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Minaret on a Storied Syrian Mosque Falls - New York Times Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:38:02 GMT

New York Times

Minaret on a Storied Syrian Mosque Falls New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fighting between Syrian insurgents and government forces in Aleppo left one of the Middle East's most storied mosques severely damaged on Wednesday, its soaring minaret toppled by explosives. Each side accused the other of ... Minaret destroyed at 12th-century Syrian mosque on World Heritage listCNN Famed mosque's minaret destroyed in Syria - USA TodayUSA TODAY The Digital Front Line: Syria's YouTube Users Face Threats for Exposing FootageU.S. News & World Report San Jose Mercury News -The Guardian all 47 news articles »

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Syria expects more financial aid from Russia, Iran - 路透社 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:16:18 GMT

Syria expects more financial aid from Russia, Iran 路透社 He said Tehran had already given Syria a $1 billion credit line, more than half of which had been used, and that Russia was now printing Syrian banknotes, formerly supplied by Germany and Austria until the European Union imposed sanctions on Syria.

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US Sees No Conclusive Evidence of Chemical Arms Use by Syria - New York Times Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:11:07 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Sees No Conclusive Evidence of Chemical Arms Use by Syria New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration shares the suspicions of several of its allies that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, a senior official said Wednesday, but it lacks the conclusive evidence that President Obama has said would ... Hagel skeptical of Syria chemical weapons claims - USA TodayUSA TODAY US Says Allies Won't Steer Its Syria PolicyWall Street Journal Hagel: US judgment on Syria WMD won't be rushedJerusalem Post Christian Science Monitor -The Guardian all 270 news articles »

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Clashes escalate on Syria-Lebanon border - Aljazeera.com Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:39:54 GMT

The Daily Star

Clashes escalate on Syria-Lebanon border Aljazeera.com For more than a week, Syrian rebels have fired shells hitting the eastern Lebanese Hermel region, a bastion for the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, in what they say is retaliation for strikes by the group. On Tuesday, two new mortar rounds hit the ... Landmark mosque destroyed in SyriaWashington Post Hezbollah's Syria role threatens Lebanon 'neutrality'Al-Arabiya Syria rebels reject Lebanon Salafists' jihad callThe Daily Star The National -Bloomberg -U-T San Diego all 165 news articles »

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Fate of Clerics Held in Syria Is Disputed - New York Times Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:29:36 GMT

BBC News

Fate of Clerics Held in Syria Is Disputed New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Christian advocacy group and the television network Al Jazeera reported the release on Tuesday of two Syrian archbishops who had been seized on a road trip outside their home city of Aleppo 24 hours earlier. But others said the ... Gunmen kidnap two bishops in SyriaNBCNews.com (blog) Syria crisis: Aleppo bishops kidnapped - Tuesday 23 AprilThe Guardian (blog) 2 kidnapped Syrian bishops remain missingCNN International Inland Valley Daily Bulletin -BBC News -Irish Times all 147 news articles »

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Britons fighting with extremist groups in Syria, warns Hague - BBC News Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:33:41 GMT

BBC News

Britons fighting with extremist groups in Syria, warns Hague BBC News A "substantial number" of British citizens are fighting with extremist groups in Syria, the foreign secretary William Hague has warned. He said violent Islamist groups were training recruits in the "uncontested space" created by the two-year conflict ... William Hague warns of threat to Britain from Syria fightersTelegraph.co.uk British Foreign Secretary: "Substantial Number" of Britons Fighting With ...Reason (blog) Syria conflict 'poses risk to UK'Irish Independent all 5 news articles »

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Syria and the law - Washington Post Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:27:02 GMT

Syria and the law Washington Post How many innocent Syrian civilians would be killed should the United States launch airstrikes against Syrian government radars, antiaircraft sites and air bases — obvious targets if the White House approved setting up the no-fly zone some members of ... and more »

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Syria Campaigns to Persuade US to Change Sides - New York Times Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:58:40 GMT

Syria Campaigns to Persuade US to Change Sides New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — As Islamists increasingly fill the ranks of Syrian rebels, President Bashar al-Assad is waging an energized campaign to persuade the United States that it is on the wrong side of the civil war. Some government supporters and ...

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Syria: We wouldn't use chemical arms against Israel - Jerusalem Post Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:33:39 GMT

Syria: We wouldn't use chemical arms against Israel Jerusalem Post "Even if Syria does have chemical weapons, our leadership and our military will not use them either against Syrians or against Israelis, above all for moral reasons and secondarily on legal and political grounds," Omran al-Zoabi was quoted by Interfax ...

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Hagel: Israel did not tell him of its intelligence assessment that Syria used ... - Fox News Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:04:30 GMT

Hagel: Israel did not tell him of its intelligence assessment that Syria used ... Fox News CAIRO – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says Israeli officials did not share with him their intelligence assessment that Syria has repeatedly used chemical weapons. Hagel told reporters in Cairo on Wednesday that he was not briefed on the assessment ... and more »