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Syria's Kurds Try to Balance Security and Alliances - New York Times Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:48:37 GMT

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Syria's Kurds Try to Balance Security and Alliances
New York Times
ERBIL, IRAQ — Syria's Kurds have mostly escaped prolonged bouts of direct conflict in the country's civil war, but with rebel units pushing east toward the resource-rich Kurdish heartland, Kurdish militias proliferating and calls for greater autonomy ...
Turkey's Syria Strategy Could Yield Unintended ConsequencesAl-Monitor
International support of Kurdish uprising in SyriaAlliance for Kurdish Rights

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Image indicates Syria building unscathed by Israel strike - Reuters Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:47:31 GMT

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Image indicates Syria building unscathed by Israel strike
Reuters
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A research center that Syria said had been hit by an Israeli air strike last week appears to have remained unscathed in the attack, according to satellite images broadcast by Israeli television on Wednesday. Diplomats, Syrian ...
Satellite images reveal unscathed SSRC facility in SyriaLong War Journal
Satellite shows Syria lab unscathed by IsraelThe Age
Israel Steps Into SyriaForeign Affairs
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Nearly 800000 refugees flee fighting in Syria, US officials say - Fox News Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:37:22 GMT

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Nearly 800000 refugees flee fighting in Syria, US officials say
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Nearly 800,000 Syrian citizens -- the vast majority of them women and children -- have fled the bloody two-year civil war there, State Department officials said Wednesday. More than a third of that total, the officials added, left the country within ...
New Problems in Syria: Hepatitis, Closed Hospitals, Ambulance ShortagesNew York Times
Seeking a solution for SyriaPravda
US Humanitarian Response to the Crisis in SyriaUS Department of State (press release)
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Family of US journalist kidnapped in Syria takes to Facebook to drum up leads - New York Daily News Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:44:45 GMT

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Family of US journalist kidnapped in Syria takes to Facebook to drum up leads
New York Daily News
It's been over two months since a U.S. freelance journalist was kidnapped by gunmen in Syria - and now his family is turning to social media for help. Relatives of James Foley, who disappeared in the war-torn country in late November, have published ...

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Islamic governments discuss Syria - Deutsche Welle Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:46:37 GMT

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Islamic governments discuss Syria
Deutsche Welle
Views on the French intervention in Mali were also discussed. The Syria conflict has revealed divisions among the more than 25 prime ministers and presidents from across the Muslim world taking part in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit.
Islamic summit reveals sectarian split on SyriaCBC.ca
Organization Of Islamic Cooperation Summit: Muslim Leaders Divided On Syria ...Huffington Post
Islamic summit opens with calls for Syria dialogueReuters
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Syria capital Damascus sees heavy Jobar fighting - BBC News Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:33:30 GMT

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Syria capital Damascus sees heavy Jobar fighting
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Fierce fighting broke out in the Syrian capital, Damascus, as rebels attacked forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, witnesses and rebels said. Much of the violence was centred around the Jobar district and a key junction on the Damascus ring road.
Syria conflict: clashes in Damascus - Wednesday 6 February 2013The Guardian
Heavy Clashes Frighten Residents in Syria CapitalTIME
'Many killed' in Syria car bombingsAljazeera.com
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Syria opposition demands all women prisoners freed by Sunday - Reuters Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:01:20 GMT

Syria opposition demands all women prisoners freed by Sunday
Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib said the Syrian government had until Sunday to release all women detainees, otherwise he would regard his offer for dialogue as rejected by President Bashar al-Assad, BBC Arabic said.

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Dispatch: Syria's Internally Displaced Depend on Handouts - PBS NewsHour (blog) Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:51:15 GMT

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Dispatch: Syria's Internally Displaced Depend on Handouts
PBS NewsHour (blog)
AZAZ, Syria -- Ten-year-old Nesma shouted in Arabic, her eyes furious and filling with tears. Standing at the back of a line of dozens of veiled women and young girls, she had lost patience waiting for her four-month-old sister's diaper and formula ...

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What Does Syria's Civil War Mean for Lebanon? - PBS NewsHour (blog) Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:13:11 GMT

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What Does Syria's Civil War Mean for Lebanon?
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As Syria's conflict rages on with no signs of slowing down, the country's neighbors are dealing with the pressures of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees streaming across its borders. This influx of displaced Syrians adds stress to an already ...
UN eyes 1.1 million Syria refugees amid 'crisis fatigue'Ahram Online

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Twin car bombs explode in Syria, killing 12 - CBC.ca Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:38:01 GMT

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Twin car bombs explode in Syria, killing 12
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Damascus has not seen the same degree of fighting as Syria's other urban centres like Aleppo and Homs, where whole neighbourhoods have been destroyed. While the government has lost control of parts of those cities, it has kept a tight grip on the ...
Intervene in SyriaNew York Times
Pressure mounts on Assad over Syria opposition's offerDAWN.com
BC-ML--Syria, 2nd Ld-Writethru,502Heavy clashes erupt in Syrian capitalAP ...The Times Herald
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