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The all-female militias of Syria - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:47:41 GMT

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The all-female militias of Syria
Washington Post (blog)
The formation of the force comes amid speculation that the regular Syrian army, depleted by defections, desertions and thousands of casualties, is becoming stretched by the effort to suppress Syria's 22-month-old uprising. According to a report in ...
Twin Car Bombs Kill 8 in SyriaVoice of America
US says humanitarian aid for Syria not enough, calls for moreReuters
West's fears over Syria Islamists mount as coalition floundersChicago Tribune
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Syria's Bashar al-Assad won't fall soon, Jordan's king says - CNN Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:46:56 GMT

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Syria's Bashar al-Assad won't fall soon, Jordan's king says
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(CNN) -- The embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not close to falling despite nearly two years of fighting between government forces and rebels seeking to depose him, Jordan's King Abdullah II said Friday. "Anyone who says that ...
“The New Taliban Are In Syria”Daily Beast
Calls for Syria action at Davos forumNEWS.com.au
Calls for Syria action as Arab world on Davos centre stageTimes of India
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Syria says ICC call hinders search for end to conflict - Reuters Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:00:47 GMT

Syria says ICC call hinders search for end to conflict
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A call by nearly 60 states for the Syria conflict to be referred to the International Criminal Court for an investigation into war crimes is "complicating the situation and hindering the search for an end to the crisis ...
Why not try taking Syria to court?Globe and Mail

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American journalist remains missing in Syria, friends "extremely concerned" - CBS News Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:14:51 GMT

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American journalist remains missing in Syria, friends "extremely concerned"
CBS News
(CBS News)The International press Institute reports that 132 journalists were killed around the world in 2012, the highest number since the IPI started recording journalists' deaths in 1997 and one that underscores the increasingly insecure ...

Twin Car Bombs Kill 8 in Syria's Golan Heights - Voice of America Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:24:08 GMT

Twin Car Bombs Kill 8 in Syria's Golan Heights
Voice of America
The United Nations Friday released a letter from Syria's U.N. ambassador rejecting calls to refer the Syrian crisis to the International Criminal Court. Almost 60 countries have urged such action, but the letter said the initiative shows "hypocrisy and ...

Fears that Syria may execute jailed software activist - Toronto Star Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:51:58 GMT

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Fears that Syria may execute jailed software activist
Toronto Star
For his work online, Syrian software engineer Bassel Khartabil was arrested and tortured — and he could be executed in the coming weeks by security forces in the troubled country. “We knew Bassel was in grave danger from day one of the revolution,” ...

Militants in Syria intensify attacks on Kurds - Press TV Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:12:58 GMT

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Militants in Syria intensify attacks on Kurds
Press TV
On Tuesday, at least 56 people were reported to have been killed in a week of fighting between the militants, using tanks and mortars, and the Kurds, who make up almost ten percent of Syria's population. The militants also clashed with the Kurds near ...

In Revolutionary Syria, Galleries Become Refuges and Artists Turn Dissident - Huffington Post Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:20:31 GMT

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In Revolutionary Syria, Galleries Become Refuges and Artists Turn Dissident
Huffington Post
Not so long ago it looked like Damascus was in line to once again become a global center for art, with a burgeoning gallery scene and a growing international interest in works by Syrian artists. But glossy images from openings just a few years ago ...

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Syria's desperate refugees now living in caves on the side of cliffs - Telegraph.co.uk Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:52:48 GMT

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Syria's desperate refugees now living in caves on the side of cliffs
Telegraph.co.uk
Clinging to the rock face, the four-year-old girl moved along the cliff edge.The bottoms of her rubber clogs full of mud, her small feet slipped perilously as she stepped on the wet rocks of a narrow ledge, no more than four inches wide, which gave way ...

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Man charged in Syria terror inquiry - BBC News Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:06:06 GMT

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Man charged in Syria terror inquiry
BBC News
A 31-year-old man from east London has been charged with preparation of terrorist acts in Syria. Najul Islam, from Stratford, is accused of financing travel arrangements for two other men and supplying them with equipment including night vision goggles ...
Man remanded on Syria terror chargeBelfast Telegraph
U.K. Police Charge Man With Terrorism Offenses Related to SyriaBloomberg
Man held in Syria terrorist probeThe Independent
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