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World powers push Syria's opposition to unite - Houston Chronicle Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:19:34 GMT

Daily Beast

World powers push Syria's opposition to unite Houston Chronicle UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Efforts to draw together the fragmented foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad could lead to direct talks between the leader's regime and his opponents, a key official said after talks on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. Syria rebels launch broadest push yet for top city; US says regime moved some ...Washington Post Fighting in Aleppo, Syria, escalatesLos Angeles Times Who Controls Aleppo?Daily Beast Wall Street Journal all 4,036 news articles »

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Syria Chemical Weapons Moved, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Says - Huffington Post Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:52:24 GMT

AFP

Syria Chemical Weapons Moved, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Says Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- Intelligence suggests the Syrian government has moved some of its chemical weapons in order to protect them, but the U.S. believes that the main sites remain secure, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday, indicating there are ... Panetta: Intelligence suggests Syria moving some chemical weaponsWashington Post all 256 news articles »

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Carla Del Ponte, Renowned War Crimes Prosecutor, Appointed To Syria Probe - Huffington Post Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:41:02 GMT

CBC.ca

Carla Del Ponte, Renowned War Crimes Prosecutor, Appointed To Syria Probe Huffington Post GENEVA — The U.N.'s top human rights body on Friday named renowned former U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte to its independent panel probing alleged war crimes in Syria's 18-month conflict. Her appointment came as a sign of stepped-up ... UN rights body extends Syria war crimes missionBoston.com Del Ponte joins UN war crimes inquiry on SyriaChicago Tribune all 267 news articles »

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Turkey blasts UN council over Syria inaction, says delay is a 'tool in the ... - Washington Post Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:19:10 GMT

BBC News

Turkey blasts UN council over Syria inaction, says delay is a 'tool in the ... Washington Post Turkey has become home to 90,000 of the 300,000 refugees who have fled Syria in the 18 months of chaos that has raged since opposition groups rose up against the dictatorship of Bashar Assad. Activists say nearly 30,000 Syrians have been killed ... Diplomat to UN: Security Council has failed in SyriaCNN all 198 news articles »

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Syrian rebels launch broadest push yet for Aleppo - The Associated Press Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:10:00 GMT

Syrian rebels launch broadest push yet for Aleppo The Associated Press By KARIN LAUB, Associated Press – 4 hours ago. BEIRUT (AP) — Rebels on Friday pressed their broadest assault yet to drive President Bashar Assad's forces out of Syria's largest city, activists said, with fierce fighting erupting in an Aleppo ...

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Lebanon's premier walks tightrope on Syria - CNN (blog) Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:36:55 GMT

Lebanon's premier walks tightrope on Syria CNN (blog) He has had to avoid criticism of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which he believes would upset the political balance in Lebanon. "We are saying, please, we don't want to interfere," Mikati told Labott. "We cannot do anything. Don't ask from Lebanon ... and more »

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Iraq floats plan to get Syrian opponents talking - The Olympian Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:28:45 GMT

Belfast Telegraph

Iraq floats plan to get Syrian opponents talking The Olympian Zebari said in an interview with The Associated Press that he made the proposal at a ministerial meeting of 20 countries mainly opposed to the government of President Bashar Assad of Syria. The closed meeting of key members of the so-called Friends of ... Iraq proposes Syria talks planBelfast Telegraph all 214 news articles »

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Syrian Conflict a Public Health Disaster - Voice of America Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:48:31 GMT

Voice of America

Syrian Conflict a Public Health Disaster Voice of America Most of Syria's once-prosperous pharmaceutical industry was located in Aleppo, Homs and rural provinces near Damascus. However, economic sanctions, violence, rising fuel costs and a shortage of raw materials have forced most of them to shut down.

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Syria and the Dogs of War - CounterPunch Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:39:55 GMT

Syria and the Dogs of War CounterPunch It is a description that increasingly parallels the ongoing war in Syria, and one that is likely to worsen unless the protagonists step back and search for a diplomatic solution to the 17-month old civil war. From an initial clash over a monopoly of ... and more »

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Will Syria enable al-Qaeda resurgence in Middle East? - CNN (blog) Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:48:28 GMT

Will Syria enable al-Qaeda resurgence in Middle East? CNN (blog) With evidence of jihadist activity in Syria surfacing over the past several months, the issue now is not so much the likelihood of al-Qaeda's presence in the Syrian conflict, but the nature of its involvement and the threat it poses to Syria's future ... and more »