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Syrian forces fire on mourners near Assad's palace - msnbc.com Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:23:39 GMT

Los Angeles Times
Syrian forces fire on mourners near Assad's palace
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over the crisis in syria . the widespread violence there has now reached the capitoal of damascus. fresh bloodshed was seen near the embattled president's compound. we get the latest from richard engel . >> reporter: it started out today as a funeral ...
Frustrated Protesters Fill the Streets in Syria's CapitalNew York Times
Syria opposition march comes under fire near president's palaceLos Angeles Times
Syrian Forces Fire on Funeral ProcessionWall Street Journal
The Associated Press -BBC News
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Al Qaeda influence complicates US approach to Syria - Fox News Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:02:51 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk
Al Qaeda influence complicates US approach to Syria
Fox News
Iran is propping up Bashar Assad in Syria. An Al Qaeda affiliate is "extending its reach into Syria," possibly infiltrating the opposition as Al Qaeda's leader publicly endorses the anti-Assad movement. Yet Iran supposedly has consummated a "shotgun ...
Syria's crisis is leading us to unlikely bedfellowsTelegraph.co.uk
Iraqis profit from Syrian arms smugglingHouston Chronicle
Syria, Al Qaeda, and cognitive dissonance for fans of interventionChristian Science Monitor
Press TV -BusinessWeek -Sydney Morning Herald
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US - Turkey United On Syria - Voice of America Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:58:05 GMT

Haaretz
US - Turkey United On Syria
Voice of America
02-18-2012 US - Turkey United On Syria Since March 2011, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad has killed well over 5000 people. The on-going violence in Syria and how best to end it were primary topics of discussion between US Secretary of State ...
China for end to bloodshed in SyriaThe Nation, Pakistan
Report: US drones flying over Syria to monitor crackdownHaaretz
President Obama's Syrian Quandary: Why is 2012 Any Different from 1982?ThyBlackMan
Press TV -GlobalPost -Africasia
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Israel's ex-spy chief sees opportunity in Syria crisis - Los Angeles Times Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:28:38 GMT

Los Angeles Times
Israel's ex-spy chief sees opportunity in Syria crisis
Los Angeles Times
Israel's Efraim Halevy believes a collapse of the Assad regime in Syria could deal a blow to ally Iran's regional ambitions and nuclear program. Efraim Halevy, a former national security advisor and former head of Israeli spy agency Mossad, ...
Watch GPS: Martin Dempsey on Syria, Iran and ChinaCNN (blog)
Top US aide heads to Israel for talks on Iran, SyriaFinancial Express Bangladesh
Serious conflictsAl-Arabiya
CounterCurrents.org
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Iraq tightens security at Syria border to stop arms flow - Reuters Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:01:21 GMT

Haaretz
Iraq tightens security at Syria border to stop arms flow
Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq said on Saturday it had reinforced security along its Syrian border to prevent arms smuggling, after reports fighters and weapons were crossing into Syria where President Bashar al-Assad has been facing an increasingly armed ...
Iraq tightens security on Syria border to stop arms flowHaaretz
Iraq wants Syria to participate in Arab summit: PMBusiness Recorder
Iraqi PM says all tips about weapons, insurgent smuggling into Syria must be ...Washington Post
The Seattle Times
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Humanitarian corridors in Syria: way out of crisis or way in for invaders? - RT Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:27:50 GMT

RT
Humanitarian corridors in Syria: way out of crisis or way in for invaders?
RT
Europe seeks to bring relief to the Syrian people by creating humanitarian corridors, a seemingly noble idea aimed at winning Russian and Chinese support in the UN Security Council. But some are calling the plan a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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Syria crisis: Deadly shooting at Damascus funeral - Daily Star Online Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:51:03 GMT

Syria crisis: Deadly shooting at Damascus funeral
Daily Star Online
Syrian troops have fired on mourners during a funeral that turned into a demonstration in Damascus, killing at least one person, activists say. The shooting occurred at a funeral for people killed during a protest against President Bashar al-Assad on ...

New York Times reporter dies in Syria - CNN Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:40:41 GMT

New York Times
New York Times reporter dies in Syria
CNN
Anthony Shadid, who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his reporting from Iraq, died Thursday while reporting in eastern Syria, apparently of an asthma attack, The New York Times said. The newspaper said it was not immediately known how or where he died.
At Work in Syria, Times Correspondent DiesNew York Times
Journalist Shadid dies in SyriaAlbany Times Union
New York Times Correspondent Shadid Dies in SyriaABC News

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Syrian rebels urged to unite by France, Britain - San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:43:15 GMT

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Syrian rebels urged to unite by France, Britain
San Francisco Chronicle
AP An image grab from a YouTube video reportedly shows shelling by army tanks in Homs, Syria. Syrian troops intensively shelled rebel-held neighborhoods in the restive central city of Homs on Friday and killed at least 13 people, activists said.
Syria and the media: “Activists say...”Center for Research on Globalization
Syria butchering its own people, UK PM saysgulfnews.com
U.K. to Send Food for 20000, Medical Equipment to SyriaBloomberg
Aljazeera.com
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US officials tie terror group to Syrian bombings - Albany Times Union Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:29:41 GMT

The Daily Star
US officials tie terror group to Syrian bombings
Albany Times Union
Speaking in Vienna, the Secretary General demanded the Syrian regime stop using indiscriminate force against civilians caught up in fighting between government troops and President Bashar Assad's opponents. The UN General Assembly scheduled a Thursday ...
Wounded Syrian refugees flee dramatic escalationThe Daily Star
Homs Shelling: Syria Troops Target Restive Central City, Activists SayHuffington Post
Mock Homs at Your Own RiskForeign Policy

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