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Death of Pragmatic Leader Further Muddles Syrian Rebellion - New York Times Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:35:56 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Death of Pragmatic Leader Further Muddles Syrian Rebellion New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — He was a Syrian rebel commander who led homegrown fighters like himself and had a prescient view of the conflict: a Syrian insurgency with nowhere else to turn, he said nearly a year ago, would tilt toward foreign fighters and Al Qaeda. Death of Syrian rebel Abdulkader al-Saleh threatens hold on AleppoChristian Science Monitor Death of rebel leader seen as key loss to Syria's anti-Assad forcesMiamiHerald.com Top Syrian rebel commander Abdul Qadir al-Saleh diesBBC News CBC.ca all 143 news articles »

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Syria's brutal war within a war gains momentum - CNN Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:46:11 GMT

Asharq Alawsat English

Syria's brutal war within a war gains momentum CNN A rebel fighter fires his weapon as he stands amidst rubble and debris during clashes with Syrian government forces in Deir Ezzor, Syria on November 11. More than 100,000 people have been killed, according to the United Nations, and millions uprooted ... How Have Iraqi Kurdish Authorities Responded to the Syrian Civil War?Council on Foreign Relations Syria's Kurds: In or Out?Asharq Alawsat English Syria - The Unraveling for Turkey's PM ErdoganThe People's Voice Sky News all 65 news articles »

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'Syria is not a revolution any more – this is civil war' - The Guardian Tue, 19 Nov 2013 03:11:49 GMT

The Guardian

'Syria is not a revolution any more – this is civil war' The Guardian "Maybe if the regime lasts for a few more years we can agree on the shape of the new Syria. At least then we might end up with three states rather than 10," he said. Meanwhile, the killings and massacres will continue, until sectarian cleansing has ... Syria militants kidnap for ransomPress TV all 6 news articles »

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Syria rebel chieftain killed; Assad forces bomb besieged town - Reuters Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:27:38 GMT

Washington Post

Syria rebel chieftain killed; Assad forces bomb besieged town Reuters Imposing control over the area would help link Damascus with the Mediterranean coast, potentially an important route for chemical weapons to be removed from Syria under an October deal that spared Syria from U.S. attacks. Diplomats have identified the ... Syria fighting in Qalamoun triggers new exodus of refugees to LebanonWashington Post Fierce Syria clashes spark exodus to LebanonAljazeera.com Exclusive: GlobalPost speaks with Syria's minister of justiceGlobalPost (blog) ABC News -The Hindu all 248 news articles »

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Rapping for al Qaeda in Syria - CNN Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:27:28 GMT

Rapping for al Qaeda in Syria CNN A rebel fighter fires his weapon as he stands amidst rubble and debris during clashes with Syrian government forces in Deir Ezzor, Syria on November 11. More than 100,000 people have been killed, according to the United Nations, and millions uprooted ...

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Syria government site in Damascus hit by huge bomb - BBC News Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:47:32 GMT

BBC News

Syria government site in Damascus hit by huge bomb BBC News A bomb attack on a Syrian government building near Damascus has killed 31 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Four generals were among the dead, the activist group said. The explosives are thought to have been placed in the ... Huge blast rocks Syria government buildingAljazeera.com 4 Syrian generals among 31 dead in rebel bomb attackRT 31 Syrian soldiers killed by rebel bomb blastTelegraph.co.uk Arutz Sheva all 70 news articles »

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Nightmare on Syria Street - Foreign Policy Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:15:13 GMT

Foreign Policy

Nightmare on Syria Street Foreign Policy Today, most of the curtains are pulled back and we pass easily, heading south-east, alongside the storied Harba Mosque, where Sunni militiamen meet to discuss operations, and onto Syria Street, the dividing line between the two rival neighborhoods and ... and more »

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Rocket Man - New Yorker Mon, 18 Nov 2013 05:01:29 GMT

New Yorker

Rocket Man New Yorker As rockets fell in Syria, Eliot Higgins was asleep at his house twenty-three hundred miles away, in Leicester, England. He woke a few hours later, roused his toddler daughter, Ela, and padded downstairs to make her porridge. It was August 21st, and it ... and more »

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A Silent, Chilling Epidemic - The Atlantic Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:48:03 GMT

A Silent, Chilling Epidemic The Atlantic Thirty journalists—half of them foreign reporters, half of them Syrian—have been kidnapped or gone missing in Syria, the Associated Press reported last week. The number is unprecedented. Syria today is the scene of the single largest wave of ... and more »

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Russia Pushes Diplomacy for Syria Peace Talks - Voice of America Mon, 18 Nov 2013 23:22:24 GMT

Voice of America

Russia Pushes Diplomacy for Syria Peace Talks Voice of America Moscow has been emboldened by its success in helping to mediate a deal under which Syria will destroy its chemical weapons, but Washington is wary of allowing Iran to join Syrian peace talks. Reuters reported that Syria's ambassador to Russia said ... Tehran Moscow's main partner on Syria: RussiaPress TV Russia steps up diplomatic push for Syria peace talksReuters A Moment of Truth Looms for SyriaWall Street Journal all 103 news articles »