Voice of America | US troops arrive in Turkey; rebels battle for airport in Syria CNN (CNN) -- U.S. troops arrived in Turkey on Friday to man Patriot missile defense batteries near the Syrian border, Turkish state media said. The move was made after Syria launched Scud missiles at cities near the Turkish border. In response, the U.S ... NATO Deploys Missiles to Turkey-Syria Border Nato deploying Patriot missiles to Turkey-Syria border The US Is Waging An All-Out Proxy War With Russia In Syria |
Wall Street Journal | Syria fighting rages in Damascus suburbs Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — Fighting raged around the suburbs of the Syrian capital Friday, as rebels sought to gain control of a ring of farming, residential and industrial communities that are a lifeline for the government of President Bashar Assad. In neighboring ... Syria Using More Iranian Missiles, US Officials Say Syria's Jihadist Problem Syria rebels' arms supplies and finances drying up despite western pledges |
New York Times | Bomb Attack in Syria Kills at Least 10 as Reports of Executions Surface New York Times ... and HWAIDA SAAD. Published: January 4, 2013. BEIRUT, Lebanon — An explosion struck a gas station in the Syrian capital, Damascus, early on Friday, killing at least 10 people in the second attack in three days on people lining up for scarce fuel. Syrian forces bombard rebel areas to keep rebels out of capital Patriot missile troops in Turkey as Syria war worsens Syria jets, troops wage offensive on rebels near capital |
Hurriyet Daily News | The endgame in Syria is nowhere in sight Fox News (blog) Wither Syria? Some observers interpreted UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's visit to Damascus and certain Russian statements as proof positive that the Syrian conflict will be resolved soon. It will not. Predicting that the endgame for Syria is ... Top official visits Russia to talk Syria Syria's Rising Death Toll: The Darkness Before the Dawn or Sign of a Grinding ... Russia and US to set stage for new Syria effort |
Video Shows Airstrikes Near Crusader Castle in Syria New York Times (blog) By ROBERT MACKEY. Video posted online by Syrian opposition activists on Friday appeared to show fresh airstrikes near the historic medieval castle Krak des Chevaliers, in Qalaat al-Hosn, west of the city of Homs near the Lebanese border. |
The Guardian | Syria Military Intervention No Closer Despite Rising Death Toll Huffington Post But in Syria those bloody notches show no signs of braking a headlong struggle to the death watched from afar by divided outside powers, most of whose leaders seem convinced that the risks of direct intervention outweigh any possible rewards. Syrians ... UN's Syria death toll jumps dramatically to 60000-plus Syria toll at 60000 and counting 60000 Dead in Syria? Why the Death Toll Is Likely Even Higher |
NPR (blog) | In War-Torn Northern Syria, Children 'Only Paint In Red' NPR (blog) From 'Morning Edition': Deborah Amos on the children of Northern Syria. Shocking statistics, such as the U.N.'s estimate that more than 60,000 people have died in Syria since anti-regime protests and fighting began in March 2011, tell only part of the ... End Not Yet in Sight, Syria's Two-Year Conflict Reaches Grim Milestone Syria: A Modern Humanitarian Failure |
The Daily Star | Syria conflict: Hezbollah calls for political settlement - Friday 4 January 2013 The Guardian Hassan Nasrallah, head of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, in a television address calling on Lebanese Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, gives a television address calling on the Lebanese government to back a political ... Hezbollah Chief Urges Lebanon to Help in Syrian Crisis Lebanon wants Arab meet on Syria refugee crisis Lebanon to stay open for Syria refugees but wants help |
The Independent | No word on US journalist kidnapped in Syria James Foley , says family The Independent Thirty-nine-year-old James Foley was kidnapped in northwest Syria by unknown gunmen on 22 November, his parents said yesterday. He was in the country contributing videos to Agence France-Press, which has vowed to help secure his release. American journalist abducted in Syria US Journalist James Foley Captured in Syria Boston-based; captured in Syria |
Firstpost | Syria slams 'biased' UN report on conflict The Australian The UN's Commission of Inquiry on Syria, established in August 2011, has yet to gain access to the country, despite the foreign ministry stressing a "willingness" to work with the outside investigators. "Unfortunately, the Commission missed all these ... Syria says UN inquiry report "not neutral" Foreign Ministry: Report of International Commission of Inquiry on Syria Lacks ... UN inquiry report 'not neutral', says Syria |