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Syria's Assad defies pressure to end fighting - CBS News Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:30:22 GMT

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Syria's Assad defies pressure to end fighting
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A child flashes the V-sign for victory as a rebel of the Free Syrian Army is seen in the Syrian village of Jussiyeh March 6, 2012, just across from Lebanon's eastern Bekaa region. (AFP/Getty Images) (AP) BEIRUT - Syria's president defied mounting ...
Opposition: 39 killed in Syria as regime attacks escape route to LebanonCNN
Barack Obama calls Syria violence 'heartbreaking'BBC News
Obama says Syria's Assad "will fall", UN assesses draftReuters Australia
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US proposes Syria resolution demanding end to violence by government, then by ... - Washington Post Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:33:14 GMT

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US proposes Syria resolution demanding end to violence by government, then by ...
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UNITED NATIONS — Key UN Security Council members began discussing a possible new resolution Tuesday that demands an end to the violence in Syria, first by government forces and then by opposition fighters, in hopes of overcoming opposition from Russia ...
US puts forth new UN resolution on SyriaCBS News
Big powers meet at UN on "weak" US Syria draftReuters

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Assad's forces gaining 'momentum' in Syria, US general warns - Washington Post Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:08:11 GMT

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Assad's forces gaining 'momentum' in Syria, US general warns
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces are “gaining physical momentum on the battlefield,” and the situation there “will get worse before it gets better,” the top US military official in the region said Tuesday. Marine Gen. James Mattis told Senate ...
General: Syrian air defense complicates US optionsThe Associated Press
US general: Syrian air defense may be problemCBS News
Few military options for U.S. in Syria, general saysKansas City Star
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Syria's Assad pledges to crush 'foreign-backed' rebels - Victoria Times Colonist Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:39:53 GMT

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Syria's Assad pledges to crush 'foreign-backed' rebels
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By Alex Spillius and David Blair, Reuters March 6, 2012 3:31 PM The United Nations has footage similar to a video aired by Britain's Channel 4 television station purporting to show Syrian patients being tortured in hospital, UN human rights spokesman ...
Syria's Assad determined to keep fightingKansas City Star
Syria presses assaults ahead of Annan peace bidThe Daily Star
Canada closes embassy in SyriaCanada.com
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Report: Syrian military hospitals torturing patients - msnbc.com Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:38:54 GMT

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Report: Syrian military hospitals torturing patients
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By msnbc.com and news services Updated at 10:50 am ET: Syrian doctors tortured patients brought into a military hospital in the battered city of Homs, according to a hospital employee who filmed the apparent evidence. The video was broadcast by ...
Syrian torture increasingly serious, UN investigator saysReuters
UN Rights Office Documents Torture in SyriaVoice of America
Syria Crisis: Homs Hospital Video Allegedly Shows TortureHuffington Post
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After Putin victory, Russia's Syria stance remains - The Associated Press Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:52:00 GMT

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After Putin victory, Russia's Syria stance remains
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LONDON (AP) — There was little sign Tuesday that Vladimir Putin's return as Russian president would soften the nation's stance on Syria, as Russia warned the West against "wishful thinking" and a top Moscow diplomat urged it to press the opposition to ...
Russia dashes hopes of new Syria stanceFinancial Times

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Syria's Rebels Ask, Why Aren't The Weapons Coming? - WBUR Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:02:12 GMT

Syria's Rebels Ask, Why Aren't The Weapons Coming?
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By Peter Kenyon A member of the Free Syrian Army looks at the valley in the village of Ain al-Baida, in Syria's Idlib province, not far from the Turkish border, Dec. 15, 2011. Syrians fleeing the fighting in their country are flowing out across the ...

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Syrian Christians worry about life after Bashar Assad - Chicago Tribune Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:26:05 GMT

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Syrian Christians worry about life after Bashar Assad
Chicago Tribune
Reporting from Damascus, Syria— For 40 years, Um Michael has found comfort and serenity amid the soaring pillars and ancient icons of St. Mary's Greek Orthodox cathedral. But as a priest offered up a prayer for peace one recent Sunday, the 70-year-old ...

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Turkey Calls on Syria to Allow Humanitarian Aid - Voice of America Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:38:01 GMT

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Turkey Calls on Syria to Allow Humanitarian Aid
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March 06, 2012 Turkey Calls on Syria to Allow Humanitarian Aid Dorian Jones | Istanbul Turkey's prime minister has called for the immediate establishment of humanitarian aid corridors in Syria. The call comes as Damascus intensifies its crackdown on ...
Turkish leader calls for immediate humanitarian corridors in SyriaLos Angeles Times
Turkey Demands Humanitarian Corridors In SyriaRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Romney Breaks With McCain on Syria - Wall Street Journal (blog) Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:38:35 GMT

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Romney Breaks With McCain on Syria
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Mitt Romney stopped short of advocating for military intervention in Syria in a news conference Tuesday, marking a break with his prominent supporter Arizona Sen. John McCain. Mr. Romney said military actions were an option, “but at the current stage ...
Romney won't take McCain stance on SyriaPolitico (blog)
Obama calls out political opponents for war blustermsnbc.com

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