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'Massive evidence' links Syrian regime to war crimes, UN official says - CNN Mon, 02 Dec 2013 20:38:03 GMT

The Guardian

'Massive evidence' links Syrian regime to war crimes, UN official says CNN (CNN) -- A United Nations fact-finding team has found "massive evidence" that the highest levels of the Syrian government are responsible for war crimes in the nation's long-running civil war, the U.N.'s human rights chief said Monday. Navi Pillay didn ... Bashar al-Assad implicated in Syria war crimes, says UNThe Guardian Syria war crimes evidence points to Assad role, UN saysCBC.ca UN: Evidence links Assad to Syria war crimesAljazeera.com New York Times -BBC News -Los Angeles Times all 193 news articles »

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Syria death toll hits nearly 126000: monitoring group - Reuters Mon, 02 Dec 2013 13:20:07 GMT

Press TV

Syria death toll hits nearly 126000: monitoring group Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - The death toll in Syria's civil war has risen to at least 125,835, more than a third of them civilians, but the real figure is probably much higher, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday. The pro-opposition ... Left Alone in SyriaNational Review Online (blog) Scores killed in Syria 'barrel' bombingsAljazeera.com Syria militants take part of Syrian Christian town of Ma'loulaPress TV Hurriyet Daily News all 372 news articles »

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Syria war stokes unrest in Lebanon's Tripoli - Aljazeera.com Mon, 02 Dec 2013 11:03:04 GMT

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Syria war stokes unrest in Lebanon's Tripoli Aljazeera.com Six people were killed in Lebanon's Tripoli on Saturday, as the country gets dragged into the civil war raging in neighbouring Syria. Sectarian tension in Tripoli, which has festered for decades, is picking up again with politicians of diverse sects ... Nuns trapped as al Qaeda-linked rebels seize Christian town in SyriaFox News Syria-fueled violence kills four in Lebanon's TripoliReuters Fleeing Syrian rebels accused of aggravating violence in LebanonMcClatchy Washington Bureau Ahram Online -FRANCE 24 all 404 news articles »

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Syria: Front line battles take Damascus suburbs back to 'stone age' - CNN Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:14:41 GMT

Syria: Front line battles take Damascus suburbs back to 'stone age' CNN Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- Syria's brutal conflict between regime and rebel forces is creeping closer and closer to nervous residents in the areas of Damascus still under government control. But in some suburbs of the capital, all-out war is already here. and more »

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Report: US to play role in offshore destruction of Syria's chemical weapon - Fox News Sun, 01 Dec 2013 23:19:22 GMT

New York Magazine

Report: US to play role in offshore destruction of Syria's chemical weapon Fox News The United States is offering to help destroy some of the most lethal elements of Syria's chemical-weapons stockpile, the international watchdog group helping lead that effort said this weekend. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ... US offers to destroy some Syrian chemicals in coming weeksCNN International US Offers to Destroy Syria's Chemical WeaponsVoice of America The United States Will Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons at SeaNew York Magazine Haaretz -Daily Mail -RT all 664 news articles »

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Jesse Jackson and the US airman shot down by Syria - BBC News Tue, 03 Dec 2013 01:33:48 GMT

BBC News

Jesse Jackson and the US airman shot down by Syria BBC News Earlier this year, the US was on the verge of launching air strikes against Syria, which would have meant US air crew becoming targets for Syrian anti-aircraft fire - just as they were 30 years ago when Lt Robert O Goodman was shot down over Lebanon. Lebanon villagers torch Syria refugee tentsgulfnews.com all 21 news articles »

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Israel says returns fire into Syria on occupied Golan Heights - Reuters Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:43:46 GMT

The Times of Israel

Israel says returns fire into Syria on occupied Golan Heights Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army fired into Syria on Monday after its troops were shot at on the occupied Golan Heights, the military said. "Gunfire was opened from Syria towards IDF (Israel Defense Forces) soldiers in the central Golan Heights. Israeli Troops Come Under Attack From Syria, Return FireHuffington Post Violence from Syria spills over into IsraelThe Times of Israel Syria shell hits Golan HeightsSBS Jewish Telegraphic Agency all 78 news articles »

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As Polio Spreads In Syria, Politics Thwarts Vaccination Efforts - NPR (blog) Mon, 02 Dec 2013 23:41:35 GMT

NPR (blog)

As Polio Spreads In Syria, Politics Thwarts Vaccination Efforts NPR (blog) The World Health Organization has declared a polio emergency in Syria. After being free of the crippling disease for more than a decade, Syria recorded 10 confirmed cases of polio in October. Now the outbreak has grown to 17 confirmed cases, the WHO ... and more »

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Syria conflict threatens to tear Azerbaijan apart - Washington Times Mon, 02 Dec 2013 21:08:28 GMT

Washington Times

Syria conflict threatens to tear Azerbaijan apart Washington Times BRUSSELS, December 2, 2013 – As the sectarian civil war continues apace in Syria, the conflict threatens to affect one of the region's few bastions of secularism, the small country of Azerbaijan. Regardless of the initial reasons for the conflict ...

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Sydney men arrested over bid to help fighters in Syria - Sydney Morning Herald Tue, 03 Dec 2013 03:22:45 GMT

The Times of Israel

Sydney men arrested over bid to help fighters in Syria Sydney Morning Herald A 39-year-old St Helen's Park man was arrested on Tuesday, accused of being "actively involved" in recruiting six men and facilitating their travel to Syria to fight with terrorist organisations Jabhat Al Nusra and al-Qaeda affiliates. These groups ... Sydney men 'planned to join Syria war'The Australian Sydney men 'sent Aussies to fight in Syria'The Daily Telegraph Australian suspected of sending fighters to Syria arrestedThe Times of Israel ABC Online -Firstpost -Lincoln Journal Star all 48 news articles »