Aljazeera.com | Kurds shoot at protest in northern Syria Aljazeera.com Members of a dominant Kurdish party have shot at a protest in the Syrian Kurdish-dominated town of Amuda, killing at least three people and leaving at least 10 othersinjured, activists have told Al Jazeera. Thursday's rally was held to protest against ... |
Syria won't be Iran's quagmire Washington Post Over the past two years, Syria's descent into civil war has provoked alarm and horror in Washington. While officials have argued over the extent to which the United States can and should intervene, everyone agrees that the conflict poses a humanitarian ... Opinion: A new chance for Syria |
Haaretz | UN chemical weapons team in Turkey to investigate Syria claims Reuters AMSTERDAM/ANKARA (Reuters) - U.N.-appointed inspectors, blocked from entering Syria, are in Turkey to gather information about possible use of chemical weapons in the civil war, officials said on Thursday. The Syrian government and rebels fighting it ... UN inspectors in Turkey to investigate Syria chemical weapons use UN Diplomat: 10 Incidents of Chemical Use by Syria Turkish FM to meet UN expert probing Syria chemical arms claims |
Press TV | Rebel leader: Syria should not be allowed to become Rwanda CBS News Amman, Jordan Gen. Salim Idris, the Syrian rebel commander of the U.S.-backed Supreme Military Council, sent an urgent warning to the United Nations Security Council this week alleging "systematic ethno-sectarian cleansing" by the Assad regime. War Deaths in Syria Said to Top 100000 Saudi Arabia funds terrorists in Syria: Russia Report: Nasrallah secretly visited Iran to discuss Syria war |
Christian Science Monitor | Why Russia evacuated its naval base in Syria Christian Science Monitor In a surprise move, Russia has pulled all its military and nondiplomatic civilian personnel out of Syria. That includes a complete evacuation of the naval supply station in the Mediterranean port of Tartus, which is often discussed as one of Russia's ... Russian military says Syria naval facility operating normally Russian Defense Ministry refutes reports of Syria evacuation Russia-Syria |
US Says Gulf States, BRICS Should Help Syria Voice of America Around 1.7 million refugees have fled Syria, most to Lebanon and Jordan whose small populations are struggling to cope with the influx, and four million more have been displaced within Syria by the two-year conflict between President Bashar al-Assad ... Global Insider: Lebanese Armed Forces' Neutrality in Question Amid Syria ... |
The Express Tribune | Syria war likely to drag on, Red Cross president says Reuters "What we have seen over the past couple of weeks, what we observe as ICRC on the ground, is a stalemate between the two sides in Syria," Maurer said. "Sometimes it's the one side, sometimes it's the other side, and in the rare moment where both ... Report: Syria Most Expensive ICRC Humanitarian Operation Aid groups unable to keep pace with Syria crisis: Red Cross |
MiamiHerald.com | Suicide blast in Christian neighborhood in Syria kills 4 Fox News DAMASCUS, Syria – A suicide attacker blew himself up near one of the main churches in the Syrian capital Thursday, killing at least four people, state-run TV said. The blast struck in the vicinity of the Greek Orthodox Virgin Mary Church in the ... Syria conflict: 'Suicide bomb' in Damascus Christian area Suicide bomb kills 4 in Syrian capital's Old City Suicide bomber strikes in Syria |
US Begins Shipping Arms for Syrian Rebels Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The Central Intelligence Agency has begun moving weapons to Jordan from a network of secret warehouses and plans to start arming small groups of vetted Syrian rebels within a month, expanding U.S. support of moderate forces battling ... |
Voice of America | Syria Doubles Diesel Prices to Cut Cost of Subsidies Voice of America A source close to a government procurement agency, who requested anonymity, said the price hike was given impetus by the increasing need to route imports over land through Lebanon rather than through Syria's own Mediterranean ports. The source said ... Syria curbs diesel subsidies as costs mount |