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Syria Rebels to Sit Out Talks Unless Arms Are Sent, General Says - New York Times (blog) Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:21:11 GMT

Press TV

Syria Rebels to Sit Out Talks Unless Arms Are Sent, General Says New York Times (blog) Published: June 8, 2013. WASHINGTON — The Syrian opposition will not attend the proposed Geneva conference on the crisis in Syria unless rebel fighters receive new supplies of arms and ammunition, the top rebel military commander said Friday. We won't attend talks on Syria unless arms are sent: FSA commanderPress TV The Gathering StormRealClearPolitics all 53 news articles »

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The Syria the World Forgot - New York Times Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:17:53 GMT

New York Times

The Syria the World Forgot New York Times LAST month, while we waited at the Lebanese border for our papers to be processed so that we could return to Syria, a woman traveling in our shared taxi pointed at the clouds gathering in the sky and said, “The Orthodox will be happy.” She was ... McCain: Syria crisis worseningPolitico Syria's embattled Qusayr off-limits to aid workersCNN Hezbollah justifies its involvement in the war in SyriaNBCNews.com (blog) Jerusalem Post -DAWN.com all 394 news articles »

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Report: Syria asked IDF to hold fire as it battled rebels - Jerusalem Post Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:48:58 GMT

The Guardian

Report: Syria asked IDF to hold fire as it battled rebels Jerusalem Post The Syrian regime asked Israel not to fire on its tanks in the Golan Heights buffer zone between the two countries during Thursday's internecine fighting in the area, according to a report apparently by the United Nations peacekeeping troops on the Golan. Syria: conflict could enter Israel following Austrian moveThe Hindu EU nations pledge to keep eye on citizens fighting in SyriaFox News Russia offers to send replacements for Austrian troops on Israel-Syria borderThe Guardian BBC News -New York Times (blog) -Aljazeera.com all 474 news articles »

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Syrian Opposition Won't Attend Talks Unless Rebels Get Arms, Top Commander ... - New York Times Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:37:11 GMT

Syrian Opposition Won't Attend Talks Unless Rebels Get Arms, Top Commander ... New York Times Published: June 8, 2013. WASHINGTON — The Syrian opposition will not attend the proposed Geneva conference on the crisis in Syria unless rebel fighters receive new supplies of arms and ammunition, the top rebel military commander said Friday.

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UN launches record appeal for victims of Syrian war - Reuters Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:26:08 GMT

UN launches record appeal for victims of Syrian war Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations warned on Friday half of all Syrians would need humanitarian aid by the end of 2013 and launched what it said was the biggest emergency appeal in history to cope with the civil war crisis. "Syria as a civilization ...

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Syria is bleeding to death and the west stands by - The Guardian Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:06:02 GMT

The Guardian

Syria is bleeding to death and the west stands by The Guardian Sceptics about humanitarian intervention in Syria hit you with what they regard as a killer question: "Where do you stop?" If the "international community", such as it is, tries to halt the massacres in Syria, why doesn't it intervene in North Korea or ... Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: “The West should Pay War Reparations to Syria ...Center for Research on Globalization Congress should lead on SyriaReuters Blogs (blog) Washington Escalates War on SyriaMathaba.Net all 5 news articles »

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UN launches 'largest humanitarian appeal in history' for Syria - NBCNews.com (blog) Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:24:37 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

UN launches 'largest humanitarian appeal in history' for Syria NBCNews.com (blog) The worsening Syrian crisis has prompted the United Nations to make its biggest ever appeal for money. Five billion dollars, says the UN, is the amount needed to help the 'staggering escalation of the refugee crisis'. More than one and a half million ... UN: Nearly half of Syria's populace will need aidCNN UN makes a record appeal for aid to SyriaBoston Globe UN seeks more than $5 billion in aid for SyriaWashington Post CBC.ca -Aljazeera.com -Yahoo! News all 147 news articles »

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Aid from Assad allies appears to be tipping balance in Syrian war - Fox News Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:47:21 GMT

Aid from Assad allies appears to be tipping balance in Syrian war Fox News WASHINGTON – The leader of Syria's main opposition group warned Friday that rebel fighters had been weakened and demoralized after a string of recent tactical setbacks and that the aid Iran, Russia and Hezbollah are providing President Bashar ...

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Qaeda chief arbitrates Syria's 'jihad crisis' - Aljazeera.com Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:31:07 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Qaeda chief arbitrates Syria's 'jihad crisis' Aljazeera.com Zawahiri also appointed a local Syrian commander named Abu Khaled al-Soury as a personal emissary "to oversee the implementation of the accord," according to Joulani's letter. Joulani's letter also urged his fighters to "minimise their difference" and ... Iraqi FM says Baghdad not sending fighters to SyriaAl-Arabiya all 8 news articles »

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Syria Car Bomb Kills At Least 7 In Homs - Huffington Post Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:19:05 GMT

Syria Car Bomb Kills At Least 7 In Homs Huffington Post BEIRUT — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Saturday in Syria's central city of Homs, tearing through an area largely populated by the regime's Alawite sect and killing seven people, a state-owned TV station reported. Meanwhile ...