BBC News | Source: Patients from Syria being tested for chemical weapons CNN (CNN) -- The Turkish government is treating around a dozen patients who have exhibited unusual symptoms suggesting they were exposed to a chemical weapons attack, a Turkish source said. "They were not injured by any kind of conventional arms. Could Syria conflict become regional war? Russia defends sales of anti-aircraft systems to Syria, despite new US-Russia ... Syria's Chemical Weapons Vulnerable as Conflict Widens - Voice of America |
Christian Science Monitor | Russian foreign minister denies new weapons sales to Syria Washington Post Lavrov's comments, the first by a Russian official since the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday on the possibility Moscow would sell a missile defense system to Syria, left unclear whether Syria would come into possession of the missile defense ... Russia says no new plan to sell air defense systems to Syria US balks as Russia prepares to deliver missiles to Syria (+video) Russia Says It Will Ship Missiles to Syria |
ABC News | UN Rights Chief Urges Faster Action to End Fighting in Syria New York Times Published: May 10, 2013. GENEVA — Navi Pillay, the top United Nations human rights official, called Friday for “much greater urgency” in efforts to end the conflict in Syria, saying massacres carried out in recent days should spur international action. UN commissioner warns of possible atrocities in Qusair, Syria UN Rights Chief Alarmed Over Syrian Troop Buildup UN says Syria massacres must spur world action |
Aljazeera.com | Syria Likely to Dominate Obama-Cameron Meeting Voice of America “I think that we have both a moral obligation and a national security interest in, A, ending the slaughter in Syria, but, B, also ensuring that we have got a stable Syria that is representative of all the Syrian people and is not creating chaos for its ... Russia and UK meet to talk Syria transition Cameron and Putin discuss Syria conflict at Sochi talks Russia, UK Planning Joint Steps Toward Syria Peace |
Insight: In eastern Syria oil smugglers benefit from chaos Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - In Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zor, a network of tribes and smugglers has exploited the chaos of war to create an illicit oil trade that makes European hopes of buying crude from President Bashar al-Assad's opponents a ... |
CBS News | Photographer and triple-amputee Giles Duley meets Syria refugees trapped by ... CBS News Hamdah, 70, told Duley she was hiding in a cellar when the Syrian Army searched her house. They found her and her family, dragged them out for questioning, and in the melee Hamdah was pushed over and shattered her hip. Two of her sons are still being ... |
WND.com | Syria to allow UN probe of alleged Sarin gas use WND.com DAMASCUS, Syria – Syria will allow United Nations inspectors into the country to investigate the origin of the chemical weapon Sarin that may have been used in a recent attack on Aleppo, where some 15 Syrian military troops died along with a number of ... |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey 'will support' Syria no-fly zone Aljazeera.com A no-fly zone to prohibit Syrian military aircraft from hitting rebel targets has been previously mentioned by US politicians as one of the options the US could utilise in a bid to put pressure on Assad. But setting up a no-fly zone would require US ... |
Iran backs Syria meeting plan, expects to be part of process Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran welcomes a U.S.-Russian proposal for an international conference on ending the conflict in Syria and hopes it will be held in Geneva, Vice President Mohammad-Javad Mohammadizadeh said in Geneva on Friday. "We hope that the ... |
BBC News | Turkey claims evidence of Syrian chemical weapons use BBC News Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told US media he has evidence that Syria employed chemical weapons against opposition forces. He cited the discovery of missile remains and Syrian patients showing signs of wounds from chemical ... |