New York Times | Syrian Leader's Weapons Under Strain New York Times With diplomatic efforts dead and the future of Syria playing out on the battlefield, many of the Syrian government's most powerful weapons, including helicopter gunships, fighter jets and tanks, are looking less potent and in some cases like a ... Syrian Paradox: The Regime Gets Stronger, Even as It Loses Its Grip Syria's rebels have a new villain: the United States Syria's Aleppo Proves Tough Battle For Assad's Army |
Los Angeles Times | Frustrated Annan quits as Syria peace envoy Reuters UNITED NATIONS/ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is quitting as international peace envoy for Syria, frustrated by "finger-pointing" at the United Nations while the armed rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad ... Kofi Annan's exit makes it clear: Force trumps talk in Syria Resigning as Envoy to Syria, Annan Casts Wide Blame The lessons of failure in Syria |
Newsday | Peace Versus Justice in Syria's Civil War Huffington Post The bitter street fighting that has devastated parts of Damascus and Aleppo represents yet another ugly turning point in Syria's tragedy. What started as a democratic uprising a year and a half ago is now clearly a civil war. It is shameful that after ... Miller: US shouldn't intervene in Syria A new plan for Syria What must now happen in Syria |
The National Interest Online | Turkish army stages tank exercises near Syria border Chicago Tribune August 01, 2012|Reuters. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's army staged tank exercises near the Syrian border on Wednesday, Turkish officials said, in a move highlighting Ankara's unease about security on the frontier. The exercises were held after a series ... Turkey's Syria Dilemma As Kurds enter the fray, risk of conflict grows Turkish army holds drills on Syria border |
Sky News Australia | Analysis: Syria crisis feeds Iraq violence, al Qaeda revival Reuters With Sunni Muslim militants trickling into neighboring Syria to battle President Bashar al-Assad, security experts say al Qaeda is reaping funds, recruits and better morale on both sides of the border, reinvigorating it after years of losses against U ... Al Qaeda a "cancer" in Syria, says Iraq's UN ambassador Imperialism's crimes against Syria |
Annan Resigns As Syria Violence Intensifies Washington Post 2, 2012 - Kofi Annan announced his resignation as peace envoy to Syria and issued a blistering critique of world powers, as the country plunges into civil war. (/Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: E-mail · Save/Share · Embed · Comments ... |
The Guardian | The Security Council's Syria shame CNN (blog) By José Luis Díaz, Special to CNN. Editor's note: José Luis Díaz is Amnesty International's representative at the United Nations. The views expressed are his own. If there were still any doubts about just how massive the U.N. Security Council's failure ... Plug likely to be pulled on UN observers in Syria: France Plug likely to be pulled on UN observers in Syria -France |
Daily Beast | Syria says Turkey sending terrorists to wage war Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria accused Turkey on Thursday of playing a "fundamental role" in supporting terrorism by opening its airport and border to al Qaeda and other jihadists to carry out attacks inside Syria. Once close allies, the two countries ... Syria's Islamist Rebels |
NBCNews.com (blog) | Putin, Cameron Signal Little Progress on Syria in London Talks Businessweek Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron held talks in London today that highlighted divisions over how to end the bloodshed in Syria. “Of course there have been some differences in the positions we've taken over the ... Olympics-Black belt Putin to tackle Cameron on Syria Black belt Putin to tackle Cameron on Syria Cameron tackles Putin on Syria in judo diplomacy |
Keeping Sudan from becoming another Syria Washington Post Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to visit South Sudan on Friday, a little more than a year after it seceded from Sudan. Despite all the predictions at South Sudan's birth that it would become a failed state, the much more vexing problem ... |