NPR | Syrian Conflict Reaches Beyond Borders NPR The civil war in Syria is attracting fighters from all over, increasing sectarian tensions in other Muslim countries, threatening the region's tenuous stability, bringing the threat of Russian missiles, and leaving the U.S with few good options. More ... While fighting civil war at home, Syria regime warns citizens against travel ... Turkey unrest 'payback' for fueling Syria insurgency? Report: Turkish military returns fire after shots from Syria |
ABC News | France: Tests show sarin used in Syria CNN International (CNN) -- Sarin gas has been used in Syria several times, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Tuesday, citing results from test samples in France's possession. Fabius announced that conclusion after meeting Tuesday with the head of a U.N ... France says tests prove Syria used nerve gas; US sends Patriots to Jordan France, Britain say sarin gas used in Syria France, Britain Confirm Use of Sarin Gas in Syria |
France: Sarin gas used in Syria CNN (CNN) -- Sarin gas has been used several times in the Syrian civil war, including at least once by the Assad regime, France's foreign minister said Tuesday, citing results from test samples in France's possession. Laurent Fabius announced that ... |
New York Times (blog) | Kerry Says US Came Late to Syrian Peace Effort New York Times (blog) WASHINGTON — The United States came “late” to efforts to find a political settlement to the war in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, as the crisis there deepened with the political uncertainty in neighboring Turkey. Rebels say Hezbollah, Iraqi fighters flooding into Syria Nasr: Iran is beating the US in Syria Is Syria's Bashar Assad Getting The Upper Hand? |
Politico | Aid Syria to save lives, rebuild Politico The catastrophe in Syria is playing out on an unimaginable scale. Life, dignity and culture are all being fed through the meat grinder. The international community is not doing enough to aid millions of Syrian civilians in harm's way. What's the solution? |
NBCNews.com (blog) | France is 'certain' sarin gas was used in Syria; UN condemns 'brutality' of ... NBCNews.com (blog) By John Newland, Staff Writer, NBC News. France said on Tuesday it was "certain" that the nerve agent sarin had been used in Syria, underlining a United Nations report that said the civil war had reached “new levels of cruelty and brutality.” Tests ... Steinitz: S-300s sold to Syria may end up in Iran Russia's Vladimir Putin defends arms sales to Syria Putin: Russia has not sent S-300 air defense missiles to Syria yet |
Voice of America | UN, France Allege Chemical Weapons Use in Syria Voice of America UNITED NATIONS — A United Nations report says there are “reasonable grounds” to believe a limited amount of chemical weapons have been used in Syria. Findings of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria were released Tuesday just hours ahead of a ... |
UN Panel Reports Increasing Brutality by Both Sides in Syria New York Times GENEVA — Reporting “new levels of brutality” in Syria's more than two-year-old conflict, United Nations investigators said on Tuesday that they believed that chemical weapons and more indiscriminate bombing had been used in recent weeks and urged ... |
BBC News | France's Fabius 'confirms sarin use' by Syria regime BBC News There is no doubt Syria's government has used sarin during the country's crisis, says France's foreign minister. Laurent Fabius said lab tests in Paris confirmed numerous uses of the nerve agent, adding that those who resort to chemical weapons must be ... |
Syria's Conflict: What Happens if Both Sides Get More Weapons? PBS Shelling in Houla in Syria's Homs province on April 26. Photo by Maysara al-Masri/AFP/Getty Images. Syria's civil war reportedly has killed more than 90,000 people, and it looks like both sides are on the way to acquiring heavier weaponry, even as the ... |