Syrian activist group: Record number of dead found CNN (CNN) -- The bodies of at least 566 people who were killed over a six-day period across Syria were found Sunday, according to Local Coordination Committees in Syria, an opposition group based in the country. That is the highest number of victims ... |
NPR | New Aid To Syria Comes With Fear Of Funding The Wrong Opposition NPR At an 11-nation meeting in Turkey this weekend, there was one thing the United States, European and Arab states could agree on: With more than 70,000 killed and millions of people displaced, the Syrian crisis, as Secretary of State John Kerry says, ... Kerry says US to double non-lethal Syria aid Syria: opposition anger over US refusal to fund arms Syria: 85 'Killed' By Troops As US Offers Aid - Sky News |
Washington Post | In Syria, kidnappings on the rise as lawlessness spreads Washington Post Kidnapping was relatively unknown in Syria before the uprising began. The first reported abductions in the conflict occurred in summer 2011 and involved Sunnis, many of whom support the opposition, and Alawites, who mostly support the government. |
Aljazeera.com | Syria activists report massacre near Damascus Aljazeera.com Moaz al-Khatib, president of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), submitted his resignation, a statement on the organisation's Facebook page announced on Sunday. The SNC said it would take up the matter at its next meeting, without providing a date ... Syria Activists: Pro-Assad Forces Kill 80 Near Damascus - Voice of America Syria army seizes Jdaidet al-Fadl 'killing dozens' up to 85 people killed in Damascus, Syria |
The Daily Star | Syria fighting flares both sides of Lebanese border Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops and Lebanese Shi'ite militias attacked rebel-held areas on the two countries' border on Sunday, in the heaviest clashes of Syria's civil war in the strategic region, Lebanese and Syrian sources said. At least two towns ... Syria rocket attacks on Hermel raise tensions What Is the Extent of Hezbollah's Involvement in Syria? Syria army closes in on Qusayr near Lebanon |
Aljazeera.com | US approves additional $123m aid to Syria Aljazeera.com "The stakes in Syria couldn't be more clear: chemical weapons, the slaughter of people by ballistic missiles and other weapons of huge destruction, the potential of a whole country ... being torn apart into enclaves, the potential of sectarian violence ... |
Washington Post | Syrian opposition calls on Hezbollah to withdraw fighters from supporting regime Washington Post BEIRUT — The Syrian opposition called on Hezbollah to withdraw its fighters from the country, as activists said regime troops supported by gunmen linked to the Lebanese Shiite militant group battled rebels Sunday for control of a string of villages ... |
Syria rebel coalition slams backers for failing to stop attacks Los Angeles Times At a meeting intended to smooth differences between the rebels and supporters, the Syrian National Coalition criticized its Western and Middle Eastern backers for failing to stop attacks by President Bashar Assad's forces that it said are imperiling ... |
Background Briefing on Syria - US Department of State US Department of State (press release) We understand that the situation in Syria is really bad. The civilian casualties are climbing steadily, and it's exceptionally – it's just exceptionally concerning. Estimates now of dead are going over 80,000. The regime continues to use SCUD missiles ... |
euronews | US doubles non-lethal aid to Syria rebels euronews Following a Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced a doubling of non-lethal aid to support the opposition. America's commitment of 250 million dollars, which is around 191 million euros, as well as all other ... |