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US has plans in place to secure Syria chemical arms - Los Angeles Times Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:08:32 GMT

New York Times

US has plans in place to secure Syria chemical arms Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has made contingency plans to send small teams of special operations troops into Syria if the White House decides it needs to secure chemical weapons depots now controlled by security forces loyal to President Bashar ... Rebels Say Syria Using Fear Tactics in DamascusNew York Times Syria crisis: UK joins US in chemical weapons warningBBC News Syria Crisis: 47 Kiled As Regime Forces Bombard Parts Of DamascusHuffington Post Christian Science Monitor -NBCNews.com (blog) -Chicago Tribune all 5,475 news articles »

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Heavy shelling reported in Syria's capital - Los Angeles Times Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:57:12 GMT

Sky News Australia

Heavy shelling reported in Syria's capital Los Angeles Times The reports of a renewed government push in the capital follow the departure of United Nations monitors, dispatched to Syria four months ago in an ill-fated bid to help end the escalating violence. The monitors' exit highlights the failure of ... Syrian civil war shakes Damascus-Beirut tiesBoston.com all 615 news articles »

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Japanese Journalist's Final Report From Syria Is Released After Her Death - New York Times (blog) Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:18:08 GMT

The Nation

Japanese Journalist's Final Report From Syria Is Released After Her Death New York Times (blog) Two days after the Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto was shot and killed in the Syrian city of Aleppo, her news agency released some of the footage she recorded in her final hours. The video, posted online with subtitles by Britain's Telegraph, shows ... Mika Yamamoto, Japanese War Correspondent Killed In Syria: Footage Of Final ...Huffington Post Gunshots end footage of Japanese reporter slain in Syria [Video]Los Angeles Times Syria warns U.S. of consequencesAlbany Times Union Voice of America (blog) -Fox News all 525 news articles »

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Syria Conflict: Desperation In Rebel-Held Town Of Azaz - Huffington Post Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:21:34 GMT

Jakarta Globe

Syria Conflict: Desperation In Rebel-Held Town Of Azaz Huffington Post AZAZ, Syria, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Syrian rebel fighters speak proudly of the day forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fled in their tanks from the northern town of Azaz as civilians armed with hunting rifles pushed into the main square. Yet a month ... Syria forces kill at least 31 suspected rebels in DamascusVancouver Sun Syria forces unleash deadly assault on DamascusJakarta Globe Syria regime planes 'pound Aleppo district'Bangkok Post all 672 news articles »

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In twist, Chinese company keeps Syria on Internet - Computerworld Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:19:36 GMT

Ars Technica

In twist, Chinese company keeps Syria on Internet Computerworld Turk Telecom, which used to be the biggest provider of Internet connectivity services to Syria has completely dropped out of the picture since August 12 while other smaller providers like Telecom Italia appear to be fading away as well, the company said. Syria Gets Internet Hookup Courtesy of ChinaTechNewsWorld Syria sidesteps sanctions by turning to China for Internet bandwidthArs Technica Chinese telecoms company keeps Syria connected to the Internet, research firm ...Washington Post The Associated Press all 141 news articles »

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Syria Conflict: Iran Supplies Arms To Assad Regime, UN Says - Huffington Post Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:29:26 GMT

Zee News

Syria Conflict: Iran Supplies Arms To Assad Regime, UN Says Huffington Post UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Iran appears to be supplying Syria with weapons, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as the 17-month conflict that began as a popular uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad slides deeper into civil war. UN says Iran arms to Syria violate UN sanctionsBoston.com Arming Syria: UN claims Iran linkIrish Times UN criticises Iran over arms supply to SyriaRTE.ie all 84 news articles »

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Turkey blames Kurdish guerrillas for deadly bombing as concern about Syria ... - Washington Post Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:31:44 GMT

Examiner.com

Turkey blames Kurdish guerrillas for deadly bombing as concern about Syria ... Washington Post ISTANBUL — The Turkish government blamed a Kurdish rebel group Wednesday for a bomb attack that killed nine people near the Syrian border, amid concerns by ruling party officials that the militants may be developing links with the regime in Syria, and ... Alleged Syria link to terror attack in TurkeyExaminer.com Syria war empowers long-oppressed Kurdish minorityIron Mountain Daily News Officials Allege Syria Link in Deadly AttackJournal of Turkish Weekly all 1,131 news articles »

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What you need to know about Syria today - CNN Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:39:20 GMT

The Daily Star

What you need to know about Syria today CNN (CNN) -- The carnage from Syria's civil war continues to mount, with 175 people killed Wednesday, 100 of them in Damascus and its suburbs, according to the opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria. Here are the latest key developments in the ... As Fighting Rages, A Prisoner Swap In SyriaNPR Photos: Inside Syria with the rebelsDenver Post Street Fighting in AleppoNew York Times (blog) The Armenian Mirror-Spectator -Tehran Times all 170 news articles »

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Turkey's Syria split - CNN (blog) Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:58:41 GMT

Turkey's Syria split CNN (blog) By Soner Cagaptay, Special to CNN. Editor's note: Soner Cagaptay is a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a GPS contributor. You can find his other posts here. The views expressed are solely those of the author. Following ... and more »

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Syrian forces, rebels in major Damascus clashes - The Associated Press Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:26:00 GMT

Syrian forces, rebels in major Damascus clashes The Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian regime forces shelled two central Damascus districts Wednesday before troops backed by tanks swept through to carry out house-to-house raids, killing at least 35 suspected rebels, in a major flare-up of fighting in the Syrian ...