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Iran says appeals for 'jihad' in Syria fuel radicalism - Reuters Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:37:22 GMT

ABC News

Iran says appeals for 'jihad' in Syria fuel radicalism Reuters Earlier this month, prominent cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi called for jihad in Syria after fighters from Shi'ite Lebanese group Hezbollah intervened to help President Bashar al-Assad, in a move which stoked sectarian tensions. Shi'ite Iran, a ... Syria Troops Fight Rebels Near Major Shiite ShrineABC News Regime Erodes Hopes for Rebel Enclave in Syria's NorthWall Street Journal- India Obama's Syria policy is full of contradictionsWashington Post Jerusalem Post -Fox News all 174 news articles »

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Syria troops fight rebels near Shiite shrine - USA TODAY Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:22:21 GMT

Syria troops fight rebels near Shiite shrine USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters clashed Wednesday with rebel forces south of a Damascus suburb that is home to a major Shiite Musim shrine in an attempt to secure the area surrounding the revered site, activists said.

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Pentagon Shoots Down Kerry's Syria Airstrike Plan - Bloomberg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:35:23 GMT

Pentagon Shoots Down Kerry's Syria Airstrike Plan Bloomberg At a principals meeting in the White House situation room, Secretary of State John Kerry began arguing, vociferously, for immediate U.S. airstrikes against airfields under the control of Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime -- specifically, those fields it ...

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While Claiming Battle Gains Against Rebels, Syria's Assad Is Facing Currency ... - New York Times Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:59:47 GMT

The Guardian

While Claiming Battle Gains Against Rebels, Syria's Assad Is Facing Currency ... New York Times ... June 19, 2013. Even as President Bashar al-Assad of Syria is proclaiming battlefield momentum against the insurgency with the help of his Hezbollah ally, he appears to be facing a new threat: a rapidly weakening currency that has unnerved many Syrians. International intervention in SyriaThe Guardian Source: State Department Slow-Walking Syria AidForeign Policy (blog) US Government Assistance to SyriaUS Department of State (press release) all 13 news articles »

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Why Kerry Wants to Strike Syria - Bloomberg Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:12:52 GMT

The Independent

Why Kerry Wants to Strike Syria Bloomberg Yesterday, shortly after I posted a column on Secretary of State John Kerry's push to have the White House approve U.S. strikes on Syrian airfields -- and how Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey pushed back strongly against the idea -- I ... US Secretary of State John Kerry 'argued for air strikes on Syria chemical ...The Independent Kerry briefs House leaders on SyriaPolitico John Kerry called for 'immediate' airstrikes on SyriaPress TV TIME -PJ Media all 29 news articles »

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Obama: Syria is not Iraq - USA TODAY Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:44:26 GMT

The Atlantic Wire

Obama: Syria is not Iraq USA TODAY President Obama says the U.S. has "serious interests" in Syria, but he is aware of the pitfalls of over-involvement in the civil war there. "It is very easy to slip slide your way into deeper and deeper commitments," Obama told Charlie Rose of PBS ... Obama: Syria Isn't Another IraqThe Atlantic Wire all 34 news articles »

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Vladimir Putin may allow Assad to go if power vacuum in Syria is avoided - The Guardian Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:49:46 GMT

The Guardian

Vladimir Putin may allow Assad to go if power vacuum in Syria is avoided The Guardian The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is willing to see the removal of the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, but only if it leads to a balanced government and not a dangerous power vacuum of the kind that followed Saddam Hussein's removal in Iraq ...

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Analysis: Putin basks in isolation over Syria as Obama's charm falls flat - Reuters Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:18:34 GMT

Analysis: Putin basks in isolation over Syria as Obama's charm falls flat Reuters U.S. officials played down the rebuff over Syria, describing the Putin-Obama meeting as "businesslike" and emphasizing the common ground over a sectarian civil war in which the two presidents are now both committed to arming the opposing sides. "We ...

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Syria crisis needs political solution, David Cameron tells MPs - The Guardian Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:30:05 GMT

The Guardian

Syria crisis needs political solution, David Cameron tells MPs The Guardian David Cameron has said he will not recklessly take Britain into a military escalation in Syria, putting his strongest emphasis yet on a political solution to the crisis as he came under pressure from his own backbenchers and Labour not to supply ... On Syria, leaders didn't agree on muchGlobe and Mail Syria intervention still lacks strategy: Our viewUSA TODAY Obama Silent About US Arms For Syria Rebels, Praises G8 Peace PlanHuffington Post Aljazeera.com -BBC News all 2,112 news articles »

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Special Report: Syria's Islamists seize control as moderates dither - Reuters Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:18:18 GMT

Special Report: Syria's Islamists seize control as moderates dither Reuters ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - As the Syrian civil war got under way, a former electrician who calls himself Sheikh Omar built up a brigade of rebel fighters. In two years of struggle against President Bashar al-Assad, they came to number 2,000 men, he said ... and more »