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Syrian Troops Shell Homs After UN Condemnation - Voice of America Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:33:43 GMT

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Syrian Troops Shell Homs After UN Condemnation Voice of America February 17, 2012 Syrian Troops Shell Homs After UN Condemnation VOA News Activists say Syrian troops are shelling rebel-held areas in the central city of Homs, just one day after the United Nations General Assembly condemned the regime for violating ... More protests, attacks in Syria after UN condemnationReuters Syria unrest: China envoy in Damascus talksBBC News Momentum Builds for Syria Action Ahead of Tunis ConferenceNew York Times San Francisco Chronicle -Syrian Arab News Agency all 5,808 news articles »

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Syria, Al Qaeda, and cognitive dissonance for fans of intervention - Christian Science Monitor Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:16:49 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Syria, Al Qaeda, and cognitive dissonance for fans of intervention Christian Science Monitor By Dan Murphy, Staff writer / February 17, 2012 Syrians chant anti-Bashar al-Assad slogans during a protest in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan, Friday, Feb. 17. That's hardly surprising. Al Qaeda's ideology leads it to hate all secular ... Peter Goodspeed: Syrian civil war impossible to contain within its bordersNational Post (blog) Al-Qaeda Bid for Role in Syria Cited by Panetta as ConcernBusinessWeek Syrian conflict attracting foreign fighters, weaponsSydney Morning Herald Alaska Dispatch -Eurasia Review all 899 news articles »

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Reporter's Death Puts Focus on Difficulties of Covering a Secretive Syria - New York Times Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:07:03 GMT

New York Times

Reporter's Death Puts Focus on Difficulties of Covering a Secretive Syria New York Times The conflict in Syria has become, for journalists, one of the most difficult and dangerous assignments in many years, with at least five having died while covering the uprising that began there last March. The refusal of the Syrian government, ... New York Times correspondent Shadid dies in SyriaSeattle Post Intelligencer New York Times reporter dies in SyriaCNN Remembering Anthony Shadid, the former Globe reporter who died in Syria yesterdayBoston.com (blog) all 1,395 news articles »

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Wounded Syrian Refugees Flee Dramatic Escalation - NPR Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:48:09 GMT

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Wounded Syrian Refugees Flee Dramatic Escalation NPR by AP RAMTHA, Jordan (AP) — Syrian refugees fleeing to Jordan for their lives described a dramatic escalation in violence and a mounting toll of dead and wounded in the southern city of Daraa and the country's battered central region. Syrian refugees describe dramatic escalation, catastrophic woundsNewser Mock Homs at Your Own RiskForeign Policy all 138 news articles »

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Syria Chaos Pushes Iraqis Back Home - Wall Street Journal Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:28:49 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syria Chaos Pushes Iraqis Back Home Wall Street Journal By SAM DAGHER BAGHDAD—Fleeing sectarian killings, retiree Abu Mohammed left his Baghdad home six years ago with his wife and three adult children—relocating, like hundreds of thousands of other Iraqis, to Syria. A week ago, the 68-year-old refugee ... and more »

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Arab states "want Syrian opposition to unite" - Malaysia Star Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:20:35 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Arab states "want Syrian opposition to unite" Malaysia Star By Lin Noueihed TUNIS (Reuters) - Arab countries will encourage the Syrian opposition to unite before they formally recognise them as a government-in-waiting, the foreign minister of Tunisia, which is hosting a meeting on Syria next week, ... Syria opposition's SNC seeks backers but lacks leadersReuters Syria's Next Leader: Will He Come From The SNC Or Militias? – OpEdEurasia Review Reconfiguring Syria amid the carnageAl-Arabiya Tunisia Live all 38 news articles »

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Computer spyware is newest weapon in Syrian conflict - CNN Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:50:36 GMT

Computer spyware is newest weapon in Syrian conflict CNN By Ben Brumfield, CNN Syrians demonstrate against the regime after Friday prayers in the north Syrian city of Idlib on February 17. Activists working against the regime now have to worry about malware that can expose their activities. and more »

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US Security Advisor to confer with Israeli over Syria and Iran - RT Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:12:05 GMT

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US Security Advisor to confer with Israeli over Syria and Iran RT President Obama's National Security Advisor is heading to Israel to discuss the increasingly volatile situation in Syria and escalating tensions with Iran. The visit is part of the US' “unshakeable commitment to Israel's security,” according to a White ... Top Obama aide heads to Israel for talks on Iran, SyriaChicago Tribune Syria, on the Road to IranSalem-News.Com Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton With European Union High Representative ...eNews Park Forest Aljazeera.com all 10,080 news articles »

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Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest – Friday 17 February - The Guardian Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:12:13 GMT

The Guardian

Syria, Libya and Middle East unrest – Friday 17 February The Guardian Ammar Abdulhamid's Syrian Revolution Digest puts yesterday's death toll at 70, "including 19 political detainees who were executed by loyalist militias along the Ariha-Jisr Ashoughour Highway in Idlib province". The Guardian is unable to verify these ... UN resolution on Syria will not bring peace, security: Iran envoyTehran Times China says not yet formally invited to Syria meetingReuters 'China veto on Syria was gesture to Russia'Jerusalem Post Eurasia Review -KCRA Sacramento all 262 news articles »

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Salma Sings For Syria - New Haven Independent Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:01:56 GMT

Salma Sings For Syria New Haven Independent by Thomas MacMillan | Feb 17, 2012 5:54 pm When Ibrahim Qashoush sang his revolutionary anthem in Syria, his throat was cut out and he was dumped in a river. His voice lived on Friday in 16-year-old Salma Almidani, who took up the song on the New Haven ... and more »