CBS News | Syria's internally displaced languish in squalor at Turkish border CNN Northern Syria (CNN) -- On the northern edge of this war-torn country, barely 100 meters from the Turkish border, thousands of desperate Syrians slept in the dirt. They were hard to spot at first, hidden among ancient olive groves. But as the sun rose ... Syria tells rebels on mobile phones: "Game over" Syria opposition claims 300 killed in just 1 day; UN says 700K may flee nation ... Why Syria matters |
AFP | Syria rebels say launch "decisive battle" in Aleppo Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they had launched a major attack in Aleppo on Thursday at the start of a "decisive battle" to push President Bashar al-Assad's forces out of the country's biggest city. Heavy fighting was reported in around 14 ... Syria crisis: rebels hail 'decisive' battle for Aleppo - Thursday 27 September ... Syria rebels launch new push to take Aleppo Messaging warfare hits Syria |
Globe and Mail | Aid Groups Raise Syria Refugees Appeal To $490 Million Huffington Post 21, 2012, photo, a Syrian shouts slogans against the regime in front of a flag of the armed Islamic opposition group, the Nusra front, during a demonstration in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Arabic from the Quran reads, "There is ... Home > News > Aid groups raise Syria refugees appeal to $490M 'Overwhelmed' aid agencies seek $340M to help refugees flooding out of Syria UN: 'Rapidly Increasing' Number of Refugees Fleeing Syria |
Fighting in Syria Washington Post The Free Syrian Army continues to battle President Bashar al-Assad's government forces, who are trying to crush an 18-month-old uprising. Graphic Warning. 1/17. Rate this Photo: 1 2 3 4 5. Share. Email · Permalink · Like. Thumbs; Autoplay; Full Screen ... |
Wall Street Journal | Mohammed Morsi, President Of Egypt, Urges End To Syria Civil War Huffington Post UNITED NATIONS — Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi assigned himself the heavyweight's role in the Middle East on Wednesday, declaring in his first speech to the United Nations that the civil war raging in Syria is the "tragedy of the age" and must ... Egypt's President Calls for Action on Syria Egypt's president laments Syria violence Egypt's Morsi urges unity to end Syria 'catastrophe' |
AFP | Why Qatar wants to invade Syria OpEdNews In the words of the Emir, "It is better for the Arab countries themselves to interfere out of their national, humanitarian, political and military duties, and to do what is necessary to stop the bloodshed in Syria." He stressed Arab countries had a ... Arab military intervention in Syria 'unrealistic' Arab military intervention in Syria unrealistic: Analysts At UN, Qatar emir calls on Arab nations to intervene in Syria |
Syria mortar shells hit Golan Heights; none injured Jerusalem Post ... IDF says incident "part of internal Syrian conflict." UN post on Israel-Syria border Photo: YAAKOV KATZ. Mortar shells fired by the Syrian army at rebels near the Israeli border strayed across the frontier on Tuesday morning, striking northern ... |
Meanwhile, Syria still burns New York Daily News (blog) On Wednesday, a correspondent for Iran's Press TV named Maya Nasser, a 33-year-old Syrian national and reportedly a Christian, was shot and killed while reporting from the scene of twin explosions near Damascus. According to reporting in the Guardian, ... |
Haaretz | Syria: Hezbollah move means Iran's worried UPI.com As things seem to stand in Syria, with rebel forces armed by Saudi Arabia and Qatar and aided by U.S. and French intelligence becoming more aggressive by the day, there's a sense across the region the Assad regime's days are probably numbered. Report: Hezbollah increases support of Assad, sends fighters to Syria Hezbollah firmly behind Syria Syria expects 'positive' dissociation from Lebanon: Makdissi |
Putting Syria Back Together Again - by Nathaniel L. Rosenblatt Foreign Policy (blog) The uprising in Syria is only getting bloodier. Prominent human rights organizations have estimated that the death toll from the conflict now exceeds 30,000 people. And it is only getting worse: More than 300 people were reportedly killed on Sept. 26 ... |