Voice of America | Move to Widen Help for Syrian Rebels Gains Speed in West New York Times LONDON — A long-debated move by Western nations to expand support for Syria's opposition gained momentum on Wednesday, with the United States poised to increase its nonlethal aid to rebel groups and pressure building to lift a European Union ... Syria, North Korea top G8 meeting in London Syria Leads G8 Talks Agenda Militant rebels in Syria announce merger with al-Qaeda |
Aljazeera.com | Syria rebel group's dangerous tie to al Qaeda CNN (CNN) -- On Tuesday, al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq announced that it had merged with the Syrian opposition group Jabhat al-Nusra to form the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant." The announcement came in the form of an audio message from the leader of ... Syria's Nusra rebels say support Qaeda's Zawahri Syria group 'pledges allegiance' to al-Qaeda Syria crisis: Al-Nusra pledges allegiance to al-Qaeda |
BBC News | UN talks with Syria on chemical arms probe at "impasse" Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Discussions between the United Nations and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government on a possible investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria have reached an impasse, U.N. diplomats said on ... Syria says UN widens chemical weapons probe Syria rejects extended chemical weapons probe - Tuesday 9 April UN, Syria keep wrangling about extended chemical weapons probe |
ABC News | Tensions Emerge in Al-Qaida Alliance in Syria ABC News The Syrian government seized upon the purported merger to back its assertion that it is not facing a true popular movement for change but rather a foreign-backed terrorist plot. The state news agency said Wednesday that the union "proves that this ... In Syria, Follow the Money Syria oil industry buckling under rebel gains |
New York Times | Sisters in Arms Join the Fighting in Syria New York Times This reflects a new strand in the Syrian civil war, according to commanders, opposition politicians, journalists, aid workers and activists. Women on both sides are seeking a bigger military role and are finding ways around cultural barriers that keep ... |
www.worldbulletin.net | Iraq Inspects 3rd Iranian Plane to Syria... ABC News An Iraqi official says the country has forced an Iranian plane headed to Syria to land in Baghdad so authorities could search it for arms. It's the third inspection in as many days. Ali al-Moussawi says no weapons were found on the 747 cargo flight ... Iraq forces Iranian plane bound for Syria to land Iraq searches Syria-bound Iranian cargo plane |
Montreal Gazette | Syria refugees struggle outside Jordan camps Aljazeera.com An estimated two-thirds of the 477,000 Syrian refugees who have fled their homeland live outside of the camps set up for them in Jordan. Many are forced to crowd together in abandoned buildings. Refugees who live outside of the camps face another ... Syria crisis: G8 foreign ministers seek 'breakthrough' at London meeting ... Jordan opens second camp for Syria refugees Syria: Christian refugees to get their own camp in Turkey |
BBC News | Syria air strikes 'target civilians' - Human Rights Watch BBC News The Syrian Air Force is carrying out both deliberate air strikes against civilians and indiscriminate attacks, a leading rights group has warned. Human Rights Watch says it visited 52 sites in north-western Syria, documenting 59 such unlawful attacks ... Syria Airstrikes 'Targeted Civilians' Syria: Aerial Attacks Strike Civilians Syria air raids kill thousands: watchdog |
The Daily Star | Iraqi refugees in Syria feel new strains of war Washington Post BEIRUT — As the conflict in Syria has raged over the past two years, the sectarian bloodletting, the car bombs and the rise of religious extremists have been all too familiar to one group of people in the country: Iraqi refugees. There are some 480 ... Relatives of Lebanese held in Syria block workers Opposite Sides in Syria Future slams Hezbollah activity in Syria |
Daily Beast | Al Qaeda's Syria Play Daily Beast Syrians battling to oust President Bashar al-Assad shouldn't settle for democracy as the reward for their sacrifices but should embrace strict Islamic sharia law when the Syrian regime has been finally defeated, says the emir of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu ... |