Los Angeles Times | UN team visits Syria site of reported massacre Los Angeles Times U.N. observers in Treimseh, Syria, reach no conclusion on whether the killings were an army massacre of civilians or the result of insurgent-government clashes. Details Emerge in Reported Syria Massacre UN team inspects site of reported Syrian massacre UN team investigates massacre in Syria village |
MarketWatch | Syria Forces Said to Kill 52 Civilians Businessweek Syrian security forces were blamed for the deaths of dozens people as clashes persisted three days after what has been called one of the bloodiest massacres in the country's 17-month conflict. At least 118 dead in new Syria violence: report Attack on Syria village targeted rebels, activists Syria attack targeted activists, UN says |
Syria cooperating, but lack of money hurting humantarian aid CNN (blog) By Jill Dougherty Facing a "serious escalation" of violence in Syria, the chief United Nations organization that coordinates emergency aid is warning that more Syrian civilians will die if contributing nations do not follow through and fund its relief ... |
The Atlantic Wire (blog) | Syria Massacre Might Have Been One-Sided Fight The Atlantic Wire (blog) Syrian activists claimed yesterday of a new massacre in Tremseh, where pro-regime forces allegedly killed 200 residents of the small village with tank and helicopter fire. New reports suggest the town was filled with poorly armed opposition forces who ... Syria now an'internal armed conflict': Red Cross Exclusive: Syria now an "internal armed conflict" - Red Cross |
CBS News | Syria hit by diplomatic defection as UN battles divisions Chicago Tribune 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. Syria leader Assad says he regrets his forces shooting down Turkey military jet Syrian Refugees in Turkey Long to Rejoin the Fight Syria's Assad laments, defends downing of Turkish jet |
Voice of America | France Will Continue Pressuring Assad to Leave Syria Voice of America French President Francois Hollande criticizes China, Russia for blocking UN Security Council resolutions aimed at halting ongoing Syrian conflict. |
The Moderate Voice | Out of Syria The Moderate Voice When I read and wrote about the defection of Syrian Air Force pilot Col. Hassan Hammadeh with his MiG-21 jet fighter to Jordan, several questions came to mind. |
Guest Commentary: The Arab Spring in Syria and Egypt Tri-Valley Herald The international support, particularly from the United Nations secretary-general, the United States and the European Union, for the struggle of the Syrian people to liberate themselves from the tyranny of their government represents a positive change. |
San Francisco Chronicle | Syria: Violence, chaos outpace diplomacy San Francisco Chronicle Thousands of Syrians from Mareh, a city in the northern countryside of Syria, protest against the massacre in Treimsa, in Hama province, on July 13, 2012. Several dozen rebels were among the more than 150 people killed in the central village of Treimsa ... Violence escalates in Syria UN chief threatens 'consequences' in Syria deaths |
UN Enters Syrian Town To Investigate Assault NPR (blog) Observers have entered the town of Tremseh to investigate an attack reported to be the bloodiest so far in the uprising against President Bashar Assad. |