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US Suspends Nonlethal Aid to Syria Rebels - New York Times Thu, 12 Dec 2013 02:43:37 GMT

New York Times

US Suspends Nonlethal Aid to Syria Rebels
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Just a month before a peace conference that will seek an end to the grinding civil war in Syria, the Obama administration's decision to suspend the delivery of nonlethal aid to the moderate opposition demonstrated again the frustrations ...
US halts 'non-lethal assistance' into northern Syria after Islamic Front ...NBCNews.com (blog)
US and UK suspend non-lethal aid into SyriaAljazeera.com
US, Britain suspend aid to north Syria after Islamists seize weapons storeReuters
CNN International -Wall Street Journal -CBS News
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Syria urged to halt abductions - Irish Independent Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:47:44 GMT

Irish Independent

Syria urged to halt abductions
Irish Independent
Major international news organisations have sent a letter to the leadership of the armed opposition in Syria, calling for urgent action against rebel groups increasingly targeting journalists for kidnappings.
News Outlets Urge Syria Rebels to Halt AbductionsABC News
News Organizations Protest Journalist Kidnappings In Syria In LetterHuffington Post
Syria militants urged to end reporters abductionsPress TV

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Rights Lawyer Among 4 Abducted in Syria; 2 Journalists Are Also Being Held - New York Times Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:44:57 GMT

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Rights Lawyer Among 4 Abducted in Syria; 2 Journalists Are Also Being Held
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Syrian human rights lawyer who was one of the most vocal early leaders of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad was abducted along with three colleagues in a suburb of Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Tuesday by masked ...
Syria Snow Photos Show Bitter Reality Of Life For Refugees Fleeing Civil War ...Huffington Post UK
She Documented Syria's Chemical Atrocities. And Now…Foreign Policy (blog)
Gunmen in Syria abduct leading human rights lawyerAl Jazeera America
BBC News -Washington Post -Press TV
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Wife Appeals for Release of Journalist Kidnapped in Syria - New York Times (blog) Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:27:14 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Wife Appeals for Release of Journalist Kidnapped in Syria
New York Times (blog)
The wife of Javier Espinosa, an El Mundo journalist who was kidnapped in Syria, making a public appeal for the release of her husband and the photographer abducted with him, Ricardo García Vilanova. International news organizations, including the BBC, ...
Call for Spanish reporters' release in SyriaAljazeera.com
Families of Spanish journalists abducted in Syria break their silence (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Spanish journalists kidnapped in SyriaBBC News
Reuters -The Guardian -MinnPost.com
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Surviving Syria's Incendiary Bomb Attacks - Daily Beast Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:12:45 GMT

Daily Beast

Surviving Syria's Incendiary Bomb Attacks
Daily Beast
Syria's government has dropped incendiary weapons on civilians on more than 50 occasions, according to NGOs. Survivors of an attack near Aleppo share their harrowing stories. On a clear afternoon in late August, a government jet flew over Urm Al Kubra, ...

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Nearly 20000 Lebanese displaced from Syria - The Daily Star Wed, 11 Dec 2013 22:22:46 GMT

The Daily Star

Nearly 20000 Lebanese displaced from Syria
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: As Syrians continue to flee the violence in their home country, so do many Lebanese who have been residing there for decades. A new study has identified nearly 20,000 people of Lebanese origin who have fled Syria since the beginning of the ...
Storm brings first snow to Syria campsThe Globe and Mail
First snow in Syria camps presages lethal winter to comeReuters
Fierce Lebanon storm highlights plight of Syria refugeesUSA TODAY
Yahoo News UK -RT
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Is Turkey helping international jihadis head to Syria? - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:57:41 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Is Turkey helping international jihadis head to Syria?
Christian Science Monitor
Istanbul, Turkey. Western governments are expressing growing alarm at the rise of hard-line jihad groups in Syria and their recruitment of volunteers from Europe and the US, who could present a future security threat if and when the survivors return home.

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Will flood of Kurdish refugees from Syria increase volatility in Iraq? - PBS NewsHour Wed, 11 Dec 2013 01:23:04 GMT

Will flood of Kurdish refugees from Syria increase volatility in Iraq?
PBS NewsHour
In response to the threat of violence by anti-Assad jihadi rebel fighters, Syria's Kurdish population has been flooding from that war-torn nation. Many ended up fleeing to Northern Iraq, where they were originally welcomed by the regional government ...

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Gulf Arabs urge foreigners out of Syria, drawing regime ire - GlobalPost Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:02:29 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Gulf Arabs urge foreigners out of Syria, drawing regime ire
GlobalPost
Gulf Arab states demanded foreign militias quit Syria and said President Bashar al-Assad must have no future role Wednesday, in a declaration his Iran- and Hezbollah-backed regime denounced as meddling. Wrapping up a two-day annual summit in Kuwait ...
Syria regime slams Gulf interference in conflictgulfnews.com
Gulf states urge foreign forces to quit Syria, laud Iran shiftThe Nation
US suspends non-lethal assistance to north SyriaTelegraph.co.uk
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UN to fly aid supplies to Syria from Iraq - The Guardian Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:15:11 GMT

The Guardian

UN to fly aid supplies to Syria from Iraq
The Guardian
The United Nations' first relief airlift to Syria from Iraq will deliver food and winter supplies to the mostly Kurdish north-east this week with the permission of both governments, the UNHCR refugee agency has said. Ilyushin-76 commercial cargo planes ...
Understanding Syria: From Pre-Civil War to Post-AssadThe Atlantic
Syria: First UN Airlift Supplies From IraqSky News
UN to Deliver Relief Supplies to Syria Via IraqABC News
Hurriyet Daily News -Voice of America
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