negotiated transition and apparently not enough to warrant an effective intervention by a divided, cautious, and self-interested international community. And it may well be that the real ...

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U.S. Surveillance Caught Syria's Chemical Weapons Prep | Danger Room ... - Wired Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:21:40 GMT

U.S. Surveillance Caught Syria's Chemical Weapons Prep | Danger Room ... Wired Syria has apparently begun firing ballistic Scud missiles at rebel-held areas, but while the Scuds are capable of carrying a chemical payload, they've not done so yet. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters this week that the U.S. hasn't seen ...

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Syria: a scathingly beautiful photograph of the edge of starvation | Jonathan ... - The Guardian Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:10:42 GMT

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Syria: a scathingly beautiful photograph of the edge of starvation | Jonathan ... The Guardian This eloquent picture tells of the terrifying hunger crisis now unfolding in war-battered Syria. The children's faces as they reach out their empty pots for food distributed by a Turkish NGO at a camp for internal refugees near the north Syrian city of ... Syria's agony can end after all parties talk - FT.comFinancial Times Syria's displaced millions are fighting for survivalgulfnews.com all 199 news articles »

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Syria's Kurds face uncertain future if Assad falls | World news | guardian.co.uk - The Guardian Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:48:55 GMT

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Syria's Kurds face uncertain future if Assad falls | World news | guardian.co.uk The Guardian The violent clashes last month are indicative of the tensions that have surfaced in the wake of Syria's uprising. The Kurds are the third biggest group in Syria's delicate ethnic mosaic: 3 million in a country of 23 million. Long discriminated against ...

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Syria conflict: Russia denies ditching Assad - Friday 14 December - The Guardian Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:51:29 GMT

Syria conflict: Russia denies ditching Assad - Friday 14 December The Guardian Many of the draft constitution's 236 articles are bland and unexceptionable, but there is bitter disagreement about the role of Islam and clerical scholars, the definition of family values and the position of the military – all key issues in the messy ...

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Islamist groups gaining prominence in Syria fight - USA TODAY Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:33:58 GMT

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Islamist groups gaining prominence in Syria fight USA TODAY BEIRUT - The involvement of Islamist groups in the takeover of a major military base in Syria's north is the latest example of the increasing role that jihadist organizations are taking in the war to oust President Bashar Assad, experts say. But as ... In Syria, hunger spreads as war intensifiesReuters Policing the rebelsThe Economist (blog) Militants torch another Shia mosque in SyriaPress TV Business Insider all 93 news articles »

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Russia denies 'Syria regime falling' remarks - Aljazeera.com Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:43:49 GMT

Russia denies 'Syria regime falling' remarks Aljazeera.com Russia has denied that its deputy foreign minister said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was losing control of his country. The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday Mikhail Bogdanov did not say that "an opposition victory can't ...