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Syria: Civil war engulfs Damascus - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:23:20 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Syria: Civil war engulfs Damascus
Christian Science Monitor
People fled from Syria's capital as rebels exchanged fire with President Bashar Assad's military in some of the worst fighting of the conflict. Thousands of people have lost their lives since the crisis began 16 months ago.
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Russia accuses West of blackmail on Syria plans - The Associated Press Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:40:00 GMT

The Associated Press

Russia accuses West of blackmail on Syria plans
The Associated Press
The Security Council is deeply divided over a new resolution on Syria as international envoy Kofi Annan's plan for halting the fighting appears dead and the violence in the Arab state escalates. The international Red Cross formally declared the ...
Russia says West using blackmail to secure new UN resolution for SyriaWashington Post
On Syria, who might give first – Russia or the West?Christian Science Monitor
UN Security Council to vote on a Syria resolution on WednesdayReuters

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Can the Geneva Conventions stop the carnage in Syria? - CNN Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:50:17 GMT

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Can the Geneva Conventions stop the carnage in Syria?
CNN
The Red Cross's recent declaration that Syria was engaged in a civil war may have struck some observers as a case of stating the obvious.
Red Cross At Last Declares Civil War in SyriaCare2.com (blog)
Syria conflict a civil war, Red Cross declaresPhiladelphia Inquirer
Syria crisis: border tribes could finish off Assad regimeThe Guardian
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Syria refusing visas for Western aid workers: UN - Reuters Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:50:37 GMT

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Syria refusing visas for Western aid workers: UN
Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria is refusing visas to Western aid workers, hampering United Nations efforts to expand further its humanitarian operation to meet growing needs in the conflict-torn country, a senior.
UN Relief Agency Seeks More Syria AidNew York Times
UN says Syria denying visas to Western aid workersSacramento Bee

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Syria's Bloodiest Massacre Raises Calls for Action Against Assad - Businessweek Mon, 16 Jul 2012 07:17:53 GMT

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Syria's Bloodiest Massacre Raises Calls for Action Against Assad
Businessweek
The bloodiest massacre in Syria's 17-month conflict along with the suspected movement of chemical weapons adds pressure on the United Nations Security Council to punish a regime that Russia has so far shielded.
Syria faces new internal pressuresThe Citizen Daily
Red Cross: Syria's conflict has escalated to civil warThe Detroit News
Syria crisis: Conflicting reports of Tremseh killingsBBC News
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Clinton confers with Israeli leaders about Syria, Egypt, Iran - Washington Post Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:13:22 GMT

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Clinton confers with Israeli leaders about Syria, Egypt, Iran
Washington Post
The secretary of state conferred Monday with Israeli leaders about Syria, Egypt and Iran a day after her motorcade was pelted in Egypt.
Clinton, Israeli Leaders Discuss Iran, Syria, Egypt, PalestiniansVoice of America
Clinton broaches Syria, Iran during Israel visitSalt Lake Tribune
Syria, Iran discussed during Clinton visit to IsraelDetroit Free Press

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Syria Crisis: WikiLeaks Reveals Syrian Security Got Communications Equipment ... - Huffington Post Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:33:11 GMT

Syria Crisis: WikiLeaks Reveals Syrian Security Got Communications Equipment ...
Huffington Post
LONDON -- As violence began racing through Syria last year, two European contractors were putting the finishing touches on an encrypted radio system that Syrian officials intended for their security forces, according to leaked company emails and three ...

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Shadow Government: Should Iran have a role in Syrian peace talks? - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:15:13 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Shadow Government: Should Iran have a role in Syrian peace talks?
Foreign Policy (blog)
As the crisis in Syria heats up, so too has talk of a possible Iranian role in resolving it. Visiting Tehran last week, U.N. envoy Kofi Annan asserted that "Iran could play a positive role" in Syria. Two weeks earlier, Russian foreign minister Sergei ...
In Iran, two opposing pictures of SyriaThe Guardian (blog)
Iran Offers To Host Syria TalksKERO-TV 23
Iran offers to host Syria crisis talks: foreign ministerReuters
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Syria would be no cakewalk - Chicago Tribune Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:40:06 GMT

Syria would be no cakewalk
Chicago Tribune
With Bashar Assad waging a brutal war on his own people, there's a definite temptation for Americans to look for ways the United States could use its military power to turn the tide against the dictator. And past interventions in Libya and Kosovo have ...

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Syrian rebels push war into capital Damascus - The Associated Press Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:30:00 GMT

Syrian rebels push war into capital Damascus
The Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels fired grenades at tanks and troops while regime armor shelled Damascus neighborhoods on Monday, sending terrified families fleeing the most sustained and widespread fighting in the capital since the start of the uprising 16 ...