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Syrian Teenager's Public Death Reveals Growing Anger as Civil War Continues - New York Times Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:08:45 GMT

Yahoo! News

Syrian Teenager's Public Death Reveals Growing Anger as Civil War Continues New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — The teenager's name was Muhammad al-Qatta, and he was 14 years old when witnesses said radical Islamists in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo pulled him from his coffee kiosk on Sunday and later executed him in a public square. Syrian opposition condemns killing of boy in AleppoBBC News Teenager, 15, Executed By Islamist Rebels in SyriaYahoo! News Spotlight on Syria rebels after executionNews24 Telegraph.co.uk -Saudi Gazette -Bloomberg all 50 news articles »

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Analysis: Hezbollah tips Syria power balance, polarizes Lebanon - Reuters Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:43:00 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Analysis: Hezbollah tips Syria power balance, polarizes Lebanon Reuters Within minutes of a busload of unarmed demonstrators arriving on Sunday at the Iranian embassy in Beirut to protest against Iran and Hezbollah's military involvement in Syria, Hezbollah enforcers surrounded the building and scattered the crowd with ... Should the US stay out of Syria? Your SayUSA TODAY Rockets from Syria hit northern LebanonAljazeera.com 'We Can't Wait Much Longer': Syria's Top Rebel Commander Pleas for U.S. Help ...TheBlaze.com Al-Arabiya -Press TV -The Sun all 73 news articles »

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How the War in Syria Has Helped to Inspire Turkey's Protests - by Sophia Jones - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:01:18 GMT

Voice of America

How the War in Syria Has Helped to Inspire Turkey's Protests - by Sophia Jones Foreign Policy (blog) The war in Syria is polarizing Turkey. According to a recent study by MetroPOLL Strategic and Social Research Center, based in Ankara, only 28 percent of the Turkish public supports the prime minister's policies on Syria. Since the start of the ... Syrian Troops Positioned for Aleppo OffensiveVoice of America Best way for Obama to help Syria is with aid and diplomacy – not weaponsChristian Science Monitor White House reassesses arming Syria rebelsJerusalem Post Huffington Post -CBS News all 204 news articles »

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Geneva Talks Hold the Only Key to Syria - New York Times Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:01:30 GMT

BBC News

Geneva Talks Hold the Only Key to Syria New York Times It took almost a year for the Geneva communiqué on Syria of June 2012 to be dusted off and for diplomacy to be given another try. The agreement last month between Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of Russia to launch a ... Time for US action in Syria: ColumnUSA TODAY How Geneva II could be worsening chances of Syria peaceBBC News Call for international forces in SyriaGulf Times Channel News Asia -The Daily Star -Press TV all 61 news articles »

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The Changing Shape of Syria's Civil War - FRONTLINE Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:32:51 GMT

Evening Standard

The Changing Shape of Syria's Civil War FRONTLINE When FRONTLINE first visited Syria in November 2011, the opposition movement was still in its infancy, and the government crackdown was only beginning. When our cameras returned 10 months later, the uprising had grown into a nationwide insurgency. Sarah Sands: We must apply the lessons of Iraq in SyriaEvening Standard Foreign Fighters Play Growing Roles on Both Sides of Syria's WarAntiwar.com all 8 news articles »

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Nick Griffin's 'fact-finding' mission to Syria mired in confusion - The Guardian Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:50:06 GMT

The Guardian

Nick Griffin's 'fact-finding' mission to Syria mired in confusion The Guardian But there were signs that Syrian government supporters were embarrassed by the high-profile presence of the BNP leader. Loyalists described a "low-level media visit" despite Griffin's meeting with Syria's prime minister, deputy foreign minister and ... Syria: BNP leader Griffin says opposition dominated by 'jihadi terrorists'BBC News BNP leader Nick Griffin visits SyriaThe Guardian BNP Leader Nick Griffin Makes Visit To SyriaSky News Huffington Post UK -Channel 4 News -Express.co.uk all 36 news articles »

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US to arm Syrian rebels? - USA TODAY Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:18:50 GMT

US to arm Syrian rebels? USA TODAY While the media's attention is focused on U.S. surveillance programs, the civil war in Syria rages on -- and the United States could soon be more involved. The Associated Press is reporting that President Obama and aides "could decide this week to ...

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France says Syrian war at 'turning point', mulls arming rebels - Reuters Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:20:38 GMT

France says Syrian war at 'turning point', mulls arming rebels Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Tuesday the conflict in Syria had reached a "turning point" after the fall of the city of Qusair to President Bashar al-Assad's forces, raising the question of whether to arm Syrian rebels. The battlefield tilted ...

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Government holds high-level meetings on Syria, including on arming rebels - Reuters Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:53:17 GMT

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Government holds high-level meetings on Syria, including on arming rebels Reuters Fredrick Hof, a former senior U.S. official who worked on Syria policy, said the administration might decide to take charge of the distribution of weapons to the rebels, but not necessarily to provide U.S. arms. Having withdrawn U.S. troops from Iraq ... Syria troops 'preparing for Aleppo assault'BBC News Syria bleeds as West watchesThe Japan Times The Price of America Not Leading in Addressing the Conflict in SyriaBrookings Institution Boston Globe -CBS News -Yahoo! News all 763 news articles »

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Reuters: US weighs arming Syria rebels - NBCNews.com (blog) Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:21:14 GMT

Reuters: US weighs arming Syria rebels NBCNews.com (blog) By Arshad Mohammed, Matt Spetalnick and Dan Williams, Reuters. The United States could make a decision as early as this week on whether to arm Syrian rebels, U.S. officials said on Monday, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry put off a Middle East ...