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Syria Conflict Drawing in Lebanon - Wall Street Journal Tue, 22 May 2012 18:37:08 GMT

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Syria Conflict Drawing in Lebanon
Wall Street Journal
AP BEIRUT—Some Lebanese took to the streets of Beirut in protest after Syrian rebels kidnapped 12 Lebanese Shiites in northern Syria on Tuesday, according to security officials, fueling fears that Lebanon is getting drawn into the chaos next door.
Syria rebels kidnap 13 Lebanese Shi'itesReuters
Lebanese reported kidnapped in Syria; Hezbollah appeals for calmLos Angeles Times
Officials: Syrian Rebels Kidnap 12 LebaneseABC News
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Syria's rebels: Underarmed, under siege - USA TODAY Tue, 22 May 2012 23:41:50 GMT

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Syria's rebels: Underarmed, under siege
USA TODAY
By Portia Walker and Oren Dorell, USA TODAY New recruits participate in a parade as they join the ranks of the Free Syrian Army in Qusayr on May 8. By Portia Walker, for USA TODAY Abu Derda, a defected solder, joined the Free Syrian Army, ...
Syria's New Jihadis - by Aaron Y. ZelinForeign Policy (blog)
The Syrian tumultGlobalPost
Analysis: Rifts widen in Syrian oppositionReuters
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The Syria Paradox - New York Times Tue, 22 May 2012 09:01:13 GMT

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The Syria Paradox
New York Times
But Syria — where protests began at roughly the same time as in Libya — remains in a vicious civil war, and the fighting seems very far from over. One reason for this is simple: Syria's economy was designed to all but prevent a broad coalition from ...
America and Syria's 'dead man walking'Reuters Blogs (blog)
Syria: Blast as Ban warns of pivotal momentNews24
Syria's violence spills into LebanonDubuque Telegraph Herald
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Syria's Missed Opportunities for Power-sharing, Reform - Voice of America Tue, 22 May 2012 20:52:18 GMT

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Syria's Missed Opportunities for Power-sharing, Reform
Voice of America
Syrian protesters shout slogans as they burn a poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and his father Hafez Assad during a demonstration in front of the Syrian embassy, in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 22, 2011. This is the second installment of a ...
Crony Capitalism, Syria StyleNPR (blog)
West seems sending soothing signals to Syria by excluding military actionXinhua
UN Peacekeeping Chief Warns Of Al-Qaeda Presence In SyriaRTT News
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Hezbollah appeals for calm after Syria kidnapping - Seattle Post Intelligencer Tue, 22 May 2012 18:31:30 GMT

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Hezbollah appeals for calm after Syria kidnapping
Seattle Post Intelligencer
BASSEM MROUE, AP, ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY, Associated Press Lebanese anti-Syrian regime critic Shadi Mawlawi, center, who was accused of belonging to a terrorist group, is carried on his friends' shoulders as they celebrate his release from jail, ...
Bomb kills 5 in Syrian capitalCBS News
12 Lebanese kidnapped in Syria, officials sayAustin American-Statesman

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Two dead in Beirut clashes after killing of anti-Assad cleric - Reuters Tue, 22 May 2012 11:01:58 GMT

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Two dead in Beirut clashes after killing of anti-Assad cleric
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By Nazih Siddiq | ALBIREH, Lebanon (Reuters) - Hundreds of Islamist gunmen fired in the air on Monday at the funeral of a Sunni Muslim cleric whose killing ignited street battles and brought the bloodshed from Syria's 14-month-old uprising spilling ...
Violence in Syria spills over into LebanonMiamiHerald.com
A Spasm of Violence: How Lebanon is Threatened by Syria's RebellionTIME
2 Killed in Latest Syria-Related Clashes in LebanonVoice of America
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Ex-detainee: Syrian prisons are 'slaughterhouses' - Fox News Tue, 22 May 2012 06:36:27 GMT

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Ex-detainee: Syrian prisons are 'slaughterhouses'
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AMMAN, Jordan – A prominent Palestinian writer who was jailed in Syria for nearly three weeks described the facilities as "human slaughterhouses," saying security agents beat detainees with batons, crammed them into stinking cells and tied them to beds ...
Ex-Detainee: Syrian Jails 'Slaughterhouses'TIME

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Syrian Democracy Back to Square One - Huffington Post (blog) Tue, 22 May 2012 18:31:52 GMT

Syrian Democracy Back to Square One
Huffington Post (blog)
Syria's new parliament will be inaugurated this week. It will likely be packed by the Baath party and its sister parties in the National Progressive Front (NPF) that collectively won approximately 160 out of the 250 seats, similar to the quota given by ...

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Rebels say Syria police kill two, UN monitors dispute - WAMC Tue, 22 May 2012 18:57:11 GMT

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Rebels say Syria police kill two, UN monitors dispute
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AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said police had opened fire and killed two people on Tuesday when a crowd turned out to greet a team of UN ceasefire monitors in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor. A United Nations spokeswoman said the team had heard ...
Militant group claims suicide bombing in SyriaReuters
Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in SyriaMWC News
Al-Nusra Front Video Focuses on 3/17 Damascus Bombings, Shows TrainingSITE Intelligence Group (subscription)

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Syria, Hezbollah beef up arsenals that can hit Israel - Haaretz Tue, 22 May 2012 23:11:42 GMT

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Syria, Hezbollah beef up arsenals that can hit Israel
Haaretz
By Gili Cohen and Jonathan Lis | May.23, 2012 | 2:09 AM Some 3500 missiles in Syria and Iran are currently aimed at Israel, while Hezbollah is developing drones and sea-to-air missiles, Brig. Gen. Itay Baron, head of the IDF Military Intelligence ...
Naveh: Assad still controls Syria's chemical weaponsJerusalem Post
Israeli Army Official: Syria's Advanced Weaponry could be Transferred to HizbullahNaharnet

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