Los Angeles Times | Syria massacre reportedly leaves more than 200 dead Los Angeles Times Independent confirmation of fatalities and specific events in Syria is difficult because of severe government restrictions on news coverage of the conflict. Activists reported that about 70 people were killed elsewhere in Dariya on Saturday by ... Syria activists report "massacre" by army near Damascus Daraya, Syria Violence: More Than 200 Dead In Suburb Outside Damascus ... Is Syria America's Responsibility? |
Atlanta Journal Constitution | Syrian rebels release Lebanese hostage Seattle Post Intelligencer Syrian rebels release Lebanese hostage. HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Syria Conflict: Rebels Set Free One Kidnapped Lebanese Lebanese Shi'ite hostage arrives home from Syria Syrian rebels free 1 of 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims held in Syria |
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | The case against intervening in Syria Minneapolis Star Tribune Calls for a U.S. military intervention in Syria have dominated the conversation in conventional and social media. Two simple and effective arguments are being advanced. The first, and most compelling, is that the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe ... Syria: US, Turkey Hold Urgent Meeting, Moscow Relies on Diplomacy Britain and France Join the US in Warning Syria About Military Action Turkey's Syria Conundrum |
ABC News | Syria Conflict: Rebels Set Free One Kidnapped Lebanese Huffington Post Syrian boys play next to a house destroyed in a Syrian government bombing last week that killed more than 40 people, in Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) LINK. BEIRUT -- Syrian rebels freed one ... New Syria mediator tells U.N. chief he is "scared" New Syria envoy Brahimi hints at difficult mission ahead during UN appearance Chief of UN Observers Leaves Syria |
Los Angeles Times | In Syria, Islamic militants may complicate uprising Los Angeles Times A NATO air campaign helped Libyans topple Moammar Kadafi last year, but as the prospect for similar intervention in Syria dimmed, some openly said they would welcome a group like Al Qaeda to help them get rid of Assad. Fighters who witnessed and later ... |
Expanding control, Syrian rebels run prisons MiamiHerald.com Al-BAB, Syria -- An elementary school hallway in this north Syrian city is now a prison. Behind a padlocked gate sit 10 men, accused by the rebels who have taken over the city of theft, thuggery and spying for the regime of President Bashar Assad. The ... |
Eurasia Review | Turkish minister plays down Syria link to Turkey attacks Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has played down possible Syrian links to a recent rise in guerrilla attacks in Turkey, saying unrest across the border was not the cause of Turkey's problems. Turkey has seen an upsurge in ... Syria Between Scylla And Charybdis - Analysis |
BBC News | 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. Mika Yamamoto, Japanese Journalist Killed In Syria, Returns Home Syria conflict: Japan reporter Mika Yamamoto flown home Reports: 2 TV reporters missing in Syria are alive |
The Associated Press | Sabers over Syria Daily Camera For months, President Barack Obama has batted away questions about possible U.S. military intervention in Syria, where government forces have slaughtered citizens by the thousands. Obama's tone intensified Monday when the president threatened direct ... Syria forces continue to attack rebels in Damascus, Aleppo Paris backs Syria no-fly zone as fighting grows |
Syrian rebels release kidnapped Lebanese Shiite pilgrim Fox News The release came a week after Lebanese tribesmen kidnapped two Turks and more than 20 Syrians to force the rebels to release Lebanese citizen Hassane al-Mikdad, who the rebels captured near the Syrian capital of Damascus and accused of being a ... |