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Move to Widen Help for Syrian Rebels Gains Speed in West - New York Times Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:53:41 GMT

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 LondonReuters
Syria Leads G8 Talks AgendaVoice of America
Militant rebels in Syria announce merger with al-QaedaCBC.ca
GlobalPost -Jerusalem Post -Press TV
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Syria rebel group's dangerous tie to al Qaeda - CNN Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:25:22 GMT

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 ZawahriReuters
Syria group 'pledges allegiance' to al-QaedaAljazeera.com
Syria crisis: Al-Nusra pledges allegiance to al-QaedaBBC News
Foreign Policy (blog) -MiamiHerald.com
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UN talks with Syria on chemical arms probe at "impasse" - Reuters Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:40:32 GMT

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 probeAljazeera.com
Syria rejects extended chemical weapons probe - Tuesday 9 AprilThe Guardian (blog)
UN, Syria keep wrangling about extended chemical weapons probeXinhua
Foreign Policy (blog) -MinnPost.com -BBC News
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Tensions Emerge in Al-Qaida Alliance in Syria - ABC News Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:05:25 GMT

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 MoneyDaily Beast
Syria oil industry buckling under rebel gainsUSA TODAY

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Sisters in Arms Join the Fighting in Syria - New York Times Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:58:54 GMT

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 ...


Iraq Inspects 3rd Iranian Plane to Syria... - ABC News Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:47:52 GMT

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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 landFox News
Iraq searches Syria-bound Iranian cargo planeFort Mills Times

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Syria refugees struggle outside Jordan camps - Aljazeera.com Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:33:01 GMT

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 ...The Guardian
Jordan opens second camp for Syria refugeesAhram Online
Syria: Christian refugees to get their own camp in TurkeyANSAmed

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Syria air strikes 'target civilians' - Human Rights Watch - BBC News Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:14:19 GMT

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'Sky News
Syria: Aerial Attacks Strike CiviliansHuman Rights Watch
Syria air raids kill thousands: watchdogThe Australian

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Iraqi refugees in Syria feel new strains of war - Washington Post Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:50:58 GMT

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 workersAl-Arabiya
Opposite Sides in SyriaAl-Monitor
Future slams Hezbollah activity in SyriaThe Daily Star
Arab News -gulfnews.com
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Al Qaeda's Syria Play - Daily Beast Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:48:31 GMT

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 ...