Christian Science Monitor (blog) | US Steps Up Aid to Syrian Opposition, Pledging $60 Million New York Times ROME — The food rations and medical supplies that Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday would be provided to the Free Syrian Army mark the first time that the United States has publicly committed itself to sending nonlethal aid to the armed ... 57. Pressure Syria Kerry announces new aid for Syria opposition, in US policy shift Will limited US aid to Syria rebels hasten the end of war, or prolong it? |
Croatia Is Withdrawing Soldiers From Israel-Syria Frontier New York Times Croatia has nearly 100 soldiers serving with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, which is responsible for maintaining the fragile calm between Israeli and Syrian troops at the demilitarized zone along Syria's Golan frontier that was ... |
The Guardian | £1bn pledged in aid to Syria fails to materialise The Guardian Speaking to the Guardian, the head of WHO in Syria, Elizabeth Hoff, said the security situation in the Syrian capital had got worse. There were several explosions on a daily basis, and an increasing number of people in Damascus being killed and injured ... Syria refugees threaten Lebanon's stability: interior minister Stop Syria incursions, Ban says in 1701 report Lebanon must reinforce Syria war neutrality, says UN |
West to send Syrian rebels aid, not arms Reuters The European Union, acting on a decision this month to send direct aid to the rebels, said it had amended sanctions on Syria to permit the supply of armored vehicles, non-lethal military equipment and technical aid, provided they were intended to ... |
Et_cetera_Et_cetera February 28, 2013 16:35 oh look, the rest of the world ... Huffington Post Holymolly February 28, 2013 16:33 Lets face it, Americans know very little on the difference between Lybia and Syria, and it's not the way they wrap their head. We need qualified concerned piblic officials that know what they are doing. thenorwegian76 ... |
Aljazeera.com | Lebanon's Shia leaders are not sure what to do about Syria The Economist TWO years ago, times were good for Hizbullah, the Lebanese Shia militia-cum-party with strong links to Iran and Syria. The group had risen from humble origins fighting Israeli soldiers in Lebanon in the 1980s to becoming a well-armed force that ... Iraq PM warns of Syria crisis spillover Maliki Warns Syria Conflict Could Engulf Iraq Iraq PM Maliki warns Syria war could spread if opposition wins |
Western powers set to increase aid for Syrian rebels CNN Rome (CNN) -- The United States stepped further into Syria's civil war Thursday, promising rebel fighters food and medical supplies -- but not weapons -- for the first time in the two-year conflict that has claimed more than 60,000 lives and laid waste ... |
Reporter's Notebook: The Agony Of Syria's Civil War NPR Secretary of State John Kerry announced plans to provide $60 million in aid to Syrian rebels. With the country engulfed in civil war, an important battle is underway in the northwest, where rebels may soon control all of Idlib province. NPR's Kelly ... |
Another Problem in Syria: How Do Kurds Fit In? The Atlantic One of the biggest questions facing a post-Assad Syria is what will become of the residents of western Kurdistan (commonly called "Rojava")--which comprises much of northern Syria--once the war is over? Long persecuted under the Assad regime, Syrian ... |
ABC News | Putin Signals Russia Can Be More Flexible on Syria ABC News President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia should listen to some of the French arguments about Syria — over a bottle of vodka, not merely wine. Putin made the comment after talks in Moscow with French President Francois Hollande, whom Putin ... France's Hollande says wants Syria talks widened Russia backs France's Syria plans Hollande, Putin on Syria: Approach differs, goals the same |