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Senate Hearing Draws Out a Rift in US Policy on Syria - New York Times Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:07:11 GMT

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Senate Hearing Draws Out a Rift in US Policy on Syria New York Times But on Thursday, deep divisions over what to do about one of those issues — the rising violence in Syria — spilled into public view for the first time in a blunt exchange between Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, and the leaders of the ... Obama Blocked Rebel ArmsWall Street Journal Why did Mr. Obama overrule his advisers on Syria?Washington Post Panetta backs Syria rebels arms planBBC News Toronto Star -Al-Arabiya -Council on Foreign Relations (blog) all 260 news articles »

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Islamic summit backs Syria dialogue - CBS News Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:38:26 GMT

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Islamic summit backs Syria dialogue CBS News Like previous diplomatic initiatives on Syria, opposition chief Mouaz al-Khatib's call for talks made less than a week ago appeared doomed to failure. And with troops and rebels clashing for a second day around Damascus, frustrated Syrians dismissed ... Islamic summit urges dialogue on Syria transitionReuters Morsi urges unity over SyriaAljazeera.com Islamic Summit Ends With Call for Dialogue in SyriaVoice of America Irish Times -Huffington Post -The Daily Star all 185 news articles »

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UN Chief Criticized Syria's President - ABC News Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:06:27 GMT

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UN Chief Criticized Syria's President ABC News Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is strongly criticizing Syria's President Bashar Assad for using terrorists as a justification to kill civilians and shell villages. The U.N. chief told a group of journalists Thursday that the Syrian crisis didn't start ... Syria denies Israel targeted convoy3News NZ Syria claims 'no truth' to reports Israeli strike targeted convoyFox News Syria gov't, rebels continue fight for control of Damascus suburbs as war ...CBS News Telegraph.co.uk all 245 news articles »

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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 all 19 news articles »

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Ground War: Syria's Rebels Prepare to Take a Province from Assad - TIME Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:28:38 GMT

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Ground War: Syria's Rebels Prepare to Take a Province from Assad TIME Like so many rebel offensives, the fight for the Syrian military base, just east of the devastated city of Maaret Numan and one of the last major loyalist outposts in the vast northern province of Idlib, soon sputtered for the usual reasons — the ... and more »

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Syria Crisis: Muslim World Urges Dialogue - Huffington Post Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:35:48 GMT

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Syria Crisis: Muslim World Urges Dialogue Huffington Post In turn, Egypt could gain an avenue to influence the fate of Syria, a key ally of Iran, as well as economic benefits. The Iranian president arrived in Egypt on Tuesday to attend a two-day Islamic summit hosted by Egypt's president, Islamist Mohammed Morsi. Egypt looks to new regional plan on SyriaAhram Online Iran's President Calls On Syria's Assad, Opposition To NegotiateRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Iran seeks Syria govt, opposition talksThe Australian Hurriyet Daily News -Sky News -Press TV all 717 news articles »

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Aid doesn't reach camp for displaced Syrians just outside Turkey - MiamiHerald.com Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:24:46 GMT

Aid doesn't reach camp for displaced Syrians just outside Turkey MiamiHerald.com ATMA, Syria -- From a distance, the tents look like an unfurled streamer, a wave of white filling the olive grove and crawling up the barren hillside on the Syrian-Turkish border, almost a work of environmental art. This is Syria's biggest camp for the ... Syrian air attacks worry some at camps for displaced peopleSunHerald.com all 3 news articles »

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Rare Good News From Syria: A Dance Video Set to Usher - The Atlantic Wire Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:56:12 GMT

Rare Good News From Syria: A Dance Video Set to Usher The Atlantic Wire You've probably read a lot of scary stuff about what's going on in Syria right now, and that's fine, because it's the truth. That's why it's refreshing to see some happy Syrian faces for once. A new YouTube video apparently shows Syrian Army soldiers ... and more »

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Muslim leaders urge Syria dialogue - euronews Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:33:40 GMT

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Muslim leaders urge Syria dialogue euronews Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said: “We hope to reach a solution on Syria. Everyone is trying to achieve a halt in the violence; all of us including the opposition and the rest of the world. I hope that the four countries Saudi Arabia ... Ahmadinejad, Mursi, Gul Meet on Syria, Urge End for BloodshedAl-Manar TV all 6 news articles »

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'Syria could be a second Somalia' - Deutsche Welle Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:03:20 GMT

'Syria could be a second Somalia' Deutsche Welle Our attitude toward Syria, first and foremost, is that we see it as a huge humanitarian crisis. We have offered help. Of course, the Israeli government can't help because of the sensitivities on the ground in Syria. But we encouraged some Israeli NGOs ... and more »