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Syria Troops Accused of Douma Attack - Wall Street Journal Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:09:37 GMT

The Associated Press

Syria Troops Accused of Douma Attack Wall Street Journal AP BEIRUT—United Nations cease-fire monitors toured a rebel-held town in central Syria with army defectors Sunday, while government troops pounded a Damascus suburb with artillery and heavy machine guns, activists said. Syria hotspot enjoys lull with UN monitors presentThe Associated Press Fighting in Syria Kills 17 as UN Monitors Visit 2 TownsVoice of America Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb, activists reportFox News Christian Science Monitor all 6,583 news articles »

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Fears of extremism taking hold in Syria as violence continues - Washington Post Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:52:53 GMT

Fears of extremism taking hold in Syria as violence continues Washington Post BEIRUT — As Syria's revolution drags into its second year amid few signs that a UN-mandated cease-fire plan will end the violence, evidence is mounting that Islamist extremists are seeking to commandeer what began as a non-ideological uprising aimed ... Mordechai Kedar: Syria, Iraq, the Gulf, and the Iranian OctopusThe Jewish Press all 2 news articles »

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Russia and Syria: No Good Options - Forbes Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:16:42 GMT

Bloomberg

Russia and Syria: No Good Options Forbes Gabe's first article on Syria, to which this post is a response, is here. To be perfectly clear, this time around I a'm not nearly as opposed to Gabe's position as was the case with our earlier discussion about ballistic missile defense in Eastern ... UN Syria Vote Reflects More Assertive Russia Under PutinBusinessWeek Arab Leader Praises Change in Russia's Stance on SyriaRIA Novosti Security Council changed prerogatives in Syrian crisis – Churkin to RTRT Agenzia Giornalistica Italia all 19 news articles »

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Syria forces open fire on refugees crossing into Jordan - Haaretz Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:57:40 GMT

Haaretz

Syria forces open fire on refugees crossing into Jordan Haaretz Aid works say attack near Syrian border city left one dead and many other refugees with bullet wounds and burns. By DPA Tags: Syria Bashar Assad Syrian forces have opened fire on civilians fleeing to neighboring Jordan, killing at least one refugee and ... Jordan: UNHCR says money for Syria refugees running lowGlobalPost Syria crisis spawns refugees' crisis in JordanMiddle East Online Syria by the numbers: Key figures in the Syria crisisWashington Post San Jose Mercury News all 203 news articles »

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Syria: The battleground between Sunnis and Shiites - Jerusalem Post Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:19:05 GMT

Syria: The battleground between Sunnis and Shiites Jerusalem Post By ALON BEN-MEIR In a late 2011 article, I argued that Syria's upheaval thrusts Turkey and Iran into a collision course because of their opposing geostrategic interests in Syria. Four months later, it has become increasingly clear that the Syrian ... and more »

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Syria says it won't go the Libya way - TwoCircles.net Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:20:50 GMT

Zee News

Syria says it won't go the Libya way TwoCircles.net By Manish Chand, IANS, Damascus : Amid mounting international pressure, Syria Sunday asserted that it will not allow itself to be invaded like Libya and rubbished the opposition as a rag-tag collection of Al Qeada elements and rank criminals who are ... Syria says it won`t go the Libya wayZee News Broken spring?Red Pepper all 5 news articles »

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Syrian opposition undermined by splits and infighting, emails show - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:32:12 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Syrian opposition undermined by splits and infighting, emails show Telegraph.co.uk Syria's main opposition group's efforts to topple the regime are being frustrated by defections, split factions and deep ideological divisions, leaked emails from the leader of the Syrian National Council show. Syrian anti-regime protests in Idlib ... Syria opposition calls for UN military interventionTimes of Oman all 10 news articles »

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UN seeks Syria nod for major aid operation - Reuters Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:01:29 GMT

IBNLive.com

UN seeks Syria nod for major aid operation Reuters World body hopes for agreement with Syria in days * Negotiating access and visas for aid workers * UN seek funds for $180 mln aid plan for six months * EU envoy says needs to be sure that funds not diverted (Adds remarks by EU) By Stephanie Nebehay ... EU Increases Humanitarian Aid To Syrian RefugeesNPR Syria Update: U.S. pledges relief for refugees, 'non-lethal' aid for rebelsExaminer.com Violence undermines UN mission in SyriaFinancial Times all 53 news articles »

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Syria hotspot enjoys lull with UN monitors present - NewsOK.com Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:31:21 GMT

Syria hotspot enjoys lull with UN monitors present NewsOK.com BEIRUT (AP) — The deployment of UN truce monitors brought a lull in shelling of the Syrian opposition stronghold of Homs for a second day Sunday while President Bashar Assad's troops kept up heavy attacks on other areas where observers were not ...

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Syria on brink of civil war: Russia - New York Daily News Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:58 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Syria on brink of civil war: Russia New York Daily News Moscow, April 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria faces a catastrophic civil war if both sides in the crisis fail to take advantage of the current ceasefire there, Russia's foreign ministry said. "A very important event in the developments in the country has ... "Friends of Syria" say Annan plan is last hopeChicago Tribune Clinton tough on SyriaAlbany Times Union France: Syria regime finances halved by sanctionsLas Vegas Sun UPI.com -San Francisco Luxury News -Kansas.com all 178 news articles »