New York Times | Syrian Minister Assails Egyptian and Turkish Leaders New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon —Syria's top government spokesman declared Monday that the refugees fleeing its borders were welcome back “at any time,” mocked the presidents of Egypt and Turkey for their condemnations and called the armed opposition unfit for ... Peace in Syria: A 'very, very difficult task' France Warns Syria on Chemical Weapons Use France warns of Syrian chemical weapons attack |
Globe and Mail | Airstrikes in Syria kill at least 19 people Fox News The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Coordination Committees said the airstrikes targeted a residential area in the northern town of al-Bab, about 20 miles from the Turkish border. The Observatory said 19 people were ... Syria says no dialogue before it crushes rebels |
Syria Airstrike Photos Show Destruction From Deadly Attack Huffington Post AZAZ, Syria -- There were a few scattered reminders of whose room it had been before the bombs hit – a framed picture of Barbie and another of a kitten with a pink bow still hanging on the cracked plaster wall, a doll and two teddy bears resting on a ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Kurdish guerrillas in Turkey ramp up attacks, possibly sensing opportunity in ... Washington Post ISTANBUL — Kurdish militants have killed 10 police and soldiers in an assault near the Iraqi border, Turkish officials said Monday, amid concern that rebels are seeking to capitalize on regional tensions caused by Syria's civil war with a more intense ... Syria and Iran 'backing Kurdish terrorist group', says Turkey |
Christian Science Monitor | ICRC chief in Syria on humanitarian situation, gov't urges displaced Syrians ... Xinhua DAMASCUS, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday for talks with top officials on the deteriorating humanitarian situation as the government pledged there ... Red Cross chief to urge Syria's Assad to help aid effort Red Cross chief will request Assad's help with Syria's humanitarian crisis |
Egypt president criticized Syria; Iranian viewers hear 'Bahrain' Los Angeles Times TEHRAN -- Days ago, the Egyptian president unsettled his Iranian hosts by calling Syria an oppressive regime -- an assertion that flies in the face of the Iranian government view that Syria is being sabotaged by terrorists backed by the West. Iranians ... |
Wall Street Journal | Syrian Helicopter Downed in Damascus Wall Street Journal BEIRUT—A Syrian military helicopter crashed in a ball of fire Monday after apparently being hit during clashes between government forces and rebels in the capital Damascus, activists said, in a sign of the fighters' growing abilities as they struggle ... Crackdown Toll Seen as Syrians Bury Hundreds Syrian military helicopter shot down in Damascus, rebels say Syrian Helicopter Appears to Be Shot Down by Rebels |
Syria Consumer Prices Soar From Year Ago Amid Sanctions Bloomberg Syrian consumer prices surged the most in at least six months in June as sanctions gripped the economy and violence intensified between President Bashar al- Assad's army and rebels. Consumer prices rose 36 percent from a year earlier and climbed 2.9 ... |
Syria: No talks with rebels until they are crushed AZFamily BEIRUT (AP) — There's some tough talk today from Syria's government toward the rebels, just days after President Bashar Assad conceded that his forces are having trouble putting down the rebellion. The country's information minister has told reporters ... Continued violence in Syria as envoy talks of "very difficult' task |
Syria army destroys houses in "collective punishment" Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army bulldozers razed houses in western Damascus on Monday, pursuing what activists called the first campaign of collective punishment targeting people's property in areas of the capital hostile to President Bashar al-Assad. |