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Syria's Assad cultivates support from minorities - CBS News Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:32:43 GMT

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Syria's Assad cultivates support from minorities CBS News (CBS News) SWEIDA, Syria - In his attempt to remain in power, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has cultivated the support of minority groups within his ethnically divided country. The policy can be seen at work in the southern town of Sweida. The ... Syria government says its forces still strongChicago Tribune Reporting on Syria: Balance needed, not one-sided cheerleadingTheChronicleHerald.ca Syria Minister Plays Down Sharaa 'No Winner' ViewNaharnet all 29 news articles »

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Syria Jets Kill Tens as International Envoy Visits - ABC News Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:45:23 GMT

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Syria Jets Kill Tens as International Envoy Visits ABC News A government airstrike Sunday on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria killed more than 60 people, activists said, casting a pall over a visit by the international envoy charged with negotiating an end to the country's civil war. The strike on ... Syria Activists: Airstrike Kills Tens Near HamaTIME Syria unrest: Air strike on bakery 'kills dozens'BBC News Syria: dozens killed in air strike on bakeryThe Guardian New York Times -RT all 759 news articles »

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Syria Activists: Government Air Strikes Kill Dozens - Voice of America Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:39:40 GMT

Syria Activists: Government Air Strikes Kill Dozens Voice of America Syrian rights activists say government air strikes have killed dozens of people in rebel-held areas of the country, as international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi began another visit to Damascus to try to resolve Syria's civil war. Local activists said ...

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Russian military presence in Syria poses challenge to US-led intervention - The Guardian Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:02:13 GMT

The Guardian

Russian military presence in Syria poses challenge to US-led intervention The Guardian The depth and complexity of Syria's anti-aircraft defences mean that any direct western campaign, in support of a no-fly zone or in the form of punitive air strikes against the leadership, would be costly, protracted and risky. The possibility of ... Syria's war-battered pound floats on rebel fundsReuters Russian presence in Syria poses problems for USTelegraph.co.uk Black Christmas for Syria ChristiansJordan Times CNN -RT -Press TV all 1,680 news articles »

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UN Syria Envoy to Meet Assad as Death Toll Rises - Bloomberg Sun, 23 Dec 2012 23:33:49 GMT

Bloomberg

UN Syria Envoy to Meet Assad as Death Toll Rises Bloomberg A top United Nations official plans to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad today to discuss the 21-month uprising, a day after an opposition group said government warplanes bombed a bakery and killed 94 people. Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN Special Envoy ... UN envoy arrives in Syria to push peace plan, as dozens killed in air strikesHaaretz UN Syria envoy to meet Assad on ceasefire effortsJerusalem Post Air-strike kills 60 as Brahimi visits SyriaThe Nation The National -Fox News -Hurriyet Daily News all 166 news articles »

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Former UK general warns Western troops could trigger Syria 'collapse' - BBC News Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:10:04 GMT

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Former UK general warns Western troops could trigger Syria 'collapse' BBC News Sending Western troops into Syria too soon could create a power vacuum and a "sudden, uncontrolled state collapse", a retired British general has warned. Prof Sir Paul Newton said weapons of mass destruction could fall into the wrong hands if the state ... Warning over Syria military actionEvening Standard Invade Syria and risk chemical weapons falling into wrong hands, former ...Metro all 43 news articles »

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Iraqi protestors block highway to Jordan, Syria - Businessweek Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:48:08 GMT

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Iraqi protestors block highway to Jordan, Syria Businessweek FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) — Thousands of protesters demonstrated Sunday in Iraq's western Sunni heartland following the arrest of bodyguards assigned to the finance minister, briefly blocking the main highway linking Baghdad with neighboring Jordan and ... Protest against Iraq PM blocks highway to Syria, JordanAl-Arabiya all 464 news articles »

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Syria Threatens Turkey with Hezbollah's Missiles - FrontPage Magazine Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:36:09 GMT

Syria Threatens Turkey with Hezbollah's Missiles FrontPage Magazine Wiam Wahhab is a Druze politician in Lebanon, who is a front man for Syria, and is allied with Hezbollah. This isn't the first time he's made this threat, but it takes on a new relevance now that Turkey and Syria are in a stage of active hostilities.

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Syria Bombed People Lined Up for Bread - The Atlantic Wire Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:36:15 GMT

The Atlantic Wire

Syria Bombed People Lined Up for Bread The Atlantic Wire The struggle for food and lack of simple things like bread has been a huge story in Syria over the last few months. Innocent citizens are starving because of the conflict. The city the attack occurred in, Hilfaya, was recently liberated by the Syrian ... and more »

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700 Palestinians killed in Syria conflict: PLO - Rappler Sun, 23 Dec 2012 23:00:31 GMT

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700 Palestinians killed in Syria conflict: PLO Rappler REBELS. Rebel fighters aim their weapons at regime forces on the front line in the Old City of Aleppo, on December 21, 2012. Battles between forces loyal to embattled President Bashar al-Assad and rebels in the northern city have raged since July, and ... Syria moving towards overcoming crisis, says ministerPress TV Syria Insists It Kept Out of Yarmuk Camp ClashesNaharnet Syria to bypass crisis, defeat foreign aggression: ministerShanghai Daily (subscription) FRANCE 24 all 25 news articles »