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War and peace in Syria Where are the good guys? - The Economist Thu, 19 Dec 2013 01:07:54 GMT

The Hindu

War and peace in Syria Where are the good guys?
The Economist
WHAT to do when the party you have been backing loses sway? That is the question facing Western supporters of the Syrian National Coalition, the umbrella group that claims to represent the main political opposition, and its armed wing of loosely allied ...
'West abandoning regime change project in Syria'The Hindu
Head of Al-Qaida's Syria branch says does not seek rule, only Islamic lawHaaretz
Syria's Islamic Front rebuffs talks with USJerusalem Post
Al Jazeera America -The Daily Star -Foreign Policy (blog)
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British doctor's death in Syria no suicide, family says - CNN Wed, 18 Dec 2013 04:57:17 GMT

New York Times

British doctor's death in Syria no suicide, family says
CNN
The 32-year-old orthopedic surgeon was arrested for entering Syria without a visa more than a year ago after volunteering to treat wounded victims of that country's civil war. After his mother personally pleaded with top Syrian officials to free him ...
Britain Warns Syria After Report of Imprisoned Doctor's DeathNew York Times
Abbas Khan: Syrian regime murdered British surgeon, says foreign ministerThe Guardian
British surgeon's mother begs Syria to return his bodyITV News
Sky News -BBC News -ABC News
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Report Detail Could Further Implicate Syria in Chemical Attack, Analysts Say - New York Times Thu, 19 Dec 2013 01:18:56 GMT

Report Detail Could Further Implicate Syria in Chemical Attack, Analysts Say
New York Times
UNITED NATIONS — Buried in the annex of a United Nations inquiry into chemical weapons use in Syria is information that some outside analysts say could further implicate the government of Syria in the deadliest of the five confirmed attacks.


Chemical Weapons Agency Unveils Plan for Destroying Syria's Stockpile - New York Times Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:52:57 GMT

BBC News

Chemical Weapons Agency Unveils Plan for Destroying Syria's Stockpile
New York Times
GENEVA — Helped by a flurry of offers from Russia and China as well as the United States and European countries, the international watchdog agency overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons unveiled details Wednesday of a multinational ...
Russian lorries to transport Syria chemical weaponsBBC News
Syria chemical weapons to be destroyed at seaAljazeera.com
Russian trucks, Chinese surveillance: World readies to rid Syria of chemical ...Haaretz
ThinkProgress -ABC News -Arutz Sheva
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Syrian Aircraft Pound Aleppo for 4th Straight Day - ABC News Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:45:00 GMT

New York Times

Syrian Aircraft Pound Aleppo for 4th Straight Day
ABC News
Syrian government aircraft dumped barrels packed with explosives on at least four opposition-held neighborhoods of Aleppo on Wednesday, the fourth day of stepped-up airstrikes on the contested northern city, activists said. The air campaign, which ...
Syria Activists Say Dozens Killed in Aleppo Air AssaultNew York Times
Record sum needed to handle burden on Lebanon from Syria's civil warCNN
Syria conflict: Aleppo strikes 'overwhelm' hospitalsBBC News
NBCNews.com (blog) -Los Angeles Times
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US Urges UN to Express Outrage at Syria Airstrikes - ABC News Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:14:48 GMT

Channel News Asia

US Urges UN to Express Outrage at Syria Airstrikes
ABC News
The United States is urging the U.N. Security Council to condemn violence by all parties in Syria and express outrage at Syrian government airstrikes, especially this week's indiscriminate use of heavy weapons in Aleppo that killed more than 100 people.
'Barrel bombs' just another symbol of brutality in Syrian civil warNBCNews.com
Geneva Talks "Already Dead" as Syria Faces Unprecedented Humanitarian ...Democracy Now
Syria barrel bomb raids on Aleppo kill 135: SOHRChannel News Asia

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Hungry, homeless, helpless: Syria's children know too much about war - NBCNews.com (blog) Thu, 19 Dec 2013 01:24:29 GMT

Hungry, homeless, helpless: Syria's children know too much about war
NBCNews.com (blog)
Her family is one of millions who have fled fighting in other parts of Syria, and across the country there are many soup kitchens like the one she has to beg from every day. In Syria there is no time for a normal childhood. But near the soup kitchen is ...

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Al-Qaeda leader in Syria speaks to Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:13:52 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Al-Qaeda leader in Syria speaks to Al Jazeera
Aljazeera.com
The leader of al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, one of the most powerful groups in the war-torn country, has told Al Jazeera that that the conflict is nearing an end and that his fighters hold the upper hand. In his first-ever televised interview, Abu ...
Head of Qaeda's Syria branch says does not seek rule in first TV appearanceReuters

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Family Refused Access To Briton Killed In Syria - Sky News Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:52:39 GMT

CTV News

Family Refused Access To Briton Killed In Syria
Sky News
Relatives of a British doctor who died whilst in the custody of the Syrian regime have said authorities have refused to give them access to his body for repatriation. The mother and a brother of Dr Abbas Khan, 32, travelled to Beirut in neighbouring ...
Syria: of deaths foretoldThe Guardian
Family begs Syria to return British surgeon's bodyThe Globe and Mail
British minister accuses Syria of 'in effect' murdering UK doctorCTV News
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In Lebanon, minority Alawites wounded in attacks in latest spillover from ... - Washington Post Wed, 18 Dec 2013 01:51:23 GMT

Washington Post

In Lebanon, minority Alawites wounded in attacks in latest spillover from ...
Washington Post
The intimidation campaign is the latest spillover from neighboring Syria's long-running civil war, which has been re-created in microcosm in this impoverished port city, Lebanon's second-largest. Alawite residents of the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood who ...

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