New York Times | Syrian Aide Asks Rebels to Give Up Weapons New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — As Syrian opposition leaders met in Turkey over the weekend to try to iron out their differences, Syria's foreign minister invited rebels to join a national dialogue, promising that all those who lay down their arms and forswear ... French Official: Syria Opposition, Backers to Meet in Paris PM: Syria is not just a foreign policy problem Syria opposition meets to name PM-in-exile |
Yahoo! News (blog) | Syria: Airstrike kills at least 7 near Damascus New Zealand Herald Rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad have seized swaths of territory in northern Syria but have become bogged down in their push for Damascus, where government troops are still firmly in control. While the opposition fighters have ... Syria says talk of Assad's removal unacceptable Syrian FM Calls on Rebels to Disarm and Negotiate Syria Troops, Rebels Fight Near Bases in Northeast |
Syria: Journalists' deaths send chills through media on the ground GlobalPost Khaled al-Khatib, editor of Suria Al-Hurra (Free Syria), posing with an issue of the month-old weekly newspaper which he runs with a small group of journalists in Syria's rebel-held territories. Pictured here on Jan. 6, 2013 in Aleppo, northern Syria. Journalists Killed By Snipers In Syria In Syria, Al-Jazeera reporter killed in Daraa |
Sydney Morning Herald | Assad's mother leaves Syria Sydney Morning Herald Anisa Makhluf, the mother of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has left the war-torn country and joined her daughter in Dubai, expatriates in the United Arab Emirates and an activist say. Ms Makhluf has been living next to her daughter, Bushra, Dr ... |
HRW urges Egypt to halt deportations to Syria Egypt Independent Egypt's government unlawfully expelled two Syrian refugees back to the war-ravaged country last week, and two Palestinians from Syria now risk being deported, the watchdog Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. A Palestinian man and his son currently ... |
Syria: 'The War for Idlib' begins GlobalPost IDLIB, Syria — A coordinated attack on seven prime military checkpoints on the western border of Idlib city signaled the beginning of the “War for Idlib,” according to opposition commanders who led the attack Sunday. The ambush opened a key route into ... |
Long live Syrian government-in-exile? Opposition rejects Assad's invitation to ... RT Syria's internationally recognized opposition coalition has held a meeting to name the country's “prime minister-in-exile” a day after the country's foreign minister invited any unarmed groups to participate in forming the new cabinet. The foreign ... |
Press TV | NATO, Hands off Syria! Hands off Turkey! Turkish People Take Action against ... Center for Research on Globalization Using the so-called threat of a Syrian attack, in December 2012, the ruling AKP (Justice and Development Party) had requested that NATO deploy missiles along its border with Syria. After the approval of the request by NATO, a total of six missile ... Turkish proteters slam NATO missile deployment at Syria border "NATO Must Make A Humanitarian Intervention in Syria" |
Al-Arabiya | Jihadist Al-Nusra's chaotic war on Syria Al-Arabiya The Syrian opposition is more inclined towards the postponement of addressing the issue of al-Nusra Front, basically owing to the bloody developments that take place on daily basis. They are, in fact, quite justified because you might plan to discuss ... Blurring the rules of engagement |
Hurriyet Daily News | Syria FM rejects idea of Assad ouster Hurriyet Daily News Muallem said late on Saturday that the United States and Russia were unable to agree on Syria "because they do not agree on what is meant by 'period of transition'." "The US continues to have the president's departure as a condition of regime change, ... |