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Human Rights Watch alleges rebel atrocities in Syria - Los Angeles Times Tue, 14 May 2013 19:24:18 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Human Rights Watch alleges rebel atrocities in Syria Los Angeles Times BEIRUT -- Gruesome video footage purportedly showing a Syrian rebel commander mutilating the corpse of a dead soldier while shouting sectarian insults has drawn condemnation from Human Rights Watch and focused renewed attention on battlefield ... Syrian rebel's video surfaces amid intensified pressure for action on SyriaChristian Science Monitor Syria mutilation footage sparks doubts over wisdom of backing rebelsThe Guardian Syria: Video of rebel eating soldier's heart sparks widespread condemnationToronto Star NBCNews.com (blog) -Jerusalem Post -Slate Magazine (blog) all 110 news articles »

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Analysis: Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation - Reuters Tue, 14 May 2013 15:36:02 GMT

Irish Times

Analysis: Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian soldiers slowly stab a man to death, puncturing his back dozens of times. A rebel commander bites an organ ripped out of an enemy combatant. A young boy hacks the head off a prisoner. A soldier mutilates the genitals of a corpse. Syria demands more details before committing to peace talksFox News Syria Gives Russia List of Envoys to Peace TalksNew York Times No-fly zone is best of bad options for SyriaIrish Times TIME -Christian Science Monitor all 529 news articles »

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American Doctors Reach Out To Syria - NPR (blog) Tue, 14 May 2013 16:43:36 GMT

NPR (blog)

American Doctors Reach Out To Syria NPR (blog) "In every area in Syria," Sahloul notes, "there is what's called field hospitals or medical points. These field hospitals and medical points are usually hidden in the basement of buildings or sometimes in natural caves. I've seen a field hospital in ... Doctors In Danger In Syria - for KUHFKUHF-FM all 3 news articles »

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Turkey's Erdogan to push Obama on Syria after bombings - Reuters Tue, 14 May 2013 18:06:19 GMT

Irish Times

Turkey's Erdogan to push Obama on Syria after bombings Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister will push President Barack Obama for more assertive action on Syria during a visit to Washington this week, days after car bombs tore through a Turkish border town in the deadliest spillover of violence yet. Backlash against refugees on Turkish border forcing many to return to SyriaIrish Times Bombings Lead to Anger, Questions Over Turkey's Syria PolicyAl-Monitor Syrian rebels won't commit to peace conferenceBoston Globe Irish Independent -Al-Arabiya -Wall Street Journal all 127 news articles »

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Analysis: Syria peace talks look doomed in advance - Reuters Tue, 14 May 2013 13:12:43 GMT

Analysis: Syria peace talks look doomed in advance Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - If anyone saw last week's U.S.-Russian agreement to convene a peace conference on Syria as a potential breakthrough, Western leaders have been going out of their way to disabuse them. International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi hailed the ...

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Why Obama's 'red line' in Syria has turned pink - RT Tue, 14 May 2013 16:27:06 GMT

RT

Why Obama's 'red line' in Syria has turned pink RT As Hillary Clinton was jetting around on the US State Department budget promoting her 'Friends of Syria' Middle East and European tours, and as the CIA were busy like bees working in the gray shadows of Benghazi, Washington and London were laying the ...

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A Focus on Syria for Obama and Cameron - New York Times Tue, 14 May 2013 02:14:05 GMT

New York Times

A Focus on Syria for Obama and Cameron New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain said on Monday that it was urgent to bring the fighting in Syria to an end. But Mr. Obama portrayed the diplomatic effort to stem the bloodshed as an uphill struggle that might ...

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Gruesome Syria video pinpoints West's dilemma - BBC News Tue, 14 May 2013 10:48:52 GMT

BBC News

Gruesome Syria video pinpoints West's dilemma BBC News This video provides a shocking punctuation mark in the more than two-year-long struggle for the future of Syria. It is a reminder of the horror and bestiality of warfare - especially civil warfare, waged within a society. But does it tell us anything ...

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Kerry Cites 'Progress' in Syria Peace Plan - Wall Street Journal Tue, 14 May 2013 12:14:05 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Kerry Cites 'Progress' in Syria Peace Plan Wall Street Journal STOCKHOLM—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that the Syrian government has provided a list of names of negotiators to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ahead of upcoming peace talks that Mr. Kerry expects to be held in early June.

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Why the Syrian quagmire threatens Turkey - CNN International Tue, 14 May 2013 11:20:27 GMT

Why the Syrian quagmire threatens Turkey CNN International Turkey has suffered similar, though far less deadly events in the past year, including Syria downing a Turkish jet, the killing of five Turks in cross-border artillery fire and a car bomb blast at a Turkey-Syria border crossing in February killing more ...