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Western officials fear retaliation for airstrikes in Syria attributed to Israel - Washington Post Wed, 08 May 2013 22:29:53 GMT

Western officials fear retaliation for airstrikes in Syria attributed to Israel Washington Post The weekend airstrikes near the Syrian capital reportedly carried out by Israel have heightened concerns about terrorist attacks on Israeli tourists and other civilian targets in the coming weeks, U.S. officials and experts say, as Damascus and its ...

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Internet service restored to Syria - CNN International Wed, 08 May 2013 19:02:04 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Internet service restored to Syria CNN International (CNN) -- Internet access in Syria was restored Wednesday after a widespread outage that lasted more than 19 hours. Renesys, an Internet-monitoring company, updated a blog post Wednesday saying that Web service was back in the war-torn country. Syria cut off from Internet for nearly 20 hoursLos Angeles Times Syria back online after internet blackoutAljazeera.com Syria Blames Internet Outage on...ABC News PC Magazine -New York Times (blog) -NPR all 252 news articles »

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What if the US doesn't intervene in Syria? - Washington Post Thu, 09 May 2013 01:12:31 GMT

ABC News

What if the US doesn't intervene in Syria? Washington Post OPPONENTS OF U.S. intervention in Syria are adept at citing the risks of a more aggressive U.S. effort to bring down the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Weapons given to rebel fighters might end up in the hands of extremists, the skeptics say. U.S. air ... Analysis: Despite Israeli strikes, US still wary of Syria air defensesReuters State Media Say Internet Service Restored in SyriaABC News 5 reasons Syria's war suddenly looks more dangerousCNN International Christian Science Monitor -USA TODAY -Haaretz all 2,388 news articles »

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US, Russia seek new Syria peace talks; rebels skeptical - Reuters Wed, 08 May 2013 11:48:32 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US, Russia seek new Syria peace talks; rebels skeptical Reuters MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia and the United States agreed to seek new peace talks with both sides to end Syria's civil war, but opposition leaders were skeptical on Wednesday of an initiative they fear might let President Bashar al-Assad hang on to ... US Is Warned Russia Plans Syria Arms SaleWall Street Journal As Syria Diplomacy Gains, Kerry to Announce More AidNew York Times (blog) Kerry-Lavrov statements called 'first hopeful news' on Syria in a whileCNN International UN News Centre -Jerusalem Post -Washington Post all 611 news articles »

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Hezbollah Takes Risks by Fighting Rebels in Syria - New York Times Wed, 08 May 2013 17:45:13 GMT

Hezbollah Takes Risks by Fighting Rebels in Syria New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Near Damascus, Hezbollah fighters are defending the shrine of Sayida Zeinab, revered by Shiite Muslims, from encroaching Sunni rebels. To the north, they are not just part of a Syrian government drive to take back the strategic town ...

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Applying Lessons of the Past to Syria - New York Times Thu, 09 May 2013 01:28:25 GMT

Applying Lessons of the Past to Syria New York Times Syria is not Iraq, but we should heed the lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as Vietnam. The case for intervention in Syria underestimates the almost certain repercussions. A United States air campaign to create a no-fly zone in Syria ... and more »

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President Assad says Syria able to face Israel - CBS News Wed, 08 May 2013 15:15:20 GMT

CBS News

President Assad says Syria able to face Israel CBS News Iran, one of Syria's closest allies, and Hezbollah, a Lebanese militia allied with both Assad and Tehran, have become increasingly involved in Syria's civil war, supporting the regime with fighters, military advisers and weapons. Syria and Hezbollah ...

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APNewsBreak: US to Provide $100M in New Syria Aid - ABC News Wed, 08 May 2013 19:53:10 GMT

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APNewsBreak: US to Provide $100M in New Syria Aid ABC News The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only and not linked to any decision on arming Syrian rebels. The announcement will be made by Secretary of ... APNewsBreak: US to provide $100M in new Syria aid - WPSD Local 6WPSD Local 6 all 27 news articles »

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Chemical weapon debate obscures Syria's daily massacres - NBCNews.com Wed, 08 May 2013 23:19:20 GMT

Chemical weapon debate obscures Syria's daily massacres NBCNews.com Chemical weapon debate obscures Syria's daily massacres. Rebels who spoke with NBC News insist the Syrian government is using chemical weapons on its people, but as the world examines these claims, they say, the deaths of hundreds of people are ... NBC's Richard Engel back to Syria after kidnappingMiamiHerald.com all 10 news articles »

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Syria blames Internet outage on technical problem - Newsday - Newsday Wed, 08 May 2013 20:12:54 GMT

Syria blames Internet outage on technical problem - Newsday Newsday BEIRUT - (AP) -- A problem with a fiber optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil war-ravaged Syria from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said Wednesday. Internet service stopped abruptly Tuesday ...