BBC News | Syria hit by diplomatic defection as UN battles divisions Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's ambassador to Iraq defected on Wednesday in protest over President Bashar al-Assad's violent suppression of a 16-month uprising as the U.N. Security Council remained deadlocked. Syria's Ambassador to Iraq Reported to Defect Syrian ambassador to Iraq defects to opposition Opposition: Syria's Iraq ambassador has defected |
The Associated Press | Syria Faces UN Sanctions Push as Ally Russia Resists Businessweek Syria would face United Nations sanctions under a Security Council resolution drafted by Western powers seeking to overcome Russian resistance to measures that would hasten the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. UN envoy says Syria president discusses transition Russia clashes with Syria opposition but ups diplomacy Annan says Syria president discussed transition |
Voice of America | Russian Warships Steam to Syria Voice of America Meanwhile, members of Syrian National Council opposition group met in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Russia Sending Warships on Maneuvers Near Syria Russian Ship Carrying Helicopters Sails Again for Syria The Russians Are Sending Ships to Syria (Again) |
Wall Street Journal | Syria's detached and deluded elite? CNN (blog) Extreme violence, explosions and death – all daily realities for many Syrians. But even as the United Nations estimates that more than 10000 people have been killed over the past 16 months in the ongoing unrest, Newsweek's Janine Di Giovanni notes ... In Iran, a Public Debate on Syria Can diplomacy succeed with Iran and Syria? The Middle East Channel: The end game in Syria |
New York Times | Top Syrian General Fails to Surface After Defecting New York Times The defection of Gen. Manaf Tlass, a confidante of President Bashar al-Assad, drew attention last week but he has yet to make a public appearance, raising questions about his motives. |
Syria: A horror observed, but is this all the world can do? Washington Post (blog) Are our international institutions so hamstrung by petty perceptions of national interest that nothing more can be done? |
Syria Crisis: Lebanon Suspends Funding For Treatment Of Wounded Syrians Huffington Post Activists said the decision would endanger Syrians wounded in the conflict, who are smuggled into neighbouring countries such as Lebanon and Turkey for fear of retribution or arrest if they go to state hospitals in Syria. "How is this the fault of a ... |
Arab Spring in Sudan could resemble Syria: former PM Reuters KHARTOUM (Reuters) - An Arab Spring-style uprising in Sudan would likely follow the bloody example of Syria or Libya because its armed forces and judiciary are not independent and could be used against. |
The Atlantic | Rape, assault are weapons of war in Syria: rights group Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government forces in Syria are targeting women for rape and assault as the conflict between President Bashar al-Assad and anti-government forces continues to escalate, according. The Ultimate Assault: Charting Syria's Use of Rape to Terrorize Its People Rape, assault are weapons of war in Syria: Human rights group |
Syrian opposition blames Russia for 'suffering' Seattle Post Intelligencer MOSCOW (AP) — A prominent Syrian opposition leader said Wednesday that Russia's resistance to international intervention in the conflict was bringing misery and "suffering" to the violence-torn country. Two Syrian opposition delegations visited Moscow ... |