For Iran, Unrest in Syria Is Noise, Not Brutal War New York Times The unrest in Syria did not go unmentioned in the meetings, which were widely reported by Iranian state media. Iran's vice president, Mohammad-Reza Rahimi, said Iran was confident of victory for the Syrian government forces, who, he said, were engaged ... |
Aljazeera.com | Russia stands by Syria President Bashar Assad Los Angeles Times And in Syria, another day of fierce clashes and government bombardment was reported in the suburbs of Damascus as government troops battled rebels intent on cutting off the capital and its international airport. Violence in Syria has long been ... US and Russia still back Syria settlement: UN envoy Brahimi holds 'constructive' talks on Syria UN envoy: Political solution to Syria crisis 'necessary and still possible' |
New York Times | Sectarian Conflict Kills at Least 17 in Northern Lebanon in Spillover of ... New York Times Tripoli, which is Lebanon's second-largest city and is close to the northern border with Syria, has long been the scene of conflict between Sunni Muslims in the city's Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood and Alawites in the hilltop section of Jabal Mohsen ... Report: 4 Lebanese Killed in Syria-Linked... Syrian Violence Spreads Again, Islamists Make Gains in North Syria's civil war spills into Lebanon, 4 dead |
CBS News | Watching Syria's descent Washington Post The scariest thing about Syria, from the West's point of view, may be the gap between the hair-raising scenarios senior officials are discussing about what may happen next and their limp strategies for preventing it. Inside the Obama administration ... View from northern Syria: Rebels control countryside, open roads Jihadis make certain a messy endgame in Syria Israeli Ambassador: Syria Transfer of WMD to Militants Would Be 'Game Changer' |
CBS News | 12/09: The battle for Syria filled with uncertainty; "Fiscal cliff" means ... CBS News Rebel forces continue their advance on Damascus, Syria, raising concern on high level diplomats that say the situation "is bad and getting worse"; Also, a retired Army officer worries about how the "fiscal cliff" could affect his business; And, One ... |
Newsweek | How the US Can Save Syria Newsweek The United States can't save Syria, but it can save Syrians and Americans. Unalterably, Syria is in for an extended, chaotic, and bloody future. If the U.S. intervenes directly in the fighting, we'd only prolong the bloodshed and at considerable cost ... |
The Next Web (blog) | Syrian rebels build a homemade tank featuring an apparent PlayStation ... The Next Web (blog) For months Syrian rebels have taken matters into their own hands, but now they've seriously stepped up their game: a home-made tank. We're not just talking about a car with a some metal attached to it; this bad boy features a controller used ... |
Syria: Homs Scarred By Guerilla Warfare Sky News With a Syrian fighter jet overhead, bombing rebel positions, we made our way through the wrecked streets of the Bab Sbaa district of Homs and to the front lines. Bab Sbaa borders the Old City and Khaldia districts. The Syrian Army unit we were with ... |
Christian Science Monitor | As Syria's rebels close in, Assad has three options Christian Science Monitor The magnificent views across Damascus from the presidential palace on Mount Qassioun are unlikely to provide much comfort these days for Bashar al-Assad, Syria's beleaguered head of state. Skip to next paragraph. In Pictures: Battle for the heart of ... |
The Daily Star | Romania withdraws ambassador from Syria because of war Reuters BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania has withdrawn its ambassador and most of its embassy staff from Syria due to growing concerns over security in Damascus, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. There are close links between the two countries dating from ... Romania's ambassador leaves Syria over security concerns |