CBS News | Russia votes against UN resolution on Syria, backs Assad claim that rebels ... Fox News GENEVA – The UN's top human rights body voted overwhelmingly Friday to condemn Syria over the slaughter of more than 100 civilians last week, but Damascus appeared impervious to the crescendo of global condemnation following a string of horrific ... In Syria, 12 slain in latest reported massacre Annan frustrated over Syria, Russia gives no ground Annan frustrated over Syria, all eyes on Russia |
Boston.com | French president says Syria's Assad has to go Boston.com PARIS—France's president said Friday that only the departure of Bashar Assad would end the violence in Syria, saying his regime had acted in an "intolerable way." Francois Hollande, who was elected in May, again advocated for pressure and sanctions to ... France fails to shift Russia's Syria sanctions veto Hollande Clashes With Putin Over Ouster of Syria's Assad Germany Likely to Press Russia on Syrian Crisis |
The News International | Arab League requests UN action against Syria Jerusalem Post By REUTERS The head of the Arab League asks the United Nations Security Council to boost the size of a UN mission in Syria and give it expanded powers to protect people. CAIRO - The head of the Arab League has asked the UN Security Council to boost the ... Human rights groups write Arab League Secretary-General on Syria |
Financial Times | Tally of deaths in Syria shows violence has dropped under U.N. plan Kansas City Star By DAVID ENDERS Despite the international outcry over recent massacres allegedly committed by backers of President Bashar Assad, statistics compiled by human rights activists show that violence in Syria has dropped since a UN peace plan went into ... Panetta: No unilateral US military action likely in Syria Key US lawmaker doubts Russia will help ease out Assad Op Ed: Military strikes against Syria looming |
Obama's atrocities board keeps low profile on Syria crisis Reuters But six weeks later and just days after a massacre of civilians in Syria, there is little sign that Obama's Atrocities Prevention Board is making a mark on US efforts to craft a response amid international outrage over the mounting carnage. |
AFP | Israeli concern mounts over Syrian arms Globe and Mail Israeli officials say they are increasingly concerned that advanced missiles and even chemical weapons are being transferred from Syria to forces of the Lebanese Shia militia movement, Hezbollah. Israeli and US officials have long warned about such a ... Syrian rebel group says it kidnapped 11 Lebanese Syria rebels demand Hezbollah apology to free Lebanese Nasrallah demands release of Lebanese held in Syria |
U.N. observer frustrated by lack of cease-fire in Syria Kansas City Star By Austin Tice LATAMNEH, Syria -- Danish Lt. Col. Peter Dahl, the head of the United Nations monitoring group assigned to the city of Hama, made no effort to hide his frustration. He'd come to Syria, he thought, to watch over a cease-fire. |
CBS News | Syria Satellite Images Reuters India By Mark Hosenball | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A US government website on Friday published what it said was photographic evidence of mass graves and attacks on civilian areas by Syrian government forces. The website, operated by a bureau of the State ... US website posts satellite photos of Syria Syria Massacre Captured By Satellite Cameras (PHOTOS) Syria Not at Fault in Houla Massacre, Government Says (Beirut) |
USA TODAY | No US military action in Syria without UN authorization, Leon Panetta says Boston Herald By David S. Cloud / Tribune Washington Bureau ABOARD AN AIR FORCE JET - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said that the US should not take military action in Syria without authorization by the United Nations, a position seemingly at odds with that of ... Clarification: Panetta-Syria story Panetta: No military action in Syria without UN approval Panetta urges aggressive international pressure on Syria |
Syria much tougher military problem than Libya was: Analyst CBS News says the possible use of force in Syria would be "a lot more complex" than it was Libya. Myers, a CBS News senior military security analyst, stressed the need to assess the opposition forces on the ground in Syria. "Unlike in Libya, where we had a ... |