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UN Rights Officials Urge Syria War Crimes Charges - New York Times Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:51:09 GMT

The Guardian

UN Rights Officials Urge Syria War Crimes Charges New York Times GENEVA — The United Nations Security Council should refer Syria to the International Criminal Court in The Hague to prosecute those responsible for war crimes and other abuses committed in nearly two years of conflict, Carla del Ponte, a United ... Syrian leaders should face justice at ICC, UN saysThe Guardian UN Panel Says Syria War Crimes Should Go to TrialABC News UN panel finds conflict in Syria 'increasingly sectarian'Los Angeles Times Aljazeera.com -Huffington Post all 50 news articles »

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Obama Could Revisit Arming Syria Rebels as Assad Holds Firm - New York Times Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:10:20 GMT

New York Times

Obama Could Revisit Arming Syria Rebels as Assad Holds Firm New York Times WASHINGTON — When President Obama rebuffed four of his top national security officials who wanted to arm the rebels in Syria last fall, he put an end to a months of debate over how aggressively Washington should respond to the strife there that has ... Obama to change course on Syria?WND.com all 3 news articles »

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Kurdish Refugees Have Mixed Feelings About Syria - ABC News Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:23:18 GMT

ABC News

Kurdish Refugees Have Mixed Feelings About Syria ABC News Syrian Kurds who fled their country's civil war have mixed feelings about a future without Bashar Assad: They hope to win a measure of autonomy after the fall of the regime, but fear chaos and the rise of Islamists could instead make their lives worse. The restive Kurds and Syria's futureThe Daily Star all 3 news articles »

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In a small corner of Syria, rebels attempt to reconcile - The Guardian Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:38:14 GMT

The Guardian

In a small corner of Syria, rebels attempt to reconcile The Guardian Our new host is Abu Oday, the commander of the armed opposition in this town in the western corner of Syria, and what we are witnessing is one of the most extraordinary facets of the country's catastrophic civil war: the birth pangs of a truce that has ...

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Europe Extends Syria Arms Embargo - Wall Street Journal Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:58:12 GMT

Bloomberg

Europe Extends Syria Arms Embargo Wall Street Journal BRUSSELS—European countries decided to roll over their broad arms embargo on Syria for another three months on Monday, backing away from any push to provide weapons and military equipment to groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad's regime. UK to boost Syria rebels supportIrish Independent EU Amends Sanctions Against Syria to Boost Aid for CiviliansBloomberg March 14, PSP slam Hezbollah activities in SyriaThe Daily Star The Australian -New Yorker -GlobalPost all 136 news articles »

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Inside Syria: Battle for Damascus - ABC News Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:25:09 GMT

Inside Syria: Battle for Damascus ABC News international call to action on the long, volatile battle inside syria, a battle that has so many repercussions for the united states. Today, a u.N. Panel declared it's time to bring charges, using... See More. international call to action on the long ... and more »

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Russia sending planes to Syria to deliver aid, pick up citizens - Reuters Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:03:11 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Russia sending planes to Syria to deliver aid, pick up citizens Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will send two planes to Syria on Tuesday to deliver 46 metric tons (50.7 tons) of humanitarian aid and pick up citizens that want to leave the war-torn country, an emergencies ministry spokeswoman was reported as saying on ... Russia Evacuates Citizens from Syria, Sends Humanitarian AidArutz Sheva Russian aid airlifted to Syria by EMERCOMThe Voice of Russia Jordan to discuss Syria on Russia visitGlobalPost Global Times -Journal of Turkish Weekly all 8 news articles »

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If Only Carnival Cruised to Syria - Huffington Post Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:30:26 GMT

If Only Carnival Cruised to Syria Huffington Post Take Syria, for example. No one knows for sure, but the U.N. estimates that over 60,000 people have been killed in the fighting since the uprising began in March 2011. Others say this estimate is low. The flood of Syrian refugees into Turkey, Lebanon ... and more »

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UN official: 'time has come' to refer Syrian war crimes to ICC – as it happened - The Guardian (blog) Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:01:01 GMT

UN official: 'time has come' to refer Syrian war crimes to ICC – as it happened The Guardian (blog) UN human rights investigator Carla del Ponte said the "time has come" for the security council to refer war crimes in Syria to the international criminal court for prosecution. The UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria released ...

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Russian ambassador to Lebanon calls for political solution in Syria - Press TV Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:21:27 GMT

Press TV

Russian ambassador to Lebanon calls for political solution in Syria Press TV He said a political solution is needed to restore stability in the country, adding, "Foreign sides should halt supporting and financing armed groups that are sabotaging Syria, as a prelude to the start of the internal political process." A political ... and more »