Wall Street Journal | Video from Aleppo, Syria, draws condemnation of rebels Los Angeles Times Government troops and rebels are fighting for control of Aleppo, Syria's most populous city, in what could be a decisive battle in the almost 17-month uprising against Assad's rule. The U.N. confirmed Wednesday that the military had deployed jets ... Syria's Assad praises troops, keeps out of public eye Executions Reported as Syria Civilian Crisis Looms Syrian refugees grow impatient with exile defectors, say they should be in ... |
DAWN.com | Turkey's Syria Dilemma Huffington Post Everything was going to be all right. When Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan decided to dump his close friend Bashar al Assad after months of a Syrian crackdown that went against Ankara's advice, he was probably thinking things would not spiral out ... Turkish army stages tank exercises near Syria border Turkey Military Drill on Syria Border Eyes Kurds |
ABC News | Will Syria Become Lebanon? Huffington Post Despite inevitable differences in detail, the Arab Spring has so far produced comparable outcomes in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt: elections leading to post-revolutionary governments. This pattern may not prevail in Syria, though, and post-Assad politics ... UN Assembly to Ask Syria's Assad to Step Down Foreign policy experts urge US to intervene in Syria |
Christian Science Monitor | In Syria, hardening sides, and risks of an even bloodier civil war Christian Science Monitor Syria's Bashar al-Assad praised his military today in a written statement and once again branded the uprising against the Baath regime as led by "terrorists." He vowed that his regime will win the Syrian civil war. "Today, as every day, our people look ... Is Manaf Tlas the man for Syria? In Iran, columnist offers tough talk about Syria The fog of war in Syria |
Syria's Jumah blocks out turmoil at home Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Syrian swimmer Bayan Jumah on Wednesday said she did not let the conflict in her country affect her training or performance at the London Olympics, even as helicopter gunships attack rebel fighters in her besieged home city of Aleppo. |
The Daily Star | Ukrainians and Poles Flee Civil War in Syria ABC News The Ukrainian government evacuated dozens of Ukrainians and Poles from Syria on Wednesday, using a military plane to transport a group made up largely of wives and children of Syrian men. "I'm saving the life of my baby and my own life," a Ukrainian, ... Ukrainians, Poles evacuated from Aleppo, Syria |
House, Senate approve tougher sanctions against Iran, Syria The Hill (blog) Schumer said, among other things the bill would require the Obama administration to identify those leaders in Syria that are violating human rights. Schumer said it would also block financial transaction within the United States by some leaders in the ... |
Syria fighting continues, food supplies run low in Aleppo Washington Post 1, 2012 - Food and cooking gas were in short supply and power cuts plunged homes into darkness as soldiers and rebels battled Tuesday to tip the scales in the fight for Aleppo, Syria's largest city and the current focus of its civil war. (/Associated ... |
UN monitors' presence in Syria good for aid delivery: EU Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - The presence of U.N. observers in Syria, who have drastically curtailed their monitoring activities due to the escalating violence, continues to have a positive impact on humanitarian aid delivery, the EU crisis chief said on ... |
Jagran Post | France to detail UN Security Council plan for Syria Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - France said as it took over the month-long rotating chair of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday it will shortly outline its plans for a new push by the body to solve a diplomatic impasse over the worsening conflict. The French ... France to call UN Security Council meet on Syria |