The Statesman Online | Syria Attacks Force Out Residents of Big Cities Wall Street Journal Thousands of residents in Syria's two largest cities fled their neighborhoods Thursday to escape violence, as the military built up its presence around rebel strongholds in Aleppo and renewed attacks on parts of Damascus. Residents of two Damascus ... A Syrian standoff Syria Pounds Rebel-Held Areas as US Warns of 'Massacre' In Syria, Aleppo mirrors standoff in Damascus |
The Guardian | Turkey says it won't let Kurdish rebels operate in north Syria Los Angeles Times BEIRUT —Turkey'sprime minister warned Thursday that Ankara would not allow a Kurdish "terrorist organization" to operate from northern Syria, in the latest illustration of how the Syrian conflict is spilling over to neighboring nations. "There can be ... Turkey Says It Would Act to Stop Kurdish Rule in Syria Assad hands control of Syria's Kurdish areas to PKK, sparking outrage in Turkey Inevitably, Syria Pushes Turkey and Israel Closer |
The Associated Press | Humanitarian Intervention in Syria: A Classic Just War? Huffington Post (blog) Morally, Syria, like Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina, could be seen as St. Augustine's classic case for a just war: love of neighbor may, at times, permit, even require, the use of force to protect the innocent. According to Pope John Paul II, the ... Syria could see prolonged endgame, ensuing chaos Iran offers Syria "experience and capabilities" Iran says it's ready to support Syria with 'experience and capabilities' |
Wall Street Journal | Al Qaeda's War for Syria Wall Street Journal Al Qaeda in Syria (often operating as the "Al Nusra Front for the People of the Levant") is using traffickers—some ideologically aligned, some motivated by money—to secure routes through Turkey and Iraq for foreign fighters, most of whom are from the ... Syria's growing refugee crisis Al Qaeda Taking Deadly New Role in Syria's Conflict Al-Qaida Role in Syria Should Not be Exaggerated, Official Says |
AFP | Palestinians in Syria get pulled into civil war Businessweek BEIRUT (AP) — Like other communities sucked into Syria's widening civil war, the Yarmouk neighborhood in Damascus has seen death and destruction. Soldiers and snipers have gunned down demonstrators. Some protesters have taken up arms to fight ... Syria Crisis: Palestinians Get Pulled Into Syria Conflict |
AFP | In Syria crisis, stakes high for Hezbollah Chicago Tribune BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's powerful Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah has publicly tied its future to Bashar al-Assad, but as the tide turns against the Syrian president it is silent on whether it will join the fight to support him. The stakes are ... Israel ups security on Syria border Israelis fear breach of Syria's chemical arsenal Israel reinforces Syria frontier as bloodshed spirals |
CBS News | Syrian forces pound Aleppo and Damascus Chicago Tribune One of the most senior figures to defect from Assad's inner circle, Brigadier General Manaf Tlas, put himself forward as someone who could help unite the fragmented opposition inside and outside Syria on a plan for a transfer of power. Turkey laid down ... Syrian Refugees in Turkey Long to Rejoin the Fight Syria leader Assad says he regrets his forces shooting down Turkey military jet Syrian army attacks rebels, Turkey scrambles F16s |
TIME | Russia and Syria's Assad: The End of the Affair? TIME The phone line from Moscow to Syria is shaky, giving off static and a faint echo, and it does not help that Russian official Andrei Klimov sounds exhausted. He is cagey about his exact location in Syria, saying only that he is “a few kilometers away ... Deadlocked U.N. Security Council members lay blame over Syria Op-Ed: Russia Will Not Be a Player in Syria Russia says violence in Syria makes calls for humanitarian corridors impossible |
UN News Centre | Don't repeat in Syria the mistakes of Bosnia, says UN chief Reuters SREBRENICA, Bosnia (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned world powers on Thursday not to repeat in Syria the mistakes they made in Bosnia, during a landmark visit to Srebrenica where U.N. peacekeepers failed to prevent the massacre ... Ban hears echoes of Srebrenica in Syria Arabs to seek UN General Assembly action on Syria World must learn from Srebrenica massacre, stop bloodshed in Syria – Ban |
BBC News | Syrian diplomats 'defect' as Aleppo fighting worsens BBC News The US has confirmed the defection of two more senior Syrian diplomats, amid mounting pressure on the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Syria's representatives in the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus - who are husband and wife - are reported to have ... Syrian Envoys Defect As Fighting Continues Syria: Two senior envoys defect to Cyprus, UAE |