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Syria opposition leader resigns - Los Angeles Times Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:36:32 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Syria opposition leader resigns Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — The head of a U.S.-backed Syrian opposition coalition resigned his post Sunday, a major blow to a group that the United States and other nations have lauded as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people and a potential interim ... Syria: Governing in a war zoneAljazeera.com Leader of Syria's opposition coalition steps downNBCNews.com (blog) Head of Syria's main opposition group quitsABC Online The Independent -GlobalPost -CNN International all 93 news articles »

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Kerry Tells Iraq to Help Stop Arms Shipments to Syria - New York Times Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:25:39 GMT

New York Times

Kerry Tells Iraq to Help Stop Arms Shipments to Syria New York Times BAGHDAD — Secretary of State John Kerry told Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday that Iraq must take steps to stop the shipment of Iranian weapons to Syria if it wanted to participate in broader discussions about ...

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Backing up Obama's warnings to Syria creates tough challenges on two fronts - Washington Post Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:49:01 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Backing up Obama's warnings to Syria creates tough challenges on two fronts Washington Post The suspicious attack that killed 26 people in northern Syria last week exposed the difficulty of determining whether the Syrian regime has resorted to using chemical weapons as well as the lingering uncertainty over how President Obama would respond ... "Red line has been crossed" in Syria, Rogers saysCBS News Syria Chemical Weapons: Opposition Says Syrian Forces Fired Chemical ...Huffington Post Intel committee chairman says 'red line' crossed in Syria, urges US actionFox News Wall Street Journal (blog) -Washington Times -U.S. News & World Report all 43 news articles »

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Israel fires into Syria after Golan attack on troops - Reuters Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:06:20 GMT

Israel fires into Syria after Golan attack on troops Reuters Shells have fallen several times inside Israeli-controlled territory during Syria's civil war. Some of the incidents have drawn Israeli return fire. Syria's southern provinces bordering Jordan and Israel have become an increasingly significant ...

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Syrian Opposition Leader Quits Post - New York Times Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:20:22 GMT

Syrian Opposition Leader Quits Post New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon – Moaz al-Khatib, the president of the main coalition of the Syrian opposition in exile, declared on Sunday that he was resigning, and complained bitterly about foreign powers that he said were witholding aid from the Syrian rebels ...

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How Islamist Rebels in Syria Are Ruling a Fallen Provincial Capital - TIME Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:24:04 GMT

McClatchy Washington Bureau

How Islamist Rebels in Syria Are Ruling a Fallen Provincial Capital TIME The dusty streets are swept clean, unlike so many other areas in Syria where the state's power has collapsed along with its services, and festering piles of fly-ridden garbage crowd the streets. The power outages are brief in most parts of the city ... In Raqqa, largest city held by Syrian rebels, Islamists provide electricity ...MiamiHerald.com all 3 news articles »

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Members of Syrian leader's sect form opposition group, back rebels - Fox News Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:58:50 GMT

Members of Syrian leader's sect form opposition group, back rebels Fox News CAIRO – Dozens of people from Syrian President Bashar Assad's own minority sect met in Cairo on Sunday to send an unusual message to their fellow Alawites back home: Join the opposition before it is too late. The Alawites have long been seen as a ... and more »

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Israeli military in Golan Heights responds to fire from Syria - Fox News Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:26:00 GMT

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Israeli military in Golan Heights responds to fire from Syria Fox News JERUSALEM – Israel's army said it fired a guided missile into Syria on Sunday, destroying a military post after gunfire flew across the border and struck an Israeli vehicle. The shooting along the frontier in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights was one ... Israeli military responds to fire from Syria in Golan HeightsWashington Post Israel vows 'immediate' answer to Syria fireAljazeera.com Israel opens fire after 'shooting from inside Syria'BBC News Jerusalem Post all 69 news articles »

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Leader of Western-backed Syria rebel coalition resigns - Fox News Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:43:07 GMT

Leader of Western-backed Syria rebel coalition resigns Fox News BEIRUT – Syria's Western-backed opposition plunged into disarray on Sunday as its president resigned and its military leader refused to recognize a prime minister recently elected to lead an interim rebel government. The chaos inside the opposition ...

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In 'Spirited' Talks, Kerry Tells Iraq to Help Stop Arms Shipments to Syria - New York Times Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:50:18 GMT

New York Times

In 'Spirited' Talks, Kerry Tells Iraq to Help Stop Arms Shipments to Syria New York Times BAGHDAD — Secretary of State John Kerry told Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, the prime minister of Iraq, on Sunday that Iraq must take steps to stop Iran from shipping arms to Syria through Iraqi airspace. But an hour and 40 minutes of discussions here, which Mr. Kerry: Iraq helping Syria's Assad by allowing arms flowWashington Post Secretary Of State Kerry In Baghdad, With Concern Over SyriaNPR (blog) Kerry Warns Iraq on Iran Flights to SyriaABC News Aljazeera.com all 119 news articles »