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Syrian rebels reject Annan's call for dialogue - Reuters Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:38:03 GMT

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Syrian rebels reject Annan's call for dialogue
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By Edmund Blair and Oliver Holmes | CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, said he would urge President Bashar al-Assad and his foes to stop fighting and seek a political solution, drawing angry rebukes from dissidents.
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Syrian rebels reject Annan's call for dialogue (Reuters)Haaretz
Annan urges end to Syria violence, official defectsJerusalem Post

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Syrian refugee recounts torture - USA TODAY Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:40:15 GMT

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Syrian refugee recounts torture
USA TODAY
By Sarah Lynch, Special for USA TODAY MAFRAQ, Jordan – Dark scars on Mohammad Al-Fawari's face stand out even in the shadows of his cold, dimly lit home in a poor part of town where he and his family sought refuge near the Syrian-Jordan border.

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Syrian Official Says in Video He Is Joining Uprising - New York Times Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:40:33 GMT

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Syrian Official Says in Video He Is Joining Uprising
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — In a video statement denouncing what he called the “brutal” government of President Bashar al-Assad, a senior official in Syria's Oil Ministry announced on Thursday that he was switching to the opposition, in what appeared to be the ...
Syrian oil ministry 'defector' appears to be highest-level yetWashington Post
Syrian Official Defects, Calls Regime Sinking ShipABC News

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Syrian official defects, calls regime sinking ship - Salt Lake Tribune Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:47:48 GMT

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Syrian official defects, calls regime sinking ship
Salt Lake Tribune
By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | AP Beirut • Syria's deputy oil minister appeared tense as he looked at the camera and announced in a video that he has defected from President Bashar Assad's regime, acknowledging he expects government forces to "burn my home" ...
Talk of US military in Syria divides CongressCBS News
Libyan PM denies training Syrian rebelsBoston.com
The Absurdity of Assad's Syria and Obama's Calculated InactionHuffington Post
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Syrian Kurds Flee Into Iraqi Refugee Limbo - New York Times Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:37:59 GMT

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Syrian Kurds Flee Into Iraqi Refugee Limbo
New York Times
QAMISHLI, Iraq — Inside a muddy village named for a failed revolt against Syrian authorities, a history of flight and exile is repeating itself. Over the past few months, scores of Kurds have begun fleeing into Iraqi Kurdistan, escaping security ...
Syrian Kurds seen as revolt's wild cardWashington Post

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Syrian rebels reject Annan's call for dialogue - Edmonton Journal Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:24:30 GMT

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Syrian rebels reject Annan's call for dialogue
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CAIRO/BEIRUT, March 9 (Reuters) - Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, said he would urge President Bashar al-Assad and his foes to stop fighting and seek a political solution, drawing angry rebukes from dissidents.
UN envoy's Syrian tour condemned as 'useless'The Independent
Syria crisis: Homs at centre of fresh massacre, activists sayBBC News
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Annan urges end to Syria violence - Chicago Tribune Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:41:27 GMT

Annan urges end to Syria violence
Chicago Tribune
CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, said on Thursday he would urge President Bashar al-Assad and his foes to stop fighting and seek a political solution, drawing angry rebukes from dissidents.

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US, Jordan Set Plan to Guard Syria Cache - Wall Street Journal Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:44:27 GMT

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US, Jordan Set Plan to Guard Syria Cache
Wall Street Journal
By JAY SOLOMON And JULIAN E. BARNES WASHINGTON—The American and Jordanian militaries are jointly developing plans to secure what is believed to be Syria's vast stockpile of chemical and biological weapons, said US and Arab officials briefed on the ...
Syria's Chemical Weapons Trigger New Threats in War ZoneInter Press Service
Snag to Syria Intervention: Assad's Chemical WeaponsNewser

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UN group under fire for keeping Syria on human rights panel - Fox News Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:27:46 GMT

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UN group under fire for keeping Syria on human rights panel
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US officials slammed the United Nations cultural agency Thursday after it declined to boot Syria from its human rights committee, despite adopting a resolution condemning the Bashar Assad regime for its bloody crackdown on protesters.
UNESCO condemns Syria, keeps it in rights committeeReuters India
Canada slams UNESCO for keeping Syria on rights committeeVictoria Times Colonist
UNESCO panel skirts issue of Syria's place on human rights committee, condemns ...Washington Post

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Syrian official defects as violence rages on (1:06) - Washington Post Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:55:25 GMT

Syrian official defects as violence rages on (1:06)
Washington Post
8, 2012 - Syria's deputy oil minister announced his defection in an online video that emerged Thursday, making him the highest ranking official to abandon President Bashar Assad's regime. (March 8) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: ...

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