Daily Beast | Syria peace talks effort stalls Los Angeles Times The major exile opposition group, irate over what it calls a "shameful" global silence about the bloodshed, has announced that it will not attend several planned international gatherings on Syria, spurning invitations to visit Russia and the United States. In Syria, new influx of weapons to rebels tilts the battle against Assad Al Qaeda's Syria Offensive Battle for Syria's Aleppo Airport Intensifies |
The Guardian (blog) | Syria opposition spurns US, Russia invitations NBCNews.com (blog) The main Syrian opposition grouping has said it turned down invitations to visit Washington and Moscow to protest what it described as international silence over destruction of the ancient city of Aleppo by Syrian missile strikes. A statement late on ... Syria opposition to boycott upcoming talks Syria opposition boycott talks over 'silence' on war Syria crisis: Huge explosion rocks Damascus, dozens dead - Thursday 21 ... |
The Voice of Russia | Patriots in Turkey send clear warning to Syria: Germany Reuters KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (Reuters) - Germany's defense minister inspected Patriot missile batteries close to the Syria-Turkey border on Saturday and said they delivered a "clear warning" to Damascus that NATO would not tolerate missiles being fired into ... Germany to ensure Turkey-Syria border security |
Telegraph.co.uk | US and British plans to seize Syria's chemical weapons Telegraph.co.uk British intelligence believes Syria has amassed an extensive arsenal of WMD including nerve agents such as Sarin – one of the most deadly weapons ever created – and chemical weapons such as mustard gas. They have so far not been used and are ... |
Globe and Mail | Syria opposition to skip some international meetings over 'silence' on killings Globe and Mail The announcement late Friday came after the Coalition had said it would form a government to run “liberated areas” of Syria, and as condemnation mounted against devastating attacks in Damascus that left about 100 people dead a day earlier. |
Telegraph.co.uk | Teenager from Ireland is killed in Syria Telegraph.co.uk His family raised the alarm when he did not arrive in Dublin. They later learned he had crossed the Turkish border into Syria. Mr Gaidan said: "We heard nothing from him until one day someone called from Syria saying Shamseddin is here and he is ... |
The Irish Sun | Boy, 16, from Navan dies in Syria battle The Irish Sun THE family of an Irish schoolboy killed fighting in war-torn Syria are “sick with grief for their beloved oldest son”. Shamseddin Gaidan, 16, from Navan, Co Meath, lost his life fighting against president Bashar al-Assad's troops last week. Now his ... Irish teenager reportedly killed in Syria Navan teen killed fighting in Syria |
Press TV | video shows Syria militants' war crimes Press TV The Syria crisis began in mid-March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of security personnel, have been killed in the violence, and several international human rights organizations say the foreign-sponsored militants have committed war crimes. |
CTV News | Battle for Syria's Aleppo airport intensifies as regime tries to reverse rebel ... CTV News BEIRUIT -- The battle for Syria's second-largest airport intensified Saturday as government troops tried to reverse recent strategic gains the rebels have made in the northeast in their quest to topple President Bashar Assad. Assad's forces have been ... |
Syrian National Coalition to boycott peace talks in protest at international ... GlobalPost Syrian government forces cross a street in a district under their control in Syria's second city Aleppo on February 22, 2013. The United Nations says at least 70,000 people have been killed in the near two-year conflict, and puts the number of Syrians ... |