Globe and Mail | Syrian opposition group: 'Annan plan has been ineffective' CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A six-point peace plan for Syria negotiated by UN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan is not being upheld, an opposition group said Wednesday. "Having spoken to a range of residents and activists across Syria, ... Syria carnage evident near UN observers, activists say [Video] Clashes in Syria, HRW accuses troops of war crimes Syria committed war crimes before truce-rights group |
Haaretz | Syria Accused of War Crimes, Rebels Kill 15 Troops Voice of America (blog) An international rights group has accused the Syrian government of committing war crimes, while activists said rebels killed 15 security force members as a UN-brokered cease-fire continues to unravel. US-based Human Rights Watch said Syrian forces and ... Clashes in Syria, HRW accuses troops of war crimes Human Rights Watch accuses Syria's Bashar Assad of war crimes Syria: War Crimes in Idlib During Peace Negotiations |
Regime Change in Syria: We Should Learn the Lessons of Iraq Huffington Post Recently, US Senators McCain (R-AZ), Lieberman (I-CT) and Graham (R-SC), together with various pundits, criticized President Obama's commitment to exhausting all diplomatic and political options in Syria before considering military options (for example ... US Calls Syria Election Under Current Conditions 'Ridiculous' America, Syria Desperately Needs Your Muscle |
New York Times | Chess Leader Visits Syria Under Cloud of Ambiguity New York Times The federation president, Kirsan N. Ilyumzhinov, a wiry, energetic former regional governor from the south of Russia, was in Damascus, Syria's capital, this week to meet with President Bashar al-Assad. Though he holds no formal diplomatic position with ... Bold move as Syria leader makes time for chess |
NOW LEBANON | The Syrian Opposition, Non-state Players, and the Peace Process Huffington Post There are two views floating in Syria today. Theory I says that the US wants to break the Syrian-Iranian alliance through regime change in Damascus. They argue that if the regime collapses in Syria, it would result in a rapid decline for both Iran and ... Syria dishevels Lebanon's Shia |
Christian Science Monitor | Syrian Opposition Needs Unity But Continues to Splinter Voice of America May 02, 2012 Syrian Opposition Needs Unity But Continues to Splinter Al Pessin As violence continues in Syria, and the United Nations struggles to get its truce observers into place, the Syrian opposition is splintering into even more factions. WATCH: Dueling Syrian Opposition Groups Compete for Recognition |
Syrian opposition group: 'Annan plan has been ineffective' CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A six-point peace plan for Syria negotiated by UN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan is not being upheld, an opposition group said Wednesday. "Having spoken to a range of residents and activists across Syria, ... |
The Associated Press | Syria violence kills 23, UN criticizes both sides Reuters By Erika Solomon | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Violence hit two Syrian provinces on Tuesday with a rights group reporting 10 civilians dead in an army mortar attack and 12 soldiers killed in a firefight with rebel gunmen as UN monitors sought to shore up a ... Syria Attacks Kill 23, Pressure Mounts on UN Observers In Syria, Blame Cast by 2 Sides in Attacks Syrian activists: 11 killed in northern village |
UPI.com | Gov. signs restricts Cuba-Syria trade, backpedals WSLS Rick Scott signed a bill on Tuesday banning the state and local governments from hiring companies that do business in Cuba or Syria, basking in applause from a crowd filled with Florida's politically influential Cuban exile leaders. Fla gov sends mixed signals on Cuba-Syria trade Scott faulted over Cuba, Syria bill stance Florida Governor Rick Scott targets firms with ties to Cuba, Syria |
Al-Arabiya | Press freedom group criticizes censorship in Eritrea, North Korea, Syria Minneapolis Star Tribune Article by: EILEEN ALT POWELL , AP NEW YORK - The Horn of Africa nation Eritrea leads the world in imposing censorship on the media, followed closely by North Korea, Syria and Iran, a journalism group said Wednesday. The Committee to Protect ... Press Freedom: Eritrea, North Korea, Syria 'most censored countries' Eritrea leads world in press censorship, Syria and Iran place third and fourth ... Eritrea Ranked as Most-Censored Country by Journalism Group |