New York Times | Drumbeat Grows Louder in Congress for Obama to Act on Syria ABC News (blog) WASHINGTON — As the Syrian regime and opposition trade accusations over the use of chemical weapons, the drumbeat in Washington for the United States to get more directly involved in the two-year old conflict is growing louder. Republican Senators ... Syria, rebels accuse each other of firing a chemical weapon near Aleppo Syria and Activists Trade Charges on Chemical Weapons Syria Chemical Weapons Claims Prompt Easy Talk Of Hard War On Iraq ... |
Voice of America | US: No evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria USA TODAY WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that several NATO countries are working on contingency plans for possible military action to end the two-year civil war in Syria as President Bashar Assad's regime accused ... Syria Opposition Chooses US Technocrat to Lead Revolution US Citizen Is Picked as Syria Opposition's Prime Minister Syria's First Interim Prime Minister |
Islamic law comes to rebel-held Syria Washington Post ALEPPO, Syria — The evidence was incontrovertible, captured on video and posted on YouTube for all the world to see. During a demonstration against the Syrian regime, Wael Ibrahim, a veteran activist, had tossed aside a banner inscribed with the ... |
New York Times | Syria and Activists Trade Accusations on Chemical Weapons New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian government and Syrian rebels and activists traded accusations about an attack in Aleppo on Tuesday, in which each side said the other had used chemical weapons. |
CBS News | Syria rebels, regime blame each other for first alleged chemical weapons attack CBS News DAMASCUS, Syria The Syrian government accused rebels of firing a chemical weapon for the first time on Tuesday in the north of the country, killing at least 25 people in the war-torn Aleppo province. Rebels quickly denied the report and accused regime ... |
euronews | Blair Says Iraq Would Be 'Worse Than Syria' Now, if Antiwar Critics Had Prevailed New York Times (blog) Defending Britain's participation in the American-led invasion of Iraq, former Prime Minister Tony Blair told the BBC that Iraq “would look a lot more like Syria, and probably a lot worse than Syria,” today if the war had not taken place. Blair defends Iraq invasion, calls for Syria action Blair: Iraq uprising would have been 'worse than Syria' |
Aljazeera.com | Lebanon condemns Syria strike on border town Aljazeera.com Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has condemned a Syrian air strike on Lebanon's side of the border between the two countries, calling it an "unacceptable violation" of Lebanese sovereignty. The president's comments on Tuesday were a rare rebuke of ... Syria airstrike on Lebanon 'unacceptable': Sleiman Syria denies air striking Lebanese territories Syria air raid on Lebanon 'unacceptable,' US says |
RT | NATO planning for possible Syria missions, official says CBS News WASHINGTON The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that NATO is conducting contingency planning for possible military involvement in Syria and American forces would be prepared if called upon by the United Nations and member ... Top Democrat endorses Syria no-fly zone NATO members mull Syria military action Stavridis Shares NATO Perspective on Afghanistan, Syria |
Casey, Rubio Offer Bill To Aid Syria's Opposition Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that NATO is conducting contingency planning for possible military involvement in Syria and American forces would be prepared if called upon by the United Nations and member ... |
John McCain, Lindsey Graham Press Obama On Syria Intervention After ... Huffington Post Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday responded to conflicting and unconfirmed reports of chemical weapons being used in Syria by increasing pressure on President Barack Obama to approve U.S. military involvement in ... |