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US, Turkey to study Syria no-fly zone - Reuters Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:05:27 GMT

Voice of America

US, Turkey to study Syria no-fly zone
Reuters
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - The United States and Turkey indicated they were studying a range of possible measures over Syria, including a no-fly zone, as battles between rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's forces shook Aleppo and the heart of ...
Turkey, US to Work Closely on SyriaVoice of America
US and Turkey to Tighten Coordination on SyriaNew York Times
Arab Foreign Ministers Call 'Urgent' Meeting to Discuss Syria CrisisBusinessweek
NBCNews.com (blog) -Washington Post
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Arab League calls emergency talks - BBC News Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:23:22 GMT

BBC News

Arab League calls emergency talks
BBC News
Mr Annan resigned from his position as UN-Arab League envoy to Syria earlier this month, after his proposed six-point peace plan failed to come into effect and violence escalated. On the agenda for foreign ministers attending Sunday's emergency meeting ...
Arab Ministers to meet Sunday on SyriaDay Press News
New envoy on Syria faces long oddsThe National
Expected Annan replacement urges powers to unite on SyriaReuters
Chicago Tribune
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Rebels carve out large enclave in north Syria - Washington Post Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:50:45 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Rebels carve out large enclave in north Syria
Washington Post
AZAZ, Syria — Residents of this north Syrian border town like to snap photos of their children atop the tank parked downtown, one of more than a dozen captured or destroyed by rebels in the battles last month that “liberated” the area from President ...
Rebels strike inside Syria's capitalNewsday

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US and Turkey weigh no-fly zones for Syria - Reuters Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:52:50 GMT

Haaretz

US and Turkey weigh no-fly zones for Syria
Reuters
Overnight Syrian and Jordanian forces clashed along the border in an incident that highlighted international concerns that the civil war in Syria could ignite a wider regional conflict. The clashes also emphasised the urgent need for planning on what ...
Report: No proof Syria behind downing of Turkish jetHaaretz
Turkey alarmed by Kurdish control of northern SyriaAl-Arabiya

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Canada's FM calls Syria situation 'tremendously horrifying' on visit to ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:52:33 GMT

Student Operated Press

Canada's FM calls Syria situation 'tremendously horrifying' on visit to ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
AMMAN, Jordan - Canada's foreign minister pledged $6.5 million in additional aid to Jordan in its efforts to help displaced Syrians after seeing a refugee tent city and calling the worsening situation in neighboring Syria "tremendously horrifying ...
UN: Multitudes Fleeing Violence In SyriaStudent Operated Press
Roth: Syria 'needs the international community' 11.08.2012Deutsche Welle
Baird 'horrified' by Syria violence, pledges more aidGlobe and Mail
Daily Beast -Journal of Turkish Weekly
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Lebanese ally of Syria's Assad to be indicted - Reuters Sat, 11 Aug 2012 14:01:29 GMT

Lebanese ally of Syria's Assad to be indicted
Reuters
The sources said Judge Sami Sader, the Lebanese deputy commissioner of the Military Tribunal, will indict Michel Samaha for charges including transporting explosives from Syria for use in north Lebanon. Samaha's supporters said his detention was ...

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Syria's Assad uses Kurds as part of 'Plan B' - Examiner.com Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:21:35 GMT

Examiner.com

Syria's Assad uses Kurds as part of 'Plan B'
Examiner.com
As part of his "Plan B" President Bashar al-Assad will try to tear Syria apart by playing ethnic and sectarian groups against one another -- including Kurds, Sunnis and Alawites -- expert Joshua Landis claimed on Friday in his blog Syria Comment ...

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Former talks Syria and the chess game of diplomacy - Houston Chronicle Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:22:42 GMT

Former talks Syria and the chess game of diplomacy
Houston Chronicle
There is no shortage of pundits and foreign policy experts who have offered opinions on the Syrian civil war, but few have spent as many years watching this geopolitical crossroads as closely as Edward Djerejian, a former ambassador to Syria and Israel ...
Syria after AssadThe Nation

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Damascus rattled by Syrian rebel attacks, adding to pressure on Assad - Fox News Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:54:18 GMT

Damascus rattled by Syrian rebel attacks, adding to pressure on Assad
Fox News
DAMASCUS, Syria – Gunmen detonated back-to-back roadside bombs and clashed with police in central Damascus Saturday in attacks that caused no damage but highlighted the ability of rebels to breach the intense security near President Bashar Assad's ...


Iran diplomacy for Syria 'exacerbates divisions': West - Pakistan Daily Times Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:57:10 GMT

Iran diplomacy for Syria 'exacerbates divisions': West
Pakistan Daily Times
AS Syria's conflict grinds bloodily on, Iran threw its diplomatic muscle this week into trying to save its Damascus ally - but Western observers said the effort was likely to worsen the crisis. “Distrust between Iran and the West means Iran's attempt ...

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