ABC News | Syrian air strike kills at least 54: activists Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 54 people were killed when a jet fighter blew up a fuel station amid heavy fighting between government and rebel forces in northern Syria on Thursday, a British-based monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human ... Syrian Activists: Airstrikes Kill at Least 30 Syria activist: Hundreds feared dead as Assad escalates airstrikes |
Voice of America | Western powers accuse Iran of shipping arms to Syria in violation of UN sanctions Washington Post UNITED NATIONS — The four Western powers trying to rein in Iran's nuclear program accused Tehran on Thursday of shipping arms to Syria in violation of U.N. sanctions and ignoring demands to open key nuclear facilities to U.N. inspectors. The United ... US, Allies Slam Iran Over Military Aid to Syria Iran attacked at UN Security Council over Syria aid |
Philadelphia Inquirer | Iran shows no hesitation about intervening in Syria Washington Post IT'S BEEN MORE than a year since the Obama administration began describing the downfall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad as a matter of time. He's defied White House predictions in part because of his ruthlessness — more than 20,000 Syrians, most of ... Syria Fuel Station Blast Kills At Least 54 Not the time for Obama to back off on Syria Assad says rebels will not win, calls for dialogue |
Christian Science Monitor | Protect the most innocent in Syria – children Christian Science Monitor A book is left on the ground at a Syrian school destroyed in a government airstrike in Tel Rifaat, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Sept. 16. Many schools have been destroyed or are home to refugees. Some parents are too afraid to send their children to ... U.N.: Children Tortured in Syria |
AFP | Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey Northwest Herald AKCAKALE, Turkey – Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad expand their control of the country's north. Assad ... As Syrian conflict worsens, concerns soar in Turkey SYRIA WAR SPILLS OVER TURKISH BORDER Syria Twin Blasts Strike Damascus |
The Associated Press | Report: Iran ships arms, personnel to Syria via Iraqi airspace NBCNews.com UNITED NATIONS — Iran has been using civilian aircraft to fly military personnel and large quantities of weapons across Iraqi airspace to Syria to aid President Bashar al-Assad in his attempt to crush an 18-month uprising against his government ... Iraq denies airspace used by Iran to ship arms to Syria US lawmaker warns Iraq: Do not ignore Iran's arms shipments to Syria Scores killed, injured in Syria's Raqa blast |
Haaretz | Kurdish violence undermines Turkey's stance on Syria Chicago Tribune Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has been one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's harshest critics, accusing him of creating a "terrorist state", allowing the Syrian opposition to organize on Turkish soil, and pushing for a foreign-protected safe zone ... Turkey Hit by Wave of Attacks as Syria Fallout Emboldens PKK Syria's Kurds: Missing the chance? |
New York Times (blog) | Syria's Dark Horses, With Lathes: Makeshift Arms Production in Aleppo ... New York Times (blog) On Wednesday, At War dove deeper into the underground industry in one part of Syria that this year has been producing improvised weapons for fighting groups seeking the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. That post focused on a machine-gun turrets ... |
Trade and Syria Top Agenda at European Union-China Talks New York Times Published: September 19, 2012. BRUSSELS — China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, is expected to meet with top officials of the European Union on Thursday amid rising trade tensions and diverging views on how to quell the conflict in Syria. World Twitter ... |
Residents in Syria's capital 'stuck in the middle' as civil war closes in CNN International Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- After 18 months of violent unrest, clouds of black smoke suggest conflict is closing in on Syria's capital. On the streets of Damascus, no one flinches when artillery shells explode just a few miles away. Residents who support ... |