New York Times | A Battle for Syria, One Court at a Time New York Times ANTAKYA, Turkey — When members of a fledgling court system in Aleppo, Syria, refused to hand over newly refurbished offices to the head of a Shariah Board last month, four vehicles filled with heavily armed fighters promptly roared through the fence ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Syria's children: even their first words are now shaped by war Christian Science Monitor A Save the Children report released today states that children, some 2 million of them, are the 'forgotten victims' of Syria's war. By Ryan Lenora Brown, Correspondent / March 13, 2013. Members of a Syrian Shi'ite armed group known as 'Popular ... Syria conflict takes its toll on two million children Photos: Children of the war in Syria Syria's children targeted and under fire |
New York Times | Syria denies reports of mass conscription Los Angeles Times Syrian authorities took the unusual step of denying reports that young men were being grabbed at checkpoints and drafted into the army as part of a new general call for military conscription. The official press agency quoted a "media source" as saying ... Syria Military Shows Strain in a War It Wasn't Built to Fight Syria Troops, Rebels Clash in Northern Damascus In Secular Syria, Top Muslim Cleric Picks Sides In Civil War |
In volatile border region, fear grips Syria's minority Reuters Taher, a Shi'ite, said she was threatened by Sunni Muslim rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad in the largely unmarked border region where Syria merges into Lebanon - an old smuggling area where Syrians and Lebanese, Shi'ites and Sunnis once ... |
The Daily Star | Lebanon: Sibling of Syria Aljazeera.com Syria's conflict has been leaking out of its borders, but in few places are risks higher than in Lebanon. Divided at birth by French colonial design after World War I, both states were destined to be bound by a common fate, but over the years their ... Lebanon needs Arab aid to help with Syria influx: PM Syria's political divides reflected among Lebanon's refugee community Hezbollah, Iran fighting in Syria says Assad loyalist |
Christian Science Monitor (blog) | Syria Issue Likely to Come Up During Obama's Mideast Trip Voice of America STATE DEPARTMENT — President Obama's trip to the Middle East is primarily about how to find a path to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. But the war in Syria, where Israel is increasingly concerned about Iran's involvement and the growing calls ... Terrorism and freedom fighting along the Syria-Iraq border The CIA Takes Opposite Sides in Syria and Iraq We must intervene in Syria to protect ourselves |
Voice of America | France's Fabius says Europe must drop Syria arms ban Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius kept up his push on Wednesday for Europe to ditch a ban on supplying arms to Syria, saying stepping up help to the opposition was the only way to end the bloody two-year-old crisis. "We must go ... Russia Condemns Talk of Arming Syria Rebels Syria: Cameron Backs Hague Over Arms Embargo Lavrov warns Britain over arms to Syria rebels |
Foreign Policy (blog) | How the Muslim Brotherhood Hijacked Syria's Revolution Foreign Policy (blog) No one in Syria expected the anti-regime uprising to last this long or be this deadly, but after around 70,000 dead, 1 million refugees, and two years of unrest, there is still no end in sight. While President Bashar al-Assad's brutal response is ... Conflict in Syria creates wave of British jihadists Syria's Brotherhood calls for 'week of action' on revolt anniversary Syria's Brotherhood calls for action amid escalating violence |
Syria's Children Deliberately Targeted With Rape, Torture, Shootings, Says ... Huffington Post Forsyth said he met a Syrian refugee boy, 12, who saw his best friend killed outside a bakery. "His friend was shot through the heart. But initially, he thought he was joking because there was no blood. They didn't realise he had been killed until they ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | UN pleads for Syria aid, warns of threat to region Channel News Asia UN pleads for Syria aid, warns of threat to region. Posted: 14 March 2013 0636 hrs. Syrian refugees in a poor neighbourhood in the Lebanese city of Tripoli on March 7, · Click to enlarge, Photos, of. DAMASCUS: The UN urged governments on Wednesday to ... Syria crisis: Prince Charles visits refugee camp - Wednesday 13 March 2013 UNHCR appeals for extraordinary funds for Syria victims Prince Charles describes 'horror' of Syria's refugee crisis |