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UN adds Syria, Mali groups to child recruiters list - USA TODAY Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:29:39 GMT

BBC News

UN adds Syria, Mali groups to child recruiters list USA TODAY UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has added three Malian militias and Syria's main rebel force for the first time to an annual "list of shame" of armed groups that recruit children. The list was part of report released Wednesday that also ... Thousands of children killed in Syria, UN study saysBBC News Conflicts in Syria, Mali pose unprecedented threats to children – UN reportUN News Centre Children used as human shields in Syria war – UNCebu Daily News all 26 news articles »

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Dozens of Shiites Reported Killed in Raid by Syria Rebels - New York Times (blog) Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:03:54 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Dozens of Shiites Reported Killed in Raid by Syria Rebels New York Times (blog) BEIRUT, Lebanon — At least 30 Shiite Muslim villagers in eastern Syria were killed in a reprisal raid by rebels, the government and opposition fighters and activists said Wednesday, the latest in a string of massacres underscoring the increasingly ... West to discuss aid with Syria rebel leader; insurgents kill Shi'itesReuters Lebanon warns Syria over helicopter raidAljazeera.com Syria "rebels" behind alleged massacre of ShiitesCBS News Los Angeles Times -Yahoo! News all 169 news articles »

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As Syria humanitarian crisis grows, donors are in short supply - Los Angeles Times Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:32:43 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

As Syria humanitarian crisis grows, donors are in short supply Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Facing a growing humanitarian crisis, Oxfam, the international relief agency, set a goal in January of raising $53 million to aid victims of Syria's brutal civil war. So far, Americans have contributed $150,000. Oxfam isn't alone. Mercy ... For regional stability, help Syria's internally displacedChristian Science Monitor Syria Crisis: Tears falling on a foreign landUNHCR (press release) Analysis: Hard choices: When the Syria aid response runs out of moneyIRINnews.org Ottawa Citizen all 70 news articles »

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Bill Clinton splits with Obama on Syria - Politico Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:54:39 GMT

Newsday

Bill Clinton splits with Obama on Syria Politico His remarks came during a question-and-answer session with McCain, who has been among Obama's harshest critics over what he calls a failure to take “decisive” action in Syria. Obama has come under growing pressure to step up American intervention by ... Miller: American intervention in Syria is inevitableNewsday Most Americans oppose US military intervention in Syria: PollPress TV Bill Clinton Parts Ways With Obama on SyriaNewsmax.com Town Hall all 24 news articles »

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US eases trade restrictions to Syria rebel-held areas - Reuters Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:12:56 GMT

US eases trade restrictions to Syria rebel-held areas Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday eased restrictions on exports to opposition-held areas in Syria to help rebuild shattered infrastructure in a move U.S. officials said will help facilitate oil sales from rebel-controlled areas. US Eases Restrictions on Syria's OppositionArutz Sheva US approves waivers to aid opposition-controlled areas of SyriaKuwait News Agency US eases curbs on Syria rebelsPeninsula On-line all 12 news articles »

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Jihadist Robin Hood? Al Qaeda-linked fighters in Syria seek to change image ... - Fox News Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:46:53 GMT

U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Jihadist Robin Hood? Al Qaeda-linked fighters in Syria seek to change image ... Fox News TEL RIFAT, Syria – Battle-hardened Al Qaeda-linked fighters helping insurgents in Syria are winning over their fellow warriors with a newfound discipline that could make them even more formidable in the war for the hearts and minds of civilians caught ... Syria violence threatens to suck in IraqThe Japan Times Al-Qaeda Divides Over Syria and IraqAl-Monitor This Is No Way to Run a JihadU.S. News & World Report (blog) Evening Standard all 27 news articles »

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Syria's war hurts ties with Golan Heights Druze - Los Angeles Times Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:28:13 GMT

Washington Post

Syria's war hurts ties with Golan Heights Druze Los Angeles Times For decades, young Druze from the Golan Heights villages Israel captured from Syria in 1967 have attended university in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Besides questions of language, family ties and politics, the free tuition and monthly allowance ... UN's Ban warns of renewed Syria-Israel conflictJerusalem Post UN chief seeks to bolster Golan peacekeeping force, warns Syria spillover ...Washington Post UN says Israel-Syria ceasefire jeopardized by Golan violenceReuters ABC News all 180 news articles »

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For Lebanon's Sunnis, growing rage at Hezbollah over role in Syria - Washington Post Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:09:12 GMT

Washington Post

For Lebanon's Sunnis, growing rage at Hezbollah over role in Syria Washington Post SIDON, Lebanon — In a soccer stadium in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon, thousands of Sunnis gathered last weekend to rail against Shiite Hezbollah's deepening role in the Syrian war. But even with a new rallying call, Lebanon's Sunnis remain ... US considers Syria policy as John Kerry seeks ways to help civil war rebelsThe Guardian Syria: US and UK call for action to stop loss of lifeBBC News Syria: Inventing a Religious WarThe New York Review of Books (blog) Voice of America -Bloomberg -The Daily Star all 527 news articles »

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Starved for Arms, Syria Rebels Make Their Own - New York Times Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:56:29 GMT

Anchorage Daily News

Starved for Arms, Syria Rebels Make Their Own New York Times SARAQIB, Syria — The workers arrive by darkness, taking their stations at the vise and the lathe. Soon metal filings and sparks fly, and the stack of their creations grows at their feet: makeshift mortar shells to be fired through barrels salvaged ... Battles for Aleppo & Surroundings Loom on Syria's Northern FrontVoice of America Analysis: New urgency for Obama's choices on SyriaJerusalem Post all 17 news articles »

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Syria, Intervention And The Weight Of History - The Atlantic Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:29:41 GMT

Syria, Intervention And The Weight Of History The Atlantic His analysis actually strikes me as pretty ahistorical, even given my fairly rudimentary understanding of Syrian history. It was decades after decolonization before the Syrian regime took on its sectarian (Alawite) character -- I think Salah Jadid was ...