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Minibus blast kills 21 in southern Syria: activists - Reuters Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:57:50 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Minibus blast kills 21 in southern Syria: activists
Reuters
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Twenty-one people, including four children and six women, were killed when a minibus hit a mine in the southern Syrian town of Noa on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said. Opposition activists told ...
Syria minibus blast: Mine 'kills 21' in Deraa provinceBBC News
Syria Minibus Bombing Kills 21 In NoaHuffington Post
Deadly blast kills women and children in southern Syria, says rights groupAl Jazeera America
Aljazeera.com -ABC News
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Syria chemical inspectors destroy "critical" weapons equipment - CBS News Wed, 16 Oct 2013 21:34:57 GMT

Washington Post

Syria chemical inspectors destroy "critical" weapons equipment
CBS News
AFP/Getty Images. BEIRUT International inspectors have visited 11 sites linked to Syria's chemical weapons program and destroyed "critical equipment" at six, the agency overseeing the elimination of the country's stockpile said Wednesday. 20 Photos ...
Sigrid Kaag to Lead Syria Chemical Weapons MissionABC News
Syria: Reported fatwa allows the hungry to eat cats and dogsCNN
Inspectors visit 11 chemical weapons sites in SyriaLos Angeles Times
Forbes -Washington Post -World Magazine
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Doctor: Syria snipers targeting pregnant women and children in "death game" - CBS News Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:08:51 GMT

Business Insider Australia

Doctor: Syria snipers targeting pregnant women and children in "death game"
CBS News
Sebastino Sipa/AP. Among the grim anecdotes of the civil war playing out in Syria comes perhaps the most sobering report of all - that bored snipers are playing a "death game" and their targets include children and pregnant women. ITV News recently ...
The brutal 'games' of bored snipers in Syria's deadlocked warITV News

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In Syria, Motorists Press on, Yielding for War - New York Times Tue, 15 Oct 2013 04:21:51 GMT

New York Times

In Syria, Motorists Press on, Yielding for War
New York Times
NORTH OF DAMASCUS, Syria — Along the road that winds over Mount Qasioun on the way out of Damascus, concrete archways lead to gated military bases, and sentry posts perch atop the slopes and rises of the dry, scrabbly hills. From behind sand berms ...


Jihadists flooding into northern Syria put Turkey on edge - Fox News Tue, 15 Oct 2013 22:32:55 GMT

Haaretz

Jihadists flooding into northern Syria put Turkey on edge
Fox News
The brutal, Al Qaeda-linked group rebels invited into Syria to help topple President Bashir Assad has virtually taken over northern Syria, raising fears that its brand of indiscriminate terror could spill into neighboring Turkey, where some 300 U.S ...
Turkey Returns Fire After Shelling From SyriaABC News
Turkey says it fires on Islamist militant positions in SyriaReuters UK
Turkish army says it fires on Al-Qaida linked militants in SyriaHaaretz
Press TV -Al-Monitor -TheTower.org
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Syria conflict: Christians 'fleeing homes' - BBC News Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:49:55 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: Christians 'fleeing homes'
BBC News
A senior Church leader in Syria has said almost a third of the country's Christians have fled their homes. Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III Laham told the BBC that more than 450,000 Christians out of a total population of 1.75 million had ...
The damage done to 'Syria's oldest church' seen first handTelegraph.co.uk

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The Historic Proportions of Syria's Refugee Crisis - New York Times Thu, 17 Oct 2013 00:13:13 GMT

New York Times

The Historic Proportions of Syria's Refugee Crisis
New York Times
The Syrian refugee crisis has exploded from about 270,000 people a year ago to today's tally of more than two million who have fled the country. The pace of the diaspora has been characterized by the United Nations as the worst since the Rwandan ...
Egypt: End deplorable detention and deportation of refugees from SyriaAmnesty International

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Syrian Rebels Urged to Let Inspectors See Arms Sites - New York Times Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:05:29 GMT

New York Times

Syrian Rebels Urged to Let Inspectors See Arms Sites
New York Times
LONDON — Pressure intensified on Syrian rebels on Monday to permit access to chemical weapons sites in areas under their control, as officials said the rapidly shifting lines in the civil war made it difficult for inspectors to reach some locations ...


American journalist James Foley remains missing in Syria nearly one year after ... - GlobalPost Wed, 16 Oct 2013 21:08:25 GMT

American journalist James Foley remains missing in Syria nearly one year after ...
GlobalPost
BOSTON — The parents of American journalist James Foley, who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria last November and has been missing ever since, issued a new appeal for information about their son today, the eve of his 40th birthday. “We are in ...


Sky News Arabia Crew Goes Missing In Syria - Sky News Wed, 16 Oct 2013 21:25:47 GMT

Sky News Arabia Crew Goes Missing In Syria
Sky News
Sky News Arabia says it has lost contact with its crew covering developments in northern Syria. Reporter Ishak Moctar - a Mauritanian national, cameraman Samir Kassab - a Lebanese citizen - and their Syrian driver went missing on Tuesday morning.

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