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Rebels set their sights on Syria's capital - CNN Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:20:38 GMT

NPR (blog)

Rebels set their sights on Syria's capital CNN Opposition fighters are waging "ongoing military operations" there because Syrian forces "get military supplies and reinforcements" through the airport, FSA spokesman Louai Miqdad said. He insisted "the FSA will never target" the airport because it a ... Damascus Airport Becomes A Target In Syria's WarNPR (blog) Syria rebels set sites on Damascus airport as Clinton, Russia make fresh ...CBS News Experts skeptical Syria is preparing to use its chemical arsenalMiamiHerald.com (registration) CNN International -BBC News all 7,000 news articles »

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Be Careful What You Wish For In Syria - Daily Beast Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:16:37 GMT

Daily Beast

Be Careful What You Wish For In Syria Daily Beast Just prior to ending my tour in Syria as U.S. Ambassador in August 2003, I sent off an analysis of what de-stabilizing the Assad regime could mean for U.S. regional interests. It was chosen as my valedictory because some Administration officials with a ... Clinton says a free Syria can never include AssadWashington Post US, Russia to Continue Syria TalksVoice of America Hillary Clinton: Syria's Future Can Not Include AssadHuffington Post GlobalPost -NBCNews.com all 892 news articles »

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Lebanese men 'lost' to Syria deepen the divide in Tripoli - Los Angeles Times Sat, 08 Dec 2012 01:33:39 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Lebanese men 'lost' to Syria deepen the divide in Tripoli Los Angeles Times Ibrahim is among Lebanon's lost young men — 21 who reportedly disappeared into neighboring Syria one evening late last month and walked straight into a Syrian army ambush. He and the others are believed to have been killed, though there has been no ... Syria's Spillover EffectDaily Beast Lebanon's Tripoli begins to look like SyriaReuters Snipers kill 11 Lebanese in Syria-linked clashesAl-Arabiya Ahram Online -Press TV all 448 news articles »

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Rebel Groups in Syria Make Framework for Military - New York Times Sat, 08 Dec 2012 01:20:20 GMT

Rebel Groups in Syria Make Framework for Military New York Times ANTALYA, Turkey — Military commanders of the main Free Syrian Army units from all over Syria agreed Friday to a unified command structure, bowing to intense pressure from Qatar and Saudi Arabia, who the fighters said promised more advanced weapons ... and more »

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Syria Violence: Families Flee from Fighting - ABC News Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:39:15 GMT

Syria Violence: Families Flee from Fighting ABC News And now, we go overseas to syria, where people are fleeing amid fears that the assad regime will unleash chemical weapons. The region around the capital, damascus, now a battle zone. 2 million syrians... See More. And now, we go overseas to syria ... and more »

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US now hindered by distance it kept on Syria conflict - Los Angeles Times Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:58:58 GMT

Los Angeles Times

US now hindered by distance it kept on Syria conflict Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — With the Syrian civil war apparently near a turning point, Obama administration officials are finding their ability to influence the fast-moving events and growing violence hampered by their reluctance to become too deeply involved during ... Syria: EU Nobel Winners, Dodgy Deals, Clinton and Osama bin Laden's AllyCenter for Research on Globalization all 35 news articles »

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Syria's Chemical Weapons Include Sarin, Mustard Gas - NPR Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:31:05 GMT

Syria's Chemical Weapons Include Sarin, Mustard Gas NPR This week President Obama warned Syrian President Bashar Assad not to use his chemical weapons stockpile. Melissa Block talks with former weapons inspector Charles Duelfer about what weapons Syria possesses and how they can be used. Twitter (1) ...

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UN Chief Warns Syria on Weapons, Raises Refugee Alarm - Wall Street Journal Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:49:10 GMT

The Times of Israel

UN Chief Warns Syria on Weapons, Raises Refugee Alarm Wall Street Journal ISLAHIYE, Southern Turkey—United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Syria's president that using chemical weapons in the country's conflict would be "an outrageous crime against humanity," after a week in which international fears have ... Ban urges Syria against using chemical weaponsThe Times of Israel Call for Stop to Killings in SyriaScoop.co.nz (press release) A million may be hungry in Syria as winter bitesSaudi Gazette BBC News -Naharnet -The Voice of Russia all 43 news articles »

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Political Scene: Will the US Intervene in Syria? - New Yorker (blog) Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:51:25 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

Political Scene: Will the US Intervene in Syria? New Yorker (blog) The possibility that Bashar al-Assad, desperate to hang on to power in Syria, will use chemical weapons against his own people can't be considered in isolation. Nor, even, can the ongoing civil war between al-Assad's Alawite supporters and the Sunni ... How to avoid revenge killings in post-Assad SyriaChristian Science Monitor all 2 news articles »

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Syria, Iran and the Specter of Sarin Gas - Huffington Post (blog) Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:35:57 GMT

Ya Libnan

Syria, Iran and the Specter of Sarin Gas Huffington Post (blog) This is something I had hoped never to be writing about, not because its secret, but rather because it is so gruesome I had purposely never brought it up, nor was I ever inclined to discuss the issue. It is one of those kernels of information best left ... Syria's Sarin, Chemical Weapons: FAQWebMD all 34 news articles »