New York Times | United Nations Says 100000 Refugees Fled Syria in August New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — More than 100,000 Syrians fled their country last month, a sharp acceleration of the exodus prompted by 18 months of conflict, the United Nations said Tuesday, adding renewed urgency to the mission of a new peace envoy given dim ... UN says 100000 refugees fled Syria in August Turkey's Stance on Syria Ricochets Back 100000 refugees fled Syria in August, UN says |
Syria Rebuffs Egypt's Bid for Negotiated End to Conflict Voice of America But Syria's Information minister Omran al-Zoubi mocked Egypt and its attempts to find a solution to the civil war, arguing that President Mohamed Morsi is a puppet of the United States and Israel. "What has the - in quotation marks - “revolutionary ... |
Business Recorder | UN chief: Both sides in Syria violating rights Atlanta Journal Constitution The President of the Syrian National Council Abdulbaset Sieda, Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates Reem al-Hashimi and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, front from left, arrive at a gathering of Syrian opposition representatives and ... Death toll soars in Syria since U.N. monitors stopped their work Assad gives Red Cross chief "positive" pledges on Syria aid Syria's Assad holds talks with Red Cross chief |
The Associated Press | Syria Crisis: Foreign Arms Supplies Spread Misery, UN Chief Says Huffington Post UNITED NATIONS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Syria's conflict has taken a brutal turn with other countries arming both sides, spreading misery and risking "unintended consequences as the fighting intensifies and spreads," U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told the U.N ... Ban: Syria Situation 'Grave and Deteriorating' UN chief: Both sides in Syria violating rights Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi warns of 'staggering' crisis |
Syria rebel-captured town Azaz lies mostly in ruins Los Angeles Times Like Azaz, many rebel-held towns in northwestern Syria are depopulated and heavily damaged. Refugees filter through Azaz on their way to safety in Turkey. A heavily guarded military base, still under the control of Assad's forces, is only about 10 ... |
Qatar's Al Jazeera website hacked by Syria's Assad loyalists Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - The website of Qatar-based satellite news network Al Jazeera was apparently hacked on Tuesday by Syrian government loyalists for what they said was the television channel's support for the "armed terrorist groups and spreading lies ... |
Syria: The search for Austin Tice Politico (blog) Tice has been reporting from Syria since May, often with rebel forces who are fighting the Syrian army. It's feared that the Syrian regime is interrogating Tice for his connections with the rebels and with the U.S. military. Tice served in the Marines ... Austin Tice, US Freelance Journalist, Missing In Syria |
Philadelphia Inquirer | Syria insists on military solution Philadelphia Inquirer BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Syrian regime said Monday that there will be no dialogue with the opposition before the army crushes the rebels, the latest sign that President Bashar al-Assad is determined to solve the crisis on the battlefield even if many more ... Airstrikes in Syria kill at least 19 people In rebel-held 'Free Syria,' regime planes still terrorize Syria army destroys houses in "collective punishment" |
Syria Sniper Bullet Hits 4-Year-Old Girl (VIDEO) Huffington Post Activists say more than 5,000 people were killed in Syria in August, making it the deadliest month since fighting began in March 2011. UNICEF, the U.N. Children's Fund, said more than 1,600 people lost their lives last week alone. "The reason behind ... |
TIME | The Making of a Syrian Rebel: The Saga of Abboud Barri TIME Abboud Barri jiggles the dog tags as if they belonged to animals being raised in a puppy mill. “I have a lot of these,” Barri says. “Any buyers?” He is joking. The tags belong to human beings, soldiers of the hated Assad regime who are now held captive ... |