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Risks of Syrian Intervention Limit Options for US - New York Times Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:05:38 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Risks of Syrian Intervention Limit Options for US New York Times WASHINGTON — Despite President Obama's warning to Syria not to use its arsenal of chemical weapons or allow them to fall into the hands of extremists, the administration's options for intervening remain limited by what its officials have described as ... Obama's 'red line' warning to Syria on chemical arms draws criticismWashington Post Syria official says Bashar Assad resignation could be consideredLos Angeles Times Syria Says Assad Fate May Be Part of Talks With RebelsBusinessweek Huffington Post -Newsday all 4,005 news articles »

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Syria Christian refugees in Lebanon fear Islamist rebels - Los Angeles Times Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:17:23 GMT

The Daily Star

Syria Christian refugees in Lebanon fear Islamist rebels Los Angeles Times ZAHLE, Lebanon — For most of the refugees streaming across the border into Lebanon, Syrian President Bashar Assad is to blame for the violence back home and the rebel effort to oust him is laudable. For the traumatized Christians among them, it's ... Syria Seen as Trying to Roil LebanonNew York Times Lebanon sucked deeper into Syria morassCNN (blog) Hariri, Geagea, Jumblatt among those to be summoned by SyriaThe Daily Star all 107 news articles »

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Syria Says West Looking for Excuse to Send in Troops - Voice of America (blog) Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:16:58 GMT

Channel 4 News

Syria Says West Looking for Excuse to Send in Troops Voice of America (blog) Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil says the West is looking for an excuse for military intervention in his country, a move he says would be impossible. Jamil said during a visit to Moscow Tuesday that sending Western forces into Syria would lead ... Syria Crisis: Mika Yamamoto, Japanese Journalist, Killed In Aleppo, Regime ...Huffington Post Japanese journalist killed covering Syria fightingFox News Veteran Japanese war correspondent killed while covering fighting in SyriaWashington Post all 488 news articles »

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Syria Air Strikes Against Rebels Ramp Up - Huffington Post Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:10:48 GMT

gulfnews.com

Syria Air Strikes Against Rebels Ramp Up Huffington Post BEIRUT -- Its forces stretched thin on multiple fronts, President Bashar Assad's regime has significantly increased its use of air power against Syrian rebels in recent weeks, causing a spike in civilian casualties. The shift is providing useful clues ... Concerns About Al Qaeda in Syria Underscore Questions About RebelsNew York Times (blog) As Syria burns, black humour thrivesSydney Morning Herald Wait Out the War in SyriaAlgemeiner gulfnews.com -CNN (blog) all 219 news articles »

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Doctor Group Is Treating Syrian Rebels and Civilians - New York Times Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:47:27 GMT

ABC News

Doctor Group Is Treating Syrian Rebels and Civilians New York Times PARIS — Working in a converted villa in a town in the Syrian north, an international team of doctors and nurses has been quietly treating Syrian opposition fighters and civilians for the past two months, Doctors Without Borders announced in Paris on ... Syria medics treat more heavy weaponry wounds, charity saysReuters Team of Doctors Set up Secret Syria Field HospitalABC News all 151 news articles »

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Syria-related clashes again break out in Lebanon - Los Angeles Times Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:26:23 GMT

AFP

Syria-related clashes again break out in Lebanon Los Angeles Times BEIRUT -- Clashes between opponents and supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad left two people dead Monday night in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. At least 36 other people were injured when residents from rival neighborhoods exchanged ... Syrian unrest spills over to LebanonGMA News Clashes echoing Syria conflict wound 22 in LebanonReuters Deadly Syria-linked clashes hit Lebanon's TripoliAFP The Daily Star -Huffington Post all 323 news articles »

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Syria sidesteps sanctions by turning to China for Internet bandwidth - Ars Technica Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:27:21 GMT

Ars Technica

Syria sidesteps sanctions by turning to China for Internet bandwidth Ars Technica Censorship and government monitoring aren't the only problems facing Syrian Internet users. There have been frequent, recent shutdowns of all Internet traffic crossing the Syrian border over the last few months, accompanying dramatic changes in how the ... Chinese company keeps Syria connected to InternetSacramento Bee all 134 news articles »

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Girl dies of wounds in Turkey bomb attack, amid fears Kurd rebels emboldened ... - Washington Post Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:22:49 GMT

NDTV

Girl dies of wounds in Turkey bomb attack, amid fears Kurd rebels emboldened ... Washington Post Turkey has conducted periodic air strikes against Kurdish rebel bases in the mountains of northern Iraq, but is now concerned that the guerrillas are organizing in Kurdish-dominated parts of Syria sympathetic to their cause, and where regime forces ... Syria war empowers long-oppressed Kurdish minoritySan Jose Mercury News Syria fears in Turkey car bombingStuff.co.nz all 903 news articles »

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Syria says preparing to finalize oil deal with Russia - Chicago Tribune Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:12:14 GMT

Syria says preparing to finalize oil deal with Russia Chicago Tribune MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria is preparing to complete a deal with ally Russia to secure much-needed oil products to keep its economy and military running, the head of a Syrian delegation to Russia said on Tuesday, weeks after he said an agreement had been ... and more »

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Circassians flee Syria strife for Russia homeland - The Associated Press Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:16:00 GMT

The Associated Press

Circassians flee Syria strife for Russia homeland The Associated Press This spring, Al Sharkas joined hundreds of Circassians fleeing war-torn Syria for this remote Russian region of soaring peaks and lush forests. In the coming months, thousands more are expected to arrive in Kabardino-Balkariya, a Caucasus province the ... and more »