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UN Treaty to Control Arms Sales Hits Snag - New York Times Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:52:55 GMT

Washington Post

UN Treaty to Control Arms Sales Hits Snag New York Times UNITED NATIONS — The global effort to regulate the sale of conventional weapons suffered a significant though likely temporary setback on Thursday after Iran, Syria and North Korea opposed the draft Arms Trade Treaty, blocking the consensus needed for ... Iran, N. Korea, Syria block UN arms trade treatyUSA TODAY Iran, North Korea, Syria block UN arms trade treatyReuters Iran, NKorea, Syria block adoption of UN global arms trade treaty, but ...Washington Post Aljazeera.com -GlobalPost -BBC News all 101 news articles »

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Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says - Reuters Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:09:22 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says Reuters A group of 130 people, identified with the help of camera footage as being "involved in the provocations", decided to cross back into Syria voluntarily, either because they did not want to face judicial proceedings or because of repercussions from ... Iran's support for Syria still appears strong - but is it hedging its bets?Christian Science Monitor Mortar attacks kill students in cafeteria at Syria's Damascus UniversityNBCNews.com (blog) Damascus University Attack: Syria State Media Says At Least 15 Killed, 20 ...Huffington Post BBC News -USA TODAY all 178 news articles »

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Russia to fight move by Syrian opposition to take Syria's UN seat - Reuters Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:01:33 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Russia to fight move by Syrian opposition to take Syria's UN seat Reuters Russia's U.N. ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, made the comment to reporters after Moscow criticized the Arab League for giving Syria's seat to the opposition at a league summit. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Arab League had abandoned ... Russia criticises Arab League over Syria seatAljazeera.com Assad Sends Letter to Emerging Powers Seeking Help to End Syrian WarNew York Times Obama Is Too Far Behind on SyriaU.S. News & World Report (blog) Center for Research on Globalization -Press TV -Arab News all 415 news articles »

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US Army Vet Fought With Al Qaeda in Syria: Feds - ABC News (blog) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:19:59 GMT

ABC News (blog)

US Army Vet Fought With Al Qaeda in Syria: Feds ABC News (blog) A U.S. Army veteran has been arrested for allegedly fighting alongside an al Qaeda group in Syria and then bragging about it online. Phoenix man Eric Harroun, who served in the Army from 2000 to 2003, was arrested Wednesday upon returning to the U.S. ... American who fought with Al Qaeda against Syria's Assad arrested in VirginiaFox News Former US soldier accused of fighting with al Qaeda in SyriaChicago Tribune US Army veteran charged with fighting with al-Qaida in Syria, using weapon of ...Washington Post BBC News -USA TODAY all 36 news articles »

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France backtracks on arming Syria's rebels - Aljazeera.com Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:09:44 GMT

Aljazeera.com

France backtracks on arming Syria's rebels Aljazeera.com France and Britain are both pressing for the relaxation of an arms embargo on Syria so that arms can flow to outgunned rebels waging a two-year-old uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The embargo expires on June 1 and both countries say ... France says too early to send arms to Syria rebelsReuters all 70 news articles »

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Syria's European Jihadis - National Review Online Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:02:09 GMT

Syria's European Jihadis National Review Online During a recent visit to Israel, I found military officers focused intently on Syria — where, they said, there are now about 5,000 jihadis. These are not Muslim Brotherhood types, but fighters in Jabhat al-Nusra (listed by the United States last ...

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Events in Syria pushed Israel to apologize to Turkey - Haaretz Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:04:17 GMT

Haaretz

Events in Syria pushed Israel to apologize to Turkey Haaretz The Israeli apology to Turkey, made before the Passover holiday under heavy pressure on both sides by President Barack Obama at the end of his visit to Israel, was justified by the prime minister's bureau mostly due to the new conditions in Syria. Israel sends more medics to border with Syria as more wounded Syrians cross ...Fox News UN concerned Syria war spilling over into GolanJerusalem Post Israel sets up field hospital in Golan to treat Syria militantsPress TV Washington Post -UPI.com all 53 news articles »

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In pictures: Syrian refugees' most important things - BBC News Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:47:37 GMT

BBC News

In pictures: Syrian refugees' most important things BBC News In pictures: Syrian refugees' most important things. Syrian refugee Iman sits with her children Ahmed and Aisha, while holding a copy of Syria's civil war has forced more than a million people to flee their homes, usually with only a small bag of ... UN investigating deportation of Syrian refugees from Turkey - Thursday 28 ...The Guardian 'Desperately urgent' to get Syria crisis under controlChannel 4 News UNHCR alarmed by reports Turkey deported Syria refugeesGlobalPost Reuters -euronews -Deutsche Welle all 61 news articles »

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Syria opposition opens embassy in Qatar - Aljazeera.com Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:31:03 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria opposition opens embassy in Qatar Aljazeera.com The Syrian opposition has opened its first embassy in Qatar, a day after opponents of President Bashar al-Assad were given Damascus's seat at the Arab League. Opposition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib and Qatari State Minister for Foreign Affairs Khaled ...

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Reasons to remain optimistic about Syria - Aljazeera.com Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:48:29 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Reasons to remain optimistic about Syria Aljazeera.com There are many reasons to be worried about Syria. The uprising that manifested itself through peaceful demonstrations in 2011 has escalated to a military conflict. While the regime continues to get its supply of weapons, the demands of the Syrian ...