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Iran Envoy Casts Syria as Part of Wider Conflict - New York Times Wed, 08 Aug 2012 01:00:20 GMT

Voice of America

Iran Envoy Casts Syria as Part of Wider Conflict New York Times BEIRUT — Iran moved on Tuesday to reframe the Syrian conflict as part of a wider battle with the United States and other hostile world powers, dispatching the personal representative of its paramount leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to Damascus for a ... Iran Sees Syria as Priority IssueVoice of America Syria instability leaves US at crossroadsWashington Post Stanching Syria's Bleeding: Inside a Rebel Triage UnitTIME Reuters -Chicago Tribune -Christian Science Monitor all 4,159 news articles »

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Echoes of Syria's War in the Golan Heights - New York Times Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:45:59 GMT

New York Times

Echoes of Syria's War in the Golan Heights New York Times BUQATA, Golan Heights — As fighting rages in Syria between the government forces and the rebels, the conflict is playing out on a smaller scale in Syrian Druse villages like this one, on the Israeli-held portion of the Golan Heights across the old ... Druse from Israeli-held Golan return from SyriaHuffington Post all 126 news articles »

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Clinton warns against sectarian turmoil in Syria - Chicago Tribune Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:12:51 GMT

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Clinton warns against sectarian turmoil in Syria Chicago Tribune 12:06 p.m. CDT, August 7, 2012. PRETORIA (Reuters) - Syria must not be allowed to descend into a sectarian war, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday, and she warned against "proxies or terrorist fighters" being sent in to join the ... Syria Conflict: Hillary Clinton Says Assad Regime Will Not SurviveHuffington Post Clinton: It's time to plan for Syria's 'day after'Washington Post Clinton Urges Planning for Post-Assad SyriaVoice of America Boston.com all 621 news articles »

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Syria crisis: Amnesty alarm over Aleppo 'bombing' images - The Statesman Online Wed, 08 Aug 2012 01:40:28 GMT

The Statesman Online

Syria crisis: Amnesty alarm over Aleppo 'bombing' images The Statesman Online New satellite images show an increased use of heavy weapons in and around Syria's city of Aleppo, raising urgent concerns over the welfare of residents, Amnesty International has said. The rights group says the photos reveal more than 600 craters ... Is Aleppo becoming Syria's Gettysburg?Minneapolis Star Tribune Sole survivor describes new Syria mass killingNew York Daily News all 241 news articles »

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Analysis: Hamstrung Turkey's nightmares coming true in Syria - Reuters Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:01:33 GMT

Voice of America

Analysis: Hamstrung Turkey's nightmares coming true in Syria Reuters Tue Aug 7, 2012 10:36am EDT. (Reuters) - Turkey's worst nightmares are beginning to come true in Syria - a protracted sectarian civil war on its long southern border with the emergence of a de facto Kurdish-controlled region friendly to its main ... Kurdish Gains in Syria Rattle TurkeyVoice of America all 806 news articles »

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UN: 22000 Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war - Washington Post Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:56:02 GMT

UN: 22000 Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war Washington Post BAGHDAD — At least 22300 Iraqis who fled to Syria several years ago have streamed home in the past three weeks, United Nations officials in Baghdad said Tuesday, preparing for more refugees fleeing the escalating Syrian civil war. The returning Iraqis ... and more »

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Syria's agony prolonged as Russia and America pursue regional agendas - gulfnews.com Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:00:22 GMT

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Syria's agony prolonged as Russia and America pursue regional agendas gulfnews.com Kofi Annan, who has resigned as the United Nations and Arab League special envoy on Syria, has had a bad press in certain quarters of late. Whether the plan that bears his name — to bring a halt to the killing and a political transition — was ever ... and more »

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In Syria, Potential Threat to Government Air Power Emerges - New York Times (blog) Wed, 08 Aug 2012 01:49:27 GMT

New York Times (blog)

In Syria, Potential Threat to Government Air Power Emerges New York Times (blog) For the first time since the conflict in Syria began last year, an activist opposed to President Bashar al-Assad has publicly presented possible evidence that the antigovernment forces have obtained a heat-seeking, shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile.

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Jordan's King Abdullah II on Syria: Assad will 'stick to his guns' - Washington Post Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:27:29 GMT

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Jordan's King Abdullah II on Syria: Assad will 'stick to his guns' Washington Post Aug. 7, 2012 - Jordan's King Abdullah II discusses the rapidly deteriorating situation in Syria and the remaining options for President Bashir Assad. He says the international community most fears the use of chemical weapons by either the rebels or the ... King: Continuation of crisis pushing Syria into abyssPetra News Agency all 180 news articles »

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Lugar Urges US and Russia to Team Up to Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons - New York Times Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:29:58 GMT

Lugar Urges US and Russia to Team Up to Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons New York Times MOSCOW — Senator Richard G. Lugar, the Indiana Republican who has been a leading proponent of joint efforts by the United States and Russia to reduce their arsenals of nuclear and chemical weapons, urged on Tuesday that the two countries team up to ... and more »