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How Syria's bloodshed drove a peaceful protester into the battlelines - CNN Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:40:53 GMT

How Syria's bloodshed drove a peaceful protester into the battlelines
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(CNN) -- "Still alive," Abu Omar said ruefully, responding to my question of "How have you been?" It's become something of a standard reply. We'd last seen each other in Damascus almost exactly a year ago, when Abu Omar and other activists devised an ...

Israel's Barak: Syria Serves as Warning - ABC News Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:27:38 GMT

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Israel's Barak: Syria Serves as Warning
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DAVOS, Switzerland January 24, 2013 (AP). Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday that global inaction on the bloodbath in Syria is a warning to many countries that they cannot count on outsiders' help — no matter how dire the circumstances.
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French foreign minister sees no progress in Syria, suggests Assad's fall not ... - Washington Post Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:58:54 GMT

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French foreign minister sees no progress in Syria, suggests Assad's fall not ...
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PARIS — The French foreign minister is suggesting that the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad is not imminent — a stark admission by France, one of the most ardent supporters of the Syrian rebels. France was the first country to recognize the ...
France sees no sign Syria's Assad will be toppled soonReuters
Bashar al-Assad's mother has fled Syria, US ambassador claimsTelegraph.co.uk
Syria's optimism for 2013Pravda
Al-Arabiya -The Star Online
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In Senate confirmation hearing, bipartisan pressure on Kerry over Syria policy - NBCNews.com (blog) Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:27:53 GMT

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In Senate confirmation hearing, bipartisan pressure on Kerry over Syria policy
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By Tom Curry, National Affairs Writer, NBC News. Updated at 2:20p.m. ET: President Barack Obama's choice to be secretary of state, Sen. John Kerry, D- Mass, testified Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, one day after the same ...
Kerry tackles questions on Iran, Syria, HagelPhiladelphia Inquirer
John Kerry talks Iran, Syria, Hagel on path to easy confirmationSan Jose Mercury News

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Man arrested in connection with terror offences in Syria - BBC News Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:39:26 GMT

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Man arrested in connection with terror offences in Syria
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He was arrested by counter terrorism (SO15) officers investigating people travelling to Syria to support terrorist activities. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Friday. The man was seized in east London at 17:30 GMT after a ...
British police arrest man in Syria kidnap investigationReuters
Man held in Syria terrorist probeThe Independent
UK police: New arrest in Syria kidnap inquiryYnetnews
Belfast Telegraph
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In Syria, Two Opponents Of The Regime Fight Each Other - NPR (blog) Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:31:27 GMT

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In Syria, Two Opponents Of The Regime Fight Each Other
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In a small border town in northern Syria, there are two groups that both oppose President Bashar Assad's regime. But instead of working in tandem, the Syrian rebels and a Kurdish militia have been battling each other in the town of Ras al-Ayn. Sally ...

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Syria conflict: UN says refugee crisis in Jordan 'critical' - BBC News Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:52:43 GMT

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Syria conflict: UN says refugee crisis in Jordan 'critical'
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The UN says there has been a huge leap in the numbers of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan, putting a considerable strain on resources. A UN official told the BBC that up to 3,000 were arriving every day and at least 50,000 were waiting to cross ...
US Senators Urge Stronger Response to Syria CrisisVoice of America
Syrian refugees overwhelm Lebanon, regionWashington Post
Italy envoy: Assad in way of Syria peaceThe Daily Star
Al-Bawaba -UNHCR (press release) -Naharnet
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Syria: warplanes bomb Damascus suburbs – 24 January 2013 - The Guardian Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:23:42 GMT

Syria: warplanes bomb Damascus suburbs – 24 January 2013
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Vladimir Putin said today that the uprisings in Syria and Libya had unleashed instability in the Middle East and north Africa, exacting a "tragic toll" in the shape of last week's attack on a gas facility in Algeria, killing at least 38 people. The ...

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UN chief urges unity on Syria - The Australian Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:27:07 GMT

UN chief urges unity on Syria
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UN leader Ban Ki-moon has made a fresh appeal to members of the Security Council to overcome their divisions and find a solution to the bloody civil war in Syria. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ban said it would be an "abdication" of ...

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The Syria debate, continued - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:57:54 GMT

The Syria debate, continued
Foreign Policy (blog)
My column last week arguing that American intervention would probably not have helped Syria has generated a lot of discussion, both positive and negative. Some of the discussion has been productive and useful, even if some has been of the predictably ...