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Analysis: No good military options for US in Syria - Reuters Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:53:51 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Analysis: No good military options for US in Syria
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite President Barack Obama's pledge that Syria's use of chemical weapons is a "game changer" for the United States, he is unlikely to turn to military options quickly and would want allies joining him in any intervention.
Obama's 'red line' on Syria: An Iraq-like 'slam dunk' moment? (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Syria: we must not rush to judge on chemical armsThe Guardian
Syria: Chemical weapons claims are 'barefaced lie'Jerusalem Post
The Australian -Aljazeera.com
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Islamist Rebels Create Dilemma on Syria Policy - New York Times Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:44:01 GMT

New York Times

Islamist Rebels Create Dilemma on Syria Policy
New York Times
CAIRO — In Syria's largest city, Aleppo, rebels aligned with Al Qaeda control the power plant, run the bakeries and head a court that applies Islamic law. Elsewhere, they have seized government oil fields, put employees back to work and now profit ...

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"Evidence" of Syria chemical weapons use not up to UN standard - Reuters Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:55:50 GMT

"Evidence" of Syria chemical weapons use not up to UN standard
Reuters
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Assertions of chemical weapon use in Syria by Western and Israeli officials citing photos, sporadic shelling and traces of toxins do not meet the standard of proof needed for a U.N. team of experts waiting to gather their own ...


Rebels attack air base in northern Syria - USA TODAY Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:00:55 GMT

ABC News

Rebels attack air base in northern Syria
USA TODAY
In Moscow, Syria's Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi denied recent U.S. charges that Syrian troops used chemical weapons against the rebels, saying Washington had leveled the accusation as a result of the latest victories by the army. "The American ...
Rebels attack sprawling air base in northern SyriaSalon

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Lebanon dragged in as Hezbollah joins Syria war - Reuters Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:12:17 GMT

Lebanon dragged in as Hezbollah joins Syria war
Reuters
Lebanon endured a military presence by its historically dominant neighbor for 29 years until 2005 and has tried to maintain a policy of "dissociation" from Syria's once-peaceful uprising against four decades of family rule that turned violent after ...


4 Young Brothers Die in Fire at Camp for Syria Refugees in Jordan - New York Times Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:13:23 GMT

The Guardian

4 Young Brothers Die in Fire at Camp for Syria Refugees in Jordan
New York Times
Published: April 27, 2013. JERUSALEM — Four young brothers who had fled the civil war in Syria were killed in a fire that engulfed four tents in the Zaatari refugee camp near Jordan's northern border, the aid worker who runs the camp said Saturday.
Syria's escalating refugee crisis means that Jordan is crying out for helpThe Guardian

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Syrians Report Broad Fighting and Suspicious Airstrike - New York Times Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:37:28 GMT

CBC.ca

Syrians Report Broad Fighting and Suspicious Airstrike
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fighting raged on Friday between Syrian insurgents and loyalists in the northern suburbs of Damascus, northern Idlib Province and areas near Syria's southern and eastern borders, antigovernment activists reported, including what they ...
Obama says Syria chemical weapons reports a 'game changer'CBC.ca
The Case for Intervening in SyriaThe Atlantic
SEXTON: Syria's next civil warWashington Times
Washington Post -ABC News -The Guardian
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Sooner or later, we'll have to go into Syria - The Independent Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:02:36 GMT

The Independent

Sooner or later, we'll have to go into Syria
The Independent
On Friday, the Prime Minister warned that fear of being sucked into another Iraq was distorting the discussion over Syria, where Bashar al-Assad's regime continues to massacre civilians, and is close to crossing western "red lines" on the use of ...


Syria nerve gas claims undermined by eyewitness accounts - The Guardian Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:11:42 GMT

The Guardian

Syria nerve gas claims undermined by eyewitness accounts
The Guardian
New questions have emerged over the source of the soil and other samples from Syria which, it is claimed, have tested positive for the nerve agent sarin, amid apparent inconsistencies between eyewitness accounts describing one of the attacks and ...
Syria spillover risk grows as Assad turns desperateArab News
Sen. Feinstein: 'Action must be taken' against SyriaThe Desert Sun (blog)
They may be fighting for Syria, not Assad. They may also be winning: Robert ...The Independent

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Syria: US manipulating chemical weapons evidence, like it did with Iraq - CNN Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:22:15 GMT

Syria: US manipulating chemical weapons evidence, like it did with Iraq
CNN
(CNN) -- Syria denies that it has used, or even possesses, chemical weapons, accusing the United States and Britain of lying in order to pressure the embattled Damascus government. Syrian Information Minister Omran Al-Zoubi talked to Russia TV on ...