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Syrian security forces clamp down on Damascus - Reuters Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:14:46 GMT

BBC News

Syrian security forces clamp down on Damascus Reuters By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Angus MacSwan | AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Police and militia patrols fanned out in the Syrian capital's Mezze district on Sunday to prevent more protests like those that have threatened President Bashar al-Assad's grip on ... Two senators suggest helping Syrian rebelsSan Jose Mercury News Syrian opposition sees radicals at work for regimeDetroit Free Press Syria refugees tell of civilian misery in besieged HomsBBC News Fox News all 1,130 news articles »

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Syrian security forces clamp down on Damascus - Reuters Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:33:19 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Syrian security forces clamp down on Damascus Reuters By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Angus MacSwan | AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Police and militia patrols fanned out in the Syrian capital's Mezze district on Sunday to prevent a repeat of protests against President Bashar al-Assad that have threatened his grip ... Syria opposition march comes under fire near president's palaceLos Angeles Times Funeral in Syria draws fireWorcester Telegram Syrian forces fire on mourners near Assad's palacemsnbc.com New York Times -Yahoo!7 News all 7,330 news articles »

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US military chief dubious about arming Syrian rebels - CNN Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:05:28 GMT

BBC News

US military chief dubious about arming Syrian rebels CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Arming the opposition should wait "until we're a lot clearer about ... who they are," he says (CNN) -- The United States is not interested in providing weapons to opposition forces in Syria until it has a better picture of what ... Syria 'disintegrating under crippling sanctions'BBC News Economic sanctions 'cripple' SyriaDaily Nation Crumbling economy will bring down Syrian regime, report claimsGlobalPost Al-Arabiya -Arutz Sheva all 27 news articles »

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Syria intervention drive mirrors Bosnia's history - Chicago Tribune Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:14:49 GMT

Times LIVE

Syria intervention drive mirrors Bosnia's history Chicago Tribune In its random cruelty, the conflict in Syria starts to resemble the war in Bosnia 20 years ago, when Serb, Muslim and Croat forces tore the Balkan country apart and the besieged people of Sarajevo buried thousands of dead in sports fields. Spectre of Bosnian War haunts SyriaTimes LIVE Humanitarian corridors in Syria: Way out of crisis or way in for invaders?RT all 26 news articles »

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Syrian judge and prosecutor assassinated as armed uprising spreads - Toronto Star Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:37:55 GMT

Toronto Star

Syrian judge and prosecutor assassinated as armed uprising spreads Toronto Star Bassem Mroue and Brian Murphy Associated Press BEIRUT—Gunmen in Syria staged a guerrilla-style ambush that killed a senior state prosecutor and a judge Sunday in an attack that suggested armed factions are growing bolder and more coordinated in their ...

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Jordan Prepares Camp for Syrian Refugees - ABC News Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:59:31 GMT

3News NZ

Jordan Prepares Camp for Syrian Refugees ABC News Jordan is setting up a refugee camp near its northern border with Syria, in preparation for what many fear may be a mass exodus of Syrians fleeing violence in their homeland, an official said Sunday. Sami Halaseh, who oversees the project for the ... Rural Syria joins revolt as shelling continues in Homs3News NZ all 127 news articles »

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Iraq tightens security at Syria border to stop arms flow - Baltimore Sun (blog) Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:03:44 GMT

Haaretz

Iraq tightens security at Syria border to stop arms flow Baltimore Sun (blog) 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 ... Syria Chaos Pushes Iraqis Back HomeWall Street Journal Iraq tightens security on Syria border to stop arms flowHaaretz Iraq tightens security at Syria borderChina Daily Ya Libnan -CRIENGLISH.com all 713 news articles »

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Syria forces clamp down on Damascus - ABC Online Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:00:47 GMT

Laredo Sun

Syria forces clamp down on Damascus ABC Online Security forces flooded a tense Damascus neighbourhood after a mourner was shot dead in the largest anti-regime rally yet seem in the Syrian capital, activists said. The clampdown in the capital came as the top United States military officer warned ... Syria clamps down on capitalThe Australian Syria clamps down on capital after defiance callCanada.com Syria clamps down hard in DamascusNews24 Laredo Sun all 71 news articles »

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Syria's sectarian war goes international as foreign fighters and arms pour ... - The Independent Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:04:23 GMT

Syria's sectarian war goes international as foreign fighters and arms pour ... The Independent There was panic among some of the inexperienced Syrian rebel fighters. But Sadoun al-Husseini had seen it all before. Mr Husseini got his combat experience in Iraq, fighting first against American forces and then as a member of the "Anbar Awakening", ... and more »

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Syria: Bashar al-Assad's 'ghost gangs' that haunt Damascus - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:01:55 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Syria: Bashar al-Assad's 'ghost gangs' that haunt Damascus Telegraph.co.uk By a correspondent in Damascus Derived from the Arabic for "ghost", the word Shabiha has come to embody the latest repressive twist of Syria's minority dictatorship. In neighbourhoods such as Moaddemiya, a rebellious suburb near the capital brutality ... The packs of armed thugs who terrorise Syria's streetsScotsman Assad's 'ghost gangs' that haunt DamascusYa Libnan all 5 news articles »