Kansas City Star | Syrian war looms over UN meeting of world leaders Fox News This "means we're heading into a very dark time in Syria -- more violence and a slow grinding conflict that's going to test everyone's limits on non-intervention," Andrew Tabler, a senior fellow and Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near ... Syrian forces, rebels clash near Turkey Syria Crisis: Rebels Battle Assad Troops Along Turkish Border |
ABC News | Egypt: Iran's Support for Syria Hinders Relations ABC News Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi warned Iran's foreign minister on Tuesday that better relations between the two Mideast heavyweights are being hindered by Tehran's support for Syria's regime. The promise of greater rapprochement with Egypt is part of ... Egypt says Iran's support for Syria hinders relations Iran's new proposals on Syria |
Christian Science Monitor | UN: Syrian regime, rebels both increasing attacks on civilians (+video) Christian Science Monitor UN investigators announced they have a “formidable and extraordinary body of evidence” of human rights abuses committed by both sides of the conflict in Syria, and urged the Security Council to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court. Reports: Syrian missiles hit Lebanon |
New York Times | Turkish Public Sours on Syrian Uprising New York Times ISTANBUL — As the war in Syria rages next door, Turks have grown increasingly weary of nearly daily reports of troubles at home: Iranian spies working with Kurdish insurgents, soldiers ambushed and killed, millions spent caring for a flood of refugees ... Turkish Polls Show Waning Support for Ankara's Syria Policy What Will Be The Real Costs Of Turkey's Involvement in Syria? |
AsiaOne | Amnesty: Indiscriminate government attacks are maiming, terrorizing Syria ... Washington Post BEIRUT — The Syrian government has carried out indiscriminate air bombardments and artillery strikes on residential areas that do not target opposition fighters or military objectives, and instead appear aimed solely at punishing civilians seen as ... Syrian civilians under indiscriminate attack, says Amnesty Syria: New evidence – High civilian death toll from campaign of indiscriminate ... |
Analysis: Prophet Film Diverts Gaze From Syria ABC News For the embattled Syrian regime, the crudely produced film mocking Islam that has unleashed fury across the Muslim world could not have come at a better time. Images of furious protesters targeting Western diplomatic sites in Libya, Egypt, Pakistan and ... |
Syrian forces, rebels clash near Turkey The Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Fierce clashes broke out Tuesday between Syrian rebels and regime forces battling for control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey, and Turkish authorities told residents to evacuate the area. The violence along the border ... |
NPR | Journalist Examines Chaotic Fighting In Syria NPR The battle in Syria is being fought by rebel fighters who lack many of the basics typically associated with warfare: helmets, a large supply of ammo, and military planning. "I was with one fighter who had 11 bullets, and he was, like, roaming as a ... |
Sky News Australia | Syria fighting rages Sky News Australia Despite Iran's call for an end to the violence, conflict continues to rage in Syria including shelling in Aleppo by regime forces. Clashes erupted in Bustan al-Qasr in the southwest and in nearby Izaa as both districts were shelled, residents of Syria ... Syria fighting rages as Iran calls for halt to violence Syria fighting rages, Brahimi visits refugee camps |
Kansas City Star | Despite focus on cities, Syria's civil war grinds on in countryside Kansas City Star The civil war officially spread to Syria's two largest cities, Damascus and Aleppo, in July, but it's hardly relieved pressure on the rural areas where rebels first wrested large pieces of territory from the national government last year. Here in the ... |