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UN: Nearly half of Syria's populace will need aid - CNN Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:37:19 GMT

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UN: Nearly half of Syria's populace will need aid CNN (CNN) -- The United Nations on Friday made its largest appeal ever -- for more than $5 billion -- for relief aid to Syrians across the country. "Syria as a civilization is unraveling, with as many as half of its citizens in need of urgent help as a ... UN launches 'largest humanitarian appeal in history' for SyriaNBCNews.com (blog) UN: Syria Refugees Could Reach 3.5M This YearABC News UN seeks more than $5 billion in aid for SyriaWashington Post Yahoo! News -New York Times (blog) -Hurriyet Daily News all 134 news articles »

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Hezbollah fighter tells of Syria battle - Los Angeles Times Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:18:13 GMT

ABC News

Hezbollah fighter tells of Syria battle Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — He sits on a couch in an inconspicuous building in a southern suburb of Beirut. A baseball cap pulled down low, his eyes twitching, Hassan, a Hezbollah squad leader, describes killing more than 20 men in three weeks in the Syrian town of Qusair. Hezbollah Entry in Syria Fans Shiite-Sunni FiresABC News Lebanon Moves To Avoid Syria War SpilloverVoice of America Assad's troops in Syria, backed by Hezbollah, push rebels further northCBS News BBC News -MiamiHerald.com all 230 news articles »

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Two French journalists missing in Syria - CNN International Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:04:24 GMT

The Guardian

Two French journalists missing in Syria CNN International (CNN) -- Two French journalists working for Europe1 are missing in Syria, the French radio station said Friday, prompting fears that they may have been kidnapped. Reporter Didier Francois and photographer Edouard Elias were on their way to the ... Syria crisis: Hollande demands release of French journalistsThe Guardian France demands release of journalists missing in SyriaBBC News France calls for immediate release of two French journalists in SyriaYahoo! News Fox News -Capital FM Kenya all 150 news articles »

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Hezbollah in the fight in Syria to win, backed by Iran - USA TODAY Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:25:13 GMT

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Hezbollah in the fight in Syria to win, backed by Iran USA TODAY BEIRUT — At the very end of a small street in the Shiite suburbs of Beirut, Abou Ali, a Hezbollah fighter, talks of why he is fighting fellow Muslims in Syria. The Syrians who have rebelled against President Bashar Assad are "Takfiris," he said, Sunni ... AP Interview: Sabra: Syria War Becoming SectarianABC News Charles Krauthammer: A message from SyriaU-T San Diego Syria Is Now Saudi Arabia's ProblemForeign Policy (blog) Los Angeles Times -BBC News -Yahoo! News all 1,274 news articles »

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UN launches record appeal for victims of Syrian war - Reuters Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:34:56 GMT

UN launches record appeal for victims of Syrian war Reuters The joint statement by U.N. agencies coincided with heavy fighting on numerous fronts, as rebels attacked an air base in northern Syria while forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad sought to capitalize on their own recent gains. Clashes continued on ...

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EU nations pledge to keep eye on citizens fighting in Syria - Fox News Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:43:22 GMT

The Guardian

EU nations pledge to keep eye on citizens fighting in Syria Fox News LUXEMBOURG – European Union nations pledged Friday to step up cooperation in an effort to keep the more than 600 EU citizens now fighting in Syria from veering toward terrorism upon their return home. EU home affairs ministers said they plan to ... As Syrian Fighting Nears Border, Israel Considers Its OptionsNew York Times (blog) Russia offers to send replacements for Austrian troops on Israel-Syria borderThe Guardian Analysis: Golan fighting spells more Syria trouble for IsraelReuters BBC News -Jerusalem Post all 440 news articles »

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Syrian rebels capture Golan crossing - USA TODAY Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:01:17 GMT

Syrian rebels capture Golan crossing USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels on Thursday captured a crossing point along a cease-fire line with Israel in the contested Golan Heights, a development that could deepen Israeli concerns over the growing role of Islamic radicals in the civil war near its ...

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Can Tenuous Peace Among Lebanon's Religious Sects Survive Stress of Syria's ... - PBS NewsHour Sat, 08 Jun 2013 02:21:33 GMT

Ahram Online

Can Tenuous Peace Among Lebanon's Religious Sects Survive Stress of Syria's ... PBS NewsHour Fragile relations between Lebanon's various religious sects have been strained by the continuing fallout of neighbor Syria's civil war and resentment of Syrian refugees. Margaret Warner concludes her series of reports from Lebanon with a closer look at ... Lebanese army slams 'plot' to embroil country in Syria warAl-Arabiya Hizbollah role in Syria fighting stokes violence in LebanonFinancial Times all 26 news articles »

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Syria crisis: UN launches largest ever aid appeal - BBC News Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:55:23 GMT

BBC News

Syria crisis: UN launches largest ever aid appeal BBC News The United Nations has launched the largest appeal in its history - seeking $5bn (£3.2bn; 3.7bn euros) for humanitarian aid to Syria. The UN estimates more than 10 million Syrians - half the population - will need help by the end of the year. As many ...

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Austria to quit UN's Golan force over Syria violence - Reuters Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:20:50 GMT

Austria to quit UN's Golan force over Syria violence Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - Austria said on Thursday it would pull out of a U.N. force on the Golan Heights after battles between Syrian troops and rebels there, in a blow to a mission that has kept the Israeli-Syrian war front quiet for 40 years. Israel ...