The Guardian (blog) | Syria opposition to choose provisional PM on March 2 Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian opposition leaders will meet in Istanbul on March 2 to choose a prime minister to head a provisional government that would operate in rebel-controlled areas of Syria, coalition officials said on Friday. The move was aimed at ... Syrian rebel commander on a post-Assad Syria Syria opposition to boycott upcoming talks Syria rebels seize nuclear research center |
Russia accuses US of double standards over Syria Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States on Friday of having double standards on Syria, saying it had blocked a U.N. Security Council statement condemning a car bomb attack in Damascus. Washington denied ... |
How Islamists are gaining ground in Syria CNN Always dressed in a scarf and fingerless gloves woven with the colors of the Syrian rebel flag, Qobani worked with a team of pro-democracy activists in Syria's northern Idlib province. He would sing from the rooftops during boisterous anti-government ... |
The Daily Star | Hezbollah Role In Syria Crisis Looks Poised To Grow Huffington Post The battle lines in Syria fall neatly along sectarian lines, with most of the Syrian rebels being Sunni Muslims supported by the Sunni countries of the Arabian Gulf, while Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime is being backed by the Shiite government ... Syria rebels blame Hizbollah for clashes Lebanese villagers in Syria ride out the storm Hezbollah never involved in Syria unrest: Hisham Jaber |
ABC News | Displaced Who Stay in Syria Get Little Aid ABC News Turki Abdel Qadir, a burly villager from the northern countryside, fled to this muddy camp amid olive groves three months ago after his 13-year-old daughter Haifa was wounded in the civil war. Just yards from Syria's border with Turkey, the family ... |
TIME | The Missing Journalists of Syria's War: The Struggle to Save Those Who Bear ... TIME James Foley, known as “Jim,” is an American freelance reporter who has been unaccounted for inside Syria since November. On Thanksgiving Day, the Foleys were told that James, 39, and another journalist were apparently intercepted and kidnapped by ... |
BBC News | Syria conflict: 'Civilians killed' by Aleppo rockets BBC News Three missiles have crashed into residential areas of Syria's northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 12 civilians, activists say. Video footage posted online claims to show the aftermath, with people carrying away the wounded and a wide area reduced ... Syria reels from another day of violence Syria opposition condemns 'international silence' over war Explosions in Syria's Aleppo kill at least 12: activists |
More than 200 villagers kidnapped in northern Syria released, easing sectarian ... Edmonton Journal This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows Syrian security agents carrying a body following a huge explosion that shook central Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. A car bomb shook central Damascus on Thursday, exploding ... |
Today's reads: Anger and shame in Syria, the Fox News of China Washington Post (blog) This post is among the first of a recurring feature, in which I'll share some of what I'm reading today. It's meant to highlight some of the best foreign affairs coverage from other media outlets, blogs, academic institutions and think tanks. It's also ... |
Talk Radio News Service | Russia begins new bid to end Syria conflict Deutsche Welle Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov this week urged the Syrian government led by Bashar Assad to stick to its earlier offers to sit down at the negotiating table with the opposition. "The words have to be followed now by concrete action," Lavrov ... US Rejects Accusations of “Double Standard” on Syria Violence Syria divide casts shadow over Kerry-Lavrov meeting Russia proposes talking to Syria to end civil war like no one has been trying ... |