CBS News | UN Vote on Syria Delayed Until Thursday TIME International envoy Kofi Annan contacted several governments Tuesday and urged the council to postpone Wednesday's scheduled vote so its deeply divided members could “unite and take concerted and strong action that would help stem the bloodshed in ... UN Security Council delays Syria vote until Thursday Turkey Appeals To Russia As Syrian Violence Spikes Syria plan vote delayed in UN Security Council |
BBC News | Syria bombing takes fight to Assad's doorstep Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — An audacious bombing aimed at the heart of Syria's feared security services killed three high-ranking officials in Damascus and left President Bashar Assad's grip on power appearing more tenuous than at any time during the 16-month uprising ... Syria bomb: US sees Assad 'losing control' Blast Kills Core Syrian Security Officials Syria's nerve agents |
ABC News | Syria's Massacre Raises Calls for Action on Assad Businessweek The opposition Syrian National Council said as many as 305 people were killed in a July 12 assault on the Sunni village of Tremseh in Hama province. Separately, the Wall Street Journal cited unnamed U.S. officials as concerned about evidence that the ... Syria's breaking point Red Cross: Syria's conflict has escalated to civil war Syria Moving Parts of Chemical Arsenal, US Says |
Clinton's Legacy: Libya or Syria? CNN (blog) Following the June 30 Geneva conference of the “Syria Action Group,” the Secretary of State has also had to retreat from thinking that Russia was ready to “lean” on the Syrian regime. Her claim, that the text of the agreed communiqué from that ... |
Jordan's king calls Syria attack 'a tremendous blow' to al-Assad regime CNN (CNN) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II, one of the first Arab leaders to call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, told CNN the attack on Wednesday that killed members of al-Assad's inner circle is a "tremendous blow to the regime." But the ... |
Bombing at Syria's defense ministry Washington Post Jul. 18, 2012 - A bombing at the National Security Building in Damascus reportedly killed the Syrian Defense Minister and wounded several other officials attending a cabinet meeting. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports. (/CBS News) Correction ... |
Boston.com | Syria Embassy In Egypt Stormed By Protesters Huffington Post Stones are thrown as protesters gather close to the Syrian embassy in Cairo on July 18, 2012, hours after a bomb struck at the heart of Syria's senior command, killing at least three of President Bashar al-Assad's top brass in an attack claimed by ... Protesters try to storm Syria embassy in Egypt |
USA TODAY | Syrian rebels claim responsibility for attack on officials USA TODAY U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the bombing showed that the bloodshed in Syria was "rapidly spinning out of control," and it was time for the international community to bring "maximum pressure" on Assad to step down and permit a stable ... |
Syria moneyman is target of anti-Assad hatred Reuters Nevertheless, emails released by WikiLeaks between high-level employees of Cham Capital, Syria's largest holding company and part of the Makhlouf empire, appear to show that he was still buying shares in two private Syrian banks after his announcement. |
US: Syria Violence 'Out of Control' Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The Obama administration declared Wednesday that Syria's government is losing control of the country and said the world must act to prevent the development of a dangerous and violent power vacuum. The Obama administration is calling ... |