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Fierce fighting in Syria swells refugee exodus - Reuters Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:17:27 GMT

The Guardian

Fierce fighting in Syria swells refugee exodus Reuters More than 90 people were killed across Syria on Friday, including 22 civilians in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which said about 220 had been killed nationwide on Thursday. 140 Killed in Syria's UnrestVoice of America (blog) Syria spillover clashes escalate in northern Lebanese city between pro- and ...Greenfield Daily Reporter Syria army shells Damascus suburb, kills 21: oppositionChicago Tribune Pittsburgh Post Gazette -The Independent -Outcome Magazine all 817 news articles »

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New Syria mediator tells UN chief he is "scared" - Reuters Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:01:34 GMT

ABC News

New Syria mediator tells UN chief he is "scared" Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday that he was "honored, flattered, humbled and scared" at the prospect of leading international efforts to broker peace in Syria's worsening ... New Syria Envoy Brahimi Hints at Difficult MissionABC News all 297 news articles »

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Reports say TV reporters missing in Syria are believed to be held by pro ... - Washington Post Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:05:05 GMT

USA TODAY

Reports say TV reporters missing in Syria are believed to be held by pro ... Washington Post ISTANBUL — In television footage of a van's interior, a journalist for a U.S.-funded network sits silently behind a Japanese correspondent who narrates to the camera as they drive to the aftermath of an explosion while covering the civil war in Syria. Reports: 2 TV reporters missing in Syria are aliveFox News all 197 news articles »

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American Journalist Missing in Syria - ABC News (blog) Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:13:03 GMT

Examiner.com

American Journalist Missing in Syria ABC News (blog) Family and colleagues of a freelance reporter from Texas traveling in Syria say they have not heard from him more than a week. Andrew Tice, 31, a student at Georgetown University Law School and a former Marine, had traveled to Syria for several months ... Dad hopes ex-Marine in Syria will turn up safeNBCNews.com Reporters Without Borders: Austin Tice, journalist is still missing in SyriaExaminer.com US journalist falls out of contact in SyriaCBS News MiamiHerald.com -Washington Post -CNN International all 524 news articles »

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The Curious Final Straw on Assad - Daily Beast Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:54:26 GMT

Daily Beast

The Curious Final Straw on Assad Daily Beast On Wednesday night, the conflict in Syria got Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron together on the phone. During the call, it was revealed on Thursday, they touched on a subject that has featured prominently in the high-level verbal ... Mitt Romney: Syria could see US troops under my watchPolitico Support Syria against U.S.-NATO!Workers World Obama's Warning to Syria Comes Amid Iranian Directives to Assad on Chemical ...Algemeiner all 166 news articles »

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Syria spillover clashes escalate in Lebanon - MiamiHerald.com Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:30:47 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Syria spillover clashes escalate in Lebanon MiamiHerald.com TRIPOLI, Beirut -- Fresh clashes broke out Friday in northern Lebanon between supporters and opponents of the Syrian regime, killing two people and wounding 17 others, Lebanese security officials said. The fighting in the port city of Tripoli was the ... Syria spillover clashes escalate in northern Lebanese city between pro- and ...Washington Post all 1,009 news articles »

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COLUMN: Trying to have it both ways in Syria - Reuters Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:12:04 GMT

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

COLUMN: Trying to have it both ways in Syria Reuters By David Rohde. Aug 24 (Reuters) - Amid the daily reports of clashes and killings in Syria, a subtler message is emerging: America is increasingly irrelevant. Inside Syria, opposition fighters complain that the United States is doing little to help ... Turkey's Syria ConundrumCarnegie Endowment for International Peace Russia denies assisting Syria's chemical weapons programUPI.com Britain and France Join the US in Warning Syria About Military ActionNew York Times Sky News -FrontPage Magazine -MiamiHerald.com all 870 news articles »

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Syria arrests film-maker who helped victims of government crackdown - Chicago Tribune Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:11:50 GMT

Syria arrests film-maker who helped victims of government crackdown Chicago Tribune AMMAN (Reuters) - Security forces in Syria have arrested a documentary film-maker who helped people made homeless or jobless by troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, his friends said on Friday, part of an apparent crackdown on the country's ... and more »

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Refugee exodus swells across Syria - The News International Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:45:40 GMT

The News International

Refugee exodus swells across Syria The News International ALEPPO, Syria: The number of refugees fleeing civil war in Syria has surged to over 200,000, the UN said on Friday, as fighter jets and tanks reportedly unleashed deadly new raids in hotspots across the country. The new international envoy Lakhdar ... Paris backs Syria no-fly zone as fighting growsBusinessweek Syria forces continue to attack rebels in Damascus, AleppoLos Angeles Times all 6,204 news articles »

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Is the West inching toward military intervention in Syria? - Christian Science Monitor Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:40:10 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Is the West inching toward military intervention in Syria? Christian Science Monitor In France, where the right is hounding President François Hollande for “abandoning” Syrians battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the government is now raising the possibility of establishing at least a partial no-fly zone. Creation of such ... Syria no-fly zone ideaAlbany Times Union all 80 news articles »