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Syria rebels' gains in Damascus surprise even them - Los Angeles Times Sun, 22 Jul 2012 01:35:14 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Syria rebels' gains in Damascus surprise even them
Los Angeles Times
Syrian soldiers stand next to burned cars during a government-organized tour Friday after the army regained control of the Midan neighborhood of Damascus, the Syrian capital. The rebels later returned and clashed with soldiers again. (Bassem Tellawi ...
Syria Presses to Regain Cities From Rebel ForcesNew York Times
Syria Revolt Reaches AleppoWall Street Journal
Syria Rebels Fight for Border Posts as Clashes SpreadBusinessweek
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Conflict spreads to Syria's second main city - Washington Post Sun, 22 Jul 2012 01:29:50 GMT

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Conflict spreads to Syria's second main city
Washington Post
MASNAA, Lebanon β€” Heavy clashes rocked Aleppo, Syria's largest city and commercial capital, for a second day on Saturday as thousands streamed across the border into neighboring Lebanon to escape widespread fighting in the country. Like Damascus ...
Syria revolt reaches Aleppo; rebels target citiesSan Jose Mercury News
A sequel to a nightmare for Iraqi refugees living in SyriaLos Angeles Times
Syria army retains grip on border gate with Northern IraqChicago Tribune
Atlanta Journal Constitution -9NEWS.com
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Syria opposition faces its own power struggles - Sacramento Bee Sat, 21 Jul 2012 20:39:22 GMT

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Syria opposition faces its own power struggles
Sacramento Bee
BEIRUT -- As Syrian opposition leaders threw punches at one another early this month in a five-star Cairo hotel, rebel fighters in Idlib province spent hours trying to fight off tanks, armored vehicles and attack helicopters with little more than ...
Syria opposition has power struggles of its ownLos Angeles Times
The US must help SyriaWashington Post

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Syria: Russian gunships, broken steam rooms... and now even the Damascenes ... - Daily Mail Sun, 22 Jul 2012 00:43:25 GMT

Daily Mail

Syria: Russian gunships, broken steam rooms... and now even the Damascenes ...
Daily Mail
We like to think our statesmen and diplomats are wiser than the men who blundered into the defining catastrophe of the 20th Century – the 1914-18 war, a conflict that brought imperial powers of Germany and Russia up against Britain and, ultimately ...
UN Security Council extends mandate of UN observers in Syria by 30 daysWireUpdate
Myth of the 'soft landing' for Syria prevents real solutionsThe National
UN approves 30 more days for observers as clashes continue in SyriaXinhua
Slate Magazine -Voice of America (blog)
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Syrian forces fight rebels in Damascus, residents flee - Reuters Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:00:31 GMT

Syrian forces fight rebels in Damascus, residents flee
Reuters
Rebels also captured three border crossings with Iraq and Turkey, and on Saturday an Iraqi security source said gunmen appeared to be taking over a fourth at Yarubiya in Syria's Kurdish northeast. NO COMMENT FROM ASSAD. Assad, battling a ...


Syria revolt reaches Aleppo; rebels target cities - The Associated Press Sat, 21 Jul 2012 19:12:00 GMT

Syria revolt reaches Aleppo; rebels target cities
The Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) β€” Riding a wave of momentum, Syrian rebels made a run on Aleppo Saturday in some of the fiercest fighting seen in the country's largest city, which has been a key bastion of support for President Bashar Assad over the course of the ...


Syria Rebels Fight for Border Posts as Aleppo Shelled - Businessweek Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:56:05 GMT

Syria Rebels Fight for Border Posts as Aleppo Shelled
Businessweek
Farhan Iftekhan, the mayor of al-Qaim city in western Iraq where Syrian rebels seized the Bukmal crossing, said in a telephone interview, β€œThe Bukmal crossing is still under the Syrian rebels' control for the third day. Clashes and fights between ...


As Chaos Grows in Syria, Worries Grow on the Sidelines - New York Times Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:25:36 GMT

New York Times

As Chaos Grows in Syria, Worries Grow on the Sidelines
New York Times
Already the militant Palestinian group Hamas, long dependent on Syria and Iran, has thrown its support behind the Syrians in the streets seeking Mr. Assad's overthrow. Worse might follow, from Tehran's point of view. Iran and Syria's last revolutionary ...
With Syria imploding, is Hezbollah next?Christian Science Monitor
Why neighbours are fidgety over Syria's impending implosionThe Citizen Daily
* Israel fears Syria may hand chemical weapons to HezbollahReuters
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Ban: Syrian regime 'failed to protect civilians' - CNN Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:22:42 GMT

Ban: Syrian regime 'failed to protect civilians'
CNN
(CNN) -- The United Nations' secretary-general slammed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime Saturday, saying the government "has manifestly failed to protect civilians" and the fighting "is destroying the country." "The situation in Syria is ...


Syria moves chemical weapons before wider offensive: defector - Reuters Sat, 21 Jul 2012 13:01:35 GMT

Syria moves chemical weapons before wider offensive: defector
Reuters
Western and Israeli officials, concerned that chemical stockpiles could fall into the hands of militants, said a week ago that Syria appeared to be shifting weapons from storage sites, but it was not clear whether the operation was a security ...