<< Back

---

UN to boost Syria weapons-inspection team - Aljazeera.com Sat, 12 Oct 2013 23:12:17 GMT

Aljazeera.com

UN to boost Syria weapons-inspection team Aljazeera.com The UN Security Council has authorised backing up the operation of dismantling of Syria's chemical-weapons stockpile with 100 extra international experts. The plan, proposed by Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, has suggested maintaining a "light ... Nobel highlights Syria with Peace Prize to chemical weapons watchdogCNN Chemical Weapons Inspectors Visit 3 Syria SitesABC News Battles Rage Around Syria Chemical Weapons SitesWall Street Journal Vancouver Sun -The Guardian all 1,586 news articles »

---

Mortar shells hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria - USA TODAY Sat, 12 Oct 2013 21:39:11 GMT

Washington Post

Mortar shells hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) — Two mortar shells hit Syria's capital Saturday near a hotel where international chemical weapons inspectors and United Nations staff are staying, state media and a hotel guest said. In the north, clashes between rival rebel factions left ... Syria War: Mortar Shells Hit Near Inspectors' Hotel In DamascusHuffington Post all 79 news articles »

---

Syria rebels executed civilians, says Human Rights Watch - BBC News Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:07:41 GMT

BBC News

Syria rebels executed civilians, says Human Rights Watch BBC News Rebel forces in Syria killed as many as 190 civilians and seized more than 200 hostages during a military offensive in August, Human Rights Watch says. A report by the US-based group says the deaths occurred in villages inhabited predominantly by ... Jihadi-led rebels accused of war crime in SyriaCBC.ca Syria jihadists accused of war crimesPeninsula On-line Syria Rebels Parade Child Hostages On YouTubeSky News CNN International -Press TV -New Vision all 521 news articles »

---

Syrian war's brutality isn't going away - CNN Sat, 12 Oct 2013 04:30:26 GMT

Syrian war's brutality isn't going away CNN An opposition fighter from the Al-Ikhlas brigade guards a post in Deir Ezzor, Syria, on Wednesday, October 9. More than 100,000 people reportedly have been killed in Syria since a popular uprising spiraled into a civil war in 2011. Click through to ... and more »

---

Assad's forces executed 130 men in Damascus suburb, Syrian opposition says - Haaretz Sat, 12 Oct 2013 21:04:37 GMT

Haaretz

Assad's forces executed 130 men in Damascus suburb, Syrian opposition says Haaretz The death of 130 rebels and civilians was an execution carried out by the Syrian government and its Shiite allies, alleged Syria's opposition Free Syrian Army Saturday. They were killed in the town of al-Ziyabiya amid battles to control southern ... Syria gov´t troops take control of two towns south of DamascusCCTV all 4 news articles »

---

Al-Qaeda leader urges rival Syria groups to unite - USA TODAY Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:07:39 GMT

Salon

Al-Qaeda leader urges rival Syria groups to unite USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of al-Qaeda has urged jihadis in Syria to unite, an appeal likely aimed at rival affiliates of his terror network fighting there to oust President Bashar Assad. Ayman al-Zawahri says fighters must "rise above organizational ... Al-Qaida leader urges rival Syria groups to uniteU-T San Diego Al-Qaida Leader: Let's Turn Syria, Egypt, into Islamist StatesThe Jewish Press Al-Qaeda Leader Urges Jihadis In Syria To UniteAlbany Tribune all 42 news articles »

---

Syria: Chemical weapons team faces many dangers, says UN chief Ban - CNN International Tue, 08 Oct 2013 09:47:55 GMT

New York Times

Syria: Chemical weapons team faces many dangers, says UN chief Ban CNN International Syrians began destroying their country's chemical weapons program Sunday under the oversight of an advance team of inspectors from OPCW, the world's chemical weapons watchdog, and U.N. security personnel, Ban said. Syrian personnel used "cutting ... 100 Specialists to Carry Out Tricky Syria DisarmamentNew York Times Chemical watchdog: Syria goal can be reachedAljazeera.com Kerry 'very pleased' at Syria compliance over chemical weaponsNBCNews.com (blog) BBC News -CBS News -Reuters all 1,007 news articles »

---

'Dying in Syria...we faced death in Lampedusa' says Syrian refugee - BBC News Sat, 12 Oct 2013 09:19:49 GMT

BBC News

'Dying in Syria...we faced death in Lampedusa' says Syrian refugee BBC News A mother-of-four has told the BBC's Matthew Price about her harrowing journey from Syria to Lampedusa, Italy, on a boat carrying migrants which sank off the coast, with the loss of at least 300 lives. The woman, known only as Sabah for fear of ...

---

Jihadist rebel clashes kill 50 in Syria's Aleppo - Al-Arabiya Sun, 13 Oct 2013 02:54:32 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Jihadist rebel clashes kill 50 in Syria's Aleppo Al-Arabiya Almost 50 fighters have been killed in three days of skirmishes between jihadists and mainstream rebels in the Syria's second city of Aleppo. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday that the violence began on Thursday between ... Syria: 50 Killed as Rebels Fight Each OtherArutz Sheva Inter-rebel Syria clashes kill 44Peninsula On-line Syria, the Next PhaseOilPrice.com Press TV all 9 news articles »

---

Syrian Civilians Bore Brunt of Rebels' Fury, Report Says - New York Times Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:06:34 GMT

New York Times

Syrian Civilians Bore Brunt of Rebels' Fury, Report Says New York Times Many of his neighbors here in Latakia and in the surrounding villages, mostly members of Syria's minority Alawite sect, fared even worse. In a coordinated attack, numerous rebel groups fought off a small garrison of government troops and swept into the ...