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Syria-linked sectarian clashes rage in Tripoli, Lebanon - Los Angeles Times Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:31:05 GMT

The Associated Press

Syria-linked sectarian clashes rage in Tripoli, Lebanon
Los Angeles Times
BEIRUT -- Deadly sectarian street battles again engulfed Lebanon's northern coastal city of Tripoli on Saturday as supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad clashed in fierce gunfights in the country's latest Syria-linked unrest.
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Pro- and anti-Syrian groups clash in north Lebanon - San Jose Mercury News Sat, 02 Jun 2012 07:56:03 GMT

CBS News

Pro- and anti-Syrian groups clash in north Lebanon
San Jose Mercury News
By BASSEM MROUE AP A Sunni gunman takes aim during clashes that erupted on Syria Street, which divides the areas between Sunnis and Alawites, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Saturday June 2, 2012. BEIRUT—Gunbattles between pro- and ...
In Syria, 12 slain in latest reported massacreLos Angeles Times
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Russia not supplying arms for Syria civil war: Putin - Chicago Tribune Sat, 02 Jun 2012 10:28:14 GMT

Boston.com

Russia not supplying arms for Syria civil war: Putin
Chicago Tribune
BERLIN (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin denied on Friday that Russia was supplying arms to the Syrian government to crush rebels, brushing off US criticism of a "reprehensible" arms shipment to Damascus. Putin, speaking after talks with German ...
Putin visits Berlin, Paris amid divide over SyriaBusinessWeek
French president says Syria's Assad has to goBoston.com
France fails to shift Russia's Syria sanctions vetoReuters
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Hezbollah chief calls for release of Lebanese hostages in Syria - Los Angeles Times Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:19:27 GMT

Hezbollah chief calls for release of Lebanese hostages in Syria
Los Angeles Times
BEIRUT — New developments have emerged in the murky case of the 11 abducted Lebanese Shiite pilgrims in northern Syria. A previously unknown rebel group calling itself the “Syrian Revolutionaries-Aleppo province” has claimed responsibility for the ...

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Obama's atrocities board keeps low profile on Syria crisis - Chicago Tribune Sat, 02 Jun 2012 10:25:52 GMT

Obama's atrocities board keeps low profile on Syria crisis
Chicago Tribune
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.

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Syria's menace in our backyard - The Age Sat, 02 Jun 2012 22:47:22 GMT

The Age

Syria's menace in our backyard
The Age
If there is a collective human threshold when it comes to the tolerance of evil in our world, then Syria's murderous leader Bashar al-Assad exceeded it long ago. If you could point to the very moment when the ordinary citizens of the world stopped and ...

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Syrian Rebel Group Says It Kidnapped 11 Lebanese - ABC News Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:36:27 GMT

AFP

Syrian Rebel Group Says It Kidnapped 11 Lebanese
ABC News
A previously unknown Syrian rebel group says it's holding 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims kidnapped in Syria. The pilgrims were abducted on May 22, after crossing into Syria from Turkey on their way to Lebanon. The group calling itself Syrian Rebels in ...
Nasrallah demands release of Lebanese held in SyriaAFP
New 'mass killing' in Syria ahead of UN meetingInternational News Network

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U.S. Military Intervention in Syria Poses Risks, Kissinger Says - Bloomberg Sat, 02 Jun 2012 17:14:07 GMT

U.S. Military Intervention in Syria Poses Risks, Kissinger Says
Bloomberg
Using US military force to help overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may threaten democratic and humanitarian goals, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said in an opinion piece in the Washington Post. Before deciding to send forces, ...

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Turkey reports further influx of Syrian refugees - Reuters Sat, 02 Jun 2012 11:01:51 GMT

Turkey reports further influx of Syrian refugees
Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Another 400 Syrian refugees have crossed into Turkey to escape escalating fighting in Syria, state-run Anatolia new agency said on Saturday, raising the total to more than 24500. Anatolia said 396 refugees from Syria's Idlib ...

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French warming to armed intervention in Syria : poll - Reuters Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:01:49 GMT

French warming to armed intervention in Syria : poll
Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - A widening majority of French people favor military intervention in Syria and more believe France should participate, according to the first poll on the issue since a recent massacre in the country. The Ifop poll on Saturday showed ...

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