New York Times | "Friends of Syria" to demand ceasefire Reuters By Lin Noueihed and John Irish | TUNIS (Reuters) - Western and Arab nations meeting on Friday will demand that Syria implement an immediate ceasefire to allow aid in for desperate civilians in the absence of an international consensus on intervention ... After a Year, Deep Divisions Hobble Syria's Opposition Diplomats: 'Friends of Syria' May Demand Entry of Aid Within Days Syria faces ultimatum from international conference |
AFP | Kofi Annan Named UN-Arab League Envoy to Syria ABC News Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on Thursday was appointed the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy on the Syrian crisis with a mandate to bring an end to the violence and promote a peaceful political solution. Kofi Annan to be Syria crisis envoy Annan named UN-Arab League envoy to Syria |
Atlanta Journal Constitution | Hague attends Syria conference Belfast Telegraph Syria will face demands to allow humanitarian access to the victims of its repression of anti-government protests, when more than 70 nations meet to discuss the crisis. Foreign Secretary William Hague is among senior politicians gathering in Tunisia ... 'Friends of Syria' consider ultimatum to Assad Tunisia to propose peacekeeping force for Syria China says will not attend "Friends of Syria" meeting |
Syrian forces shell Homs, crisis deepens (0:46) Washington Post 23, 2012 - Amateur footage purportedly showing more shelling in the Baba Amr area of Homs, Syria was posted on the internet by activists on Thursday. The clip, which showed the explosion followed by plumes of black smoke rising. (Feb. |
Aljazeera.com | Inaction on Syria not an option The Australian The people of Syria, like the people of Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, do not wish to buy security at the cost of freedom. The Middle East will, in time, join the league of democratic nations, as Latin America has done since 1970. The fragile government of ... Sources: Obama has not requested review of military options for Syria US preparing for military intervention in Syria? Pioneering new forms of intervention |
Sky News | Syria Summit Told To 'Stop The Massacre' Sky News The Tunisian President has told Sky News that the world can no longer stand by and "watch the massacre" in Syria. President Moncef Marzouki was speaking as Western and Arab leaders gathered for the "Friends of Syria" summit in the Tunisian capital, ... |
Syria committing war crimes: UN report Pakistan Observer NEW YORK—A United Nations human rights investigation has found that Syria had “manifestly failed” to protect its own people. The report, prepared by the UN-appointed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, came as deadly violence ... |
Fears of 'another Iraq' if troops enter Syria The Independent World leaders struggling to force Syria's President from power will gather in Tunisia today armed with fresh evidence that his regime ordered crimes against humanity, including the killing of children, but calls for military intervention remain firmly ... |
BigPond News | Syrian forces bombard Homs again Herald Sun Syria violence kills at least 46 At least 46 people, most of them civilians, were killed in violence across Syria on Thursday. UPDATE: AT least 46 people, most of them civilians, were killed in violence across Syria overnight, including 13 members of ... Syria violence kills at least 52 people: NGO Civilian deaths growing in Syria |
New York Times | How to Halt the Butchery in Syria New York Times Princeton, NJ FOREIGN military intervention in Syria offers the best hope for curtailing a long, bloody and destabilizing civil war. The mantra of those opposed to intervention is “Syria is not Libya.” In fact, Syria is far more strategically located ... Syria: Rebels Trapped Near Turkey |