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A Battle for Syria, One Court at a Time - New York Times Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:23:44 GMT

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 ...


Syria's children: even their first words are now shaped by war - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:38:08 GMT

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 childrenChannel 4 News
Photos: Children of the war in SyriaDenver Post
Syria's children targeted and under fireBBC News
ABC Online -CNN -The Daily Star
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Syria denies reports of mass conscription - Los Angeles Times Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:43:23 GMT

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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 FightNew York Times
Syria Troops, Rebels Clash in Northern DamascusABC News
In Secular Syria, Top Muslim Cleric Picks Sides In Civil WarNPR (blog)
The Australian -Financial Times -GlobalPost
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In volatile border region, fear grips Syria's minority - Reuters Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:55:46 GMT

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 ...

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Lebanon: Sibling of Syria - Aljazeera.com Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:10:29 GMT

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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: PMReuters
Syria's political divides reflected among Lebanon's refugee communityThe Daily Star
Hezbollah, Iran fighting in Syria says Assad loyalistYa Libnan

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Syria Issue Likely to Come Up During Obama's Mideast Trip - Voice of America Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:53:14 GMT

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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 borderChristian Science Monitor (blog)
The CIA Takes Opposite Sides in Syria and IraqThe Nation. (blog)
We must intervene in Syria to protect ourselvesNational Post
Austin Business Journal (blog) -The Guardian (blog) -Press TV
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France's Fabius says Europe must drop Syria arms ban - Reuters Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:01:30 GMT

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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 RebelsVoice of America
Syria: Cameron Backs Hague Over Arms EmbargoSky News
Lavrov warns Britain over arms to Syria rebelsDeutsche Welle
RT -Huffington Post UK -BBC News
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How the Muslim Brotherhood Hijacked Syria's Revolution - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:06:08 GMT

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 jihadistsThe Independent
Syria's Brotherhood calls for 'week of action' on revolt anniversaryAhram Online
Syria's Brotherhood calls for action amid escalating violenceAl-Arabiya
The Times of Israel -Alliance for Kurdish Rights -World Tribune
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Syria's Children Deliberately Targeted With Rape, Torture, Shootings, Says ... - Huffington Post Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:32:22 GMT

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 ...


UN pleads for Syria aid, warns of threat to region - Channel News Asia Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:36:50 GMT

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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 2013The Guardian (blog)
UNHCR appeals for extraordinary funds for Syria victimsUNHCR (press release)
Prince Charles describes 'horror' of Syria's refugee crisisTelegraph.co.uk
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