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Syria's Assad claims edge in conflict as his forces leaflet Damascus with warnings - Washington Post Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:42:03 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Syria's Assad claims edge in conflict as his forces leaflet Damascus with warnings Washington Post BEIRUT — Syria's President Bashar al-Assad claimed Tuesday to be gaining ground in the bloody conflict that has racked the country for nearly 18 months, offering an assessment that appeared to be backed up by developments on the ground. “We're ... Syria Crisis: Car Bomb Kills At Least 12, Wounds Dozens At Damascus FuneralHuffington Post Syria: Blast near Damascus kills several peopleBoston.com Syria: car bomb at funeral in Damascus leaves several deadTelegraph.co.uk USA TODAY all 223 news articles »

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Iranian general admits 'fighting every aspect of a war' in defending Syria's Assad - Fox News Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:43:03 GMT

Center For American Progress

Iranian general admits 'fighting every aspect of a war' in defending Syria's Assad Fox News “Today, we are involved in fighting every aspect of a war, a military -- one in Syria, and a cultural one as well,” Gen. Salar Abnoush, a Revolutionary Guard commander said in addressing a group of volunteer trainees Monday, as reported by Daneshjoo ... Iran's Direct Involvement in Syria Shouldn't Sway US StrategyCenter For American Progress Iran Said to Send Troops to Bolster SyriaWall Street Journal Iran's Syria Policy, and OursCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog) HispanicBusiness.com -The Daily Star -Tehran Times all 117 news articles »

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Resignation Shows Divisions Hindering Syria's Opposition - Businessweek Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:12:45 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Resignation Shows Divisions Hindering Syria's Opposition Businessweek The internal conflicts within the political leadership of the Syrian opposition were highlighted by the resignation of a prominent voice of the Syrian National Council. Bassma Kodmani, a Paris-based academic turned revolutionary, quit the main umbrella ... Goal of united Syrian opposition still elusiveThe Associated Press French push for Syrian provisional government: premature?Christian Science Monitor Syria's rebels: More than they can chewChicago Tribune Fox News -Huffington Post all 1,384 news articles »

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Syria's poor suffer while fleeing civil war - Deseret News Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:35:52 GMT

Deseret News

Syria's poor suffer while fleeing civil war Deseret News In this Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 photo, internally displaced Syrians at the Syrian side of the Bab Al-Salam crossing border as they wait to cross to one of the refugee camps in Turkey, in the town of Azaz on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. Thousands of ... Syria refugee exodus raises pressure for buffer zoneReuters Surge of Syrian refugees prompts Turkey to impose new limitsLexington Herald Leader Turkey Closes Its Borders to Syrian RefugeesDaily Beast UN News Centre all 593 news articles »

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AP Exclusive: Syria Defectors Live in Secret Camp - ABC News Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:20:38 GMT

AP Exclusive: Syria Defectors Live in Secret Camp ABC News In an isolated stretch of Jordanian desert, a heavily guarded, secret compound houses 1,200 senior police and army officers who defected from nearby Syria. The men live in trailers with fans but no air conditioning, surrounded by barbed wire, and they ... and more »

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Assad Draws Shock Troops From Elite Sect in Syria - Wall Street Journal Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:32:25 GMT

The Associated Press

Assad Draws Shock Troops From Elite Sect in Syria Wall Street Journal These are Syria's Alawites, one of the more peculiar and least-known sects in the Middle East. Here in a country ravaged by civil war, they make up only about 12% of the country's population of 22.5 million. And yet, as that war intensifies, they are ... Syria sectarian divide turns to fear and flightThe Associated Press all 167 news articles »

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Syrian Crisis Will Not Plunge Lebanon into Chaos, Analysts Say - Voice of America Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:26:20 GMT

Voice of America

Syrian Crisis Will Not Plunge Lebanon into Chaos, Analysts Say Voice of America BEIRUT — Fears continue to grow that Syria's conflict will spill into neighboring Lebanon, where the government has long been divided into pro- and anti-Assad camps. Last week both the United States and the United Nations expressed concern about ... and more »

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Inside Daraya, Syria: How a failed prisoner swap turned into a massacre - Belfast Telegraph Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:09:41 GMT

CBC.ca

Inside Daraya, Syria: How a failed prisoner swap turned into a massacre Belfast Telegraph The massacre town of Daraya is a place of ghosts and questions. It echoed with the roar of mortar explosions and the crackle of gunfire yesterday, its few returning citizens talking of death, assault, foreign "terrorists", and its cemetery of slaughter ... Sharia Law Coming To SyriaDaily Beast Syria opposition: Rebels downed copterSan Francisco Chronicle Syria Helicopter Downed in DamascusVoice of America (blog) HispanicBusiness.com -The Australian -Lincoln Journal Star all 4,103 news articles »

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Syria: The Kurdish Wildcard - Truthdig Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:46:51 GMT

Truthdig

Syria: The Kurdish Wildcard Truthdig By Reese Erlich. The apartment reminds me of a '60s-era crash pad. Syrian Kurds in their 20s sprawl on every available bed, couch and sleeping mat. Posters line the walls extolling Kurdish martyrs who fought Bashar al-Assad. Fighters, smugglers, medics ... and more »

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Morsi's Syria Plan Suggests Regional Approach to Foreign Affairs - New York Times (blog) Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:17:52 GMT

International Business Times

Morsi's Syria Plan Suggests Regional Approach to Foreign Affairs New York Times (blog) Did President Obama watch Egypt swing from pivotal ally to potential opponent? Versions of that question have hovered around the presidential campaign from the early Republican primary debates through Mitt Romney's comments on his recent trip to Israel ... Egypt opposes foreign military intervention in Syria: MorsiTehran Times Morsi Arrives In Beijing Before Visiting Tehran, Talks Money And SyriaInternational Business Times Morsi Tackles SyriaThe National Interest Online (blog) Reuters all 928 news articles »