CBS News | Video of Captive UN Peacekeepers in Syria New York Times (blog) Last Updated, 8:19 p.m. One day after Syrian rebels seized 21 United Nations peacekeepers from the Philippines in the Golan Heights, a part of Syria held by Israel since the 1967 war, all of the captives appeared in a series of video clips released by ... Abduction of peacekeepers illustrates UN vulnerability in Syria, adds to ... Syria rebels want troop pullback before they free UN men UN negotiating to free 21 peacekeepers nabbed by Syria rebels in Golan ... |
NPR | Thousands Flee Northern Syria After Latest Airstrikes NPR The Syrian rebels overran Raqqah, capturing several high-ranking prisoners, including the provincial governor. Many residents supported the rebels, but when the airstrikes began, they packed in a hurry and fled, believing it was safer to make a dash ... |
Voice of America | Hezbollah backs end of Syria suspension from Arab League USA TODAY BEIRUT — Hezbollah is calling for an end to the suspension of Syria from the Arab League. The troubled nation had been ejected because of the tens of thousands of civilian deaths by the Syrian army. The show of support is the latest example of the ... Syria accuses Israel of planting spying devices in coastal region Syria Spillover Worries Iraqi Officials Syria claims to uncover Israeli spy equipment monitoring 'sensitive site' |
Syria rebels want troop pullback before freeing UN men Reuters "It's not just a question of their safety only but the safety of the people in the area," Taseel said, adding that the U.N. peacekeepers monitoring a ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights had a responsibility to keep heavy ... |
Syria's women: Fighting a war on two fronts CNN International Her focus at the time was to document Syrian government violations, to build a future case to prosecute regime officials and compile evidence of government brutality. She attended dozens of demonstrations, cataloging shootings, beatings, and detentions. |
Aljazeera.com | Syria opposition to pick interim PM next week Aljazeera.com They are Salem al-Muslet, a tribal figure from northeastern Syria who worked at think-tanks in the Gulf; Osama al-Qadi, a US-educated economist who heads an opposition taskforce drawing up plans for post-conflict economic recovery; and veteran ... |
CBC.ca | Syria Health Care Devastated After Two Years Of Conflict, Doctors Without ... Huffington Post Two years into the conflict, a new report by the international aid group Doctors Without Borders highlights the devastating toll the war has taken on health care in Syria. Not only are the country's hospitals destroyed and its medicine stocks depleted ... Syria's healthcare system in tatters, aid group warns Syria's healthcare system has collapsed, NGO says Syria unrest has wrecked health system, says MSF |
ABC News | Abduction Illustrates UN Vulnerability in Syria ABC News New video Thursday of U.N. peacekeepers held captive by Syrian rebels illustrates the sudden vulnerability of a U.N. force that had patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria without incident for nearly four decades. The abduction of the ... |
The Guardian | Filipino hostages in Syria: 'we are in a safe place' – video The Guardian A video posted on a social media website purports to show six of the 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers taken hostage by the Yarmouk Brigades in Syria. A man who says he is the captain of the Filipino battalion can be heard saying the hostages are safe and ... |
Press TV | Germany says EU right not to arm Syria rebels, risks too high Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union was right not to arm anti-government fighters in Syria as doing so would risk regional "conflagration", Germany said on Thursday, highlighting divisions in the region over how to handle the Syrian crisis. "The ... UK MPs fear Iraq-style military intervention in Syria Syria is top destination for jihadists, says Hague Syria opposition to receive more assistance from Britain |