Washington Post | Assad Frames Syria Struggle as Him Against Western Colonizers New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Wednesday night described what he said was an insidious Western attempt to recolonize his country, and he appeared to reject any thought of compromise or negotiation with the insurgency ... US military to step up presence in Jordan in light of Syria civil war US takes step toward possible military intervention in Syria Assad: West will pay for backing al-Qaida in Syria |
Blogger Who Traced Flow of Arms to Syria Through YouTube Seeks Crowdfunding New York Times (blog) That report, following up on the blogger's work, was accompanied by a post on The Times's At War blog from Mr. Higgins, in which he observed: “The use of social media by opposition groups and activists in Syria has allowed those of us who follow these ... |
The Daily Star | UN chief: Syria still barring entry of chemical weapons investigation team Washington Post UNITED NATIONS — Syria has still not allowed a team of experts into the country despite its call for the United Nations to investigate alleged chemical weapons use by rebels, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. Syria has asked the U.N ... UN chief: Syria bars entry of chem. weapons team Syria envoy denies receiving complaint Rocket attack kills at least 12 in central Syria |
Assad accuses West of backing al-Qaida in Syria, says it will pay price Washington Post The rare TV interview with the government-run Al-Ikhbariya channel marking Syria's independence day comes as the embattled president's military is fighting to reverse rebel advances, with a rocket attack killing at least 12 people in a central village ... |
BBC News | Syria crisis: Bashar al-Assad says West will 'pay price' BBC News Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the West will pay a high price for what he described as its support for al-Qaeda in his country's conflict. In a TV interview, Mr Assad compared the situation to US support for Islamists in Afghanistan leading ... |
www.worldbulletin.net | Israel hopes Turk deal defuses "friendly fire" risk over Syria Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Not only Syrian air defenses worried Israel when its warplanes bombed a suspected Hezbollah-bound arms convoy near Damascus on January 30. Also probing the skies were the potent radars of an unfriendly NATO member close ... Hastening the End to the Civil War in Syria - Canada Free Press Turkish minister blames West for lack of Syria support |
Syria crisis: truce in Aleppo - Wednesday 17 April 2013 The Guardian The Syrian Red Crescent recovered 31 bodies in Aleppo during a temporary ceasefire in the fighting. The location of the bodies, thought to have been killed by government snipers, meant they could not have retrieved for burial until the truce was organised. |
Voice of America | Druze Residents Celebrate End of France's Mandate Over Syria - Voice of America Voice of America "We are here in solidarity with our mother land Syria as it is the anniversary for the victory [over French occupation in Syria], and as we are Syrian Arabs living on Syrian land occupied by Israel, we stand here in solidarity with the Syrian military ... |
Last Night's Viewing: Syria: Across the Lines - Channel 4 Dispatches, Channel 4 The Independent On one side, the splintered cohorts of the Free Syrian Army. On the other side, Assad loyalists and government troops. And for both of them the river marks the point at which neighbour and countryman turns into enemy and terrorist. Olly Lambert's film ... |
Yahoo! News | Rocket attack kills at least 7 in central Syria Yahoo! News Associated Press/Aleppo Media Center AMC - This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians standing …more next to the bodies of Syrians that ... |