New York Times | Israeli airstrike in Syria targeted a shipment of weapons, 2 US officials say Washington Post An Israeli airstrike in Syria last week targeted a shipment of weapons and caused minor collateral damage to a nearby research center that deals with chemical weapons, two U.S. officials said Sunday. Syrian television showed images of broken glass and ... Israel Hints at Responsibility for Syria Airstrike Israeli Strike Into Syria Said to Damage Research Site Israel suggests responsibility for airstrike on Syria, as Assad warns forces ... |
The Guardian | Hopes of Syria talks rise as 5000 die in a month The Guardian Almost 5,000 people were killed in Syria in January alone, according to new figures reported on Sunday which underscored the escalation of hostilities in a country thousands are fleeing every day. The latest death toll – the second-worst month in the ... Russia, Iran support idea of talks in Syria The Syria-Iran connection / Nukes-for-Assad trade in the offing? Syria opposition leader meets Russia and Iran |
Wall Street Journal | Syria Rebels Blame Regime for Civilian Massacre Wall Street Journal The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks the conflict in Syria, said rebels executed the local mayor of Sheikh Saeed on Saturday because of his loyalty to the regime. The Observatory said that it was investigating reports that ... Syria violence kills at least 125 people 13 dead following Syria missile strike Syria militants kill men execution style, video shows |
Israel suggests responsibility for Syria airstrike Huffington Post MUNICH — Israel's defense minister indicated Sunday that his country was behind an airstrike on Syria that U.S. officials said targeted anti-aircraft weapons bound for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. It was the first public comment by an ... |
Voice of America | Israel Hints at Responsibility for Syria Strike Voice of America The growing tensions with Syria coincide with Israel's formation of a new government, two weeks after national elections. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the proliferation of heavy weapons in Syria poses a major challenge as he begins a third ... |
Stars and Stripes | Security Conference Yields No Big Steps Forward In Syria Conflict NPR The crisis in Syria is the focus of a security conference in Germany this weekend, and for the first time, a leader of Syria's opposition sat down with officials from Russia and Iran. Both of those countries are key allies of the Syrian regime of ... Security conference focuses on Syria, Iran, Mali; barely touches on Afghanistan Israel Publicly Comments On Syria Attack For First Time Israel's Barak: Syria's Assad will soon fall, will be major blow to archrival Iran |
Globe and Mail | Israel trying to 'destabilize' Syria, al-Assad says Add to ... Globe and Mail Print; AA. Israel on Sunday implicitly confirmed it staged an air strike on Syria last week as President Bashar al-Assad accused the Jewish state of trying to further destabilize his war-torn country. The foreign minister of Damascus's ally Iran ... David Ignatius: Kerry's Syria priority Clinton Reviews Tenure, Focusing on Syria and Iran Moscow wants 'regular contact' with Syria opposition |
Barak hints Israel was behind attack on Syria The Independent Israeli politicians have long voiced their fears that Syria's stockpile of chemical and biological weapons could end up in the hands of groups such as Hezbollah, in Lebanon, or other Jihadist factions fighting the Assad government. Officials, including ... |
Syria: 'Children Are Conflict's Biggest Casualty' Sky News Children in Syria are being killed and injured in greater numbers than rebel fighters, Sky's Stuart Ramsay reports from Aleppo. 3:07am UK, Monday 04 February 2013. An injured boy in Aleppo. Tweet ... |
New York Times | Soldiers in Lebanon Die in Raid Near Syria New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — At least three Lebanese Army soldiers were killed Friday in a shootout as they tried to arrest a resident of a village that has become a hub of refugees and where Syrian rebels often cross the border. Their target was also fatally shot. Lebanese soldiers killed near Syria border |