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Tanks in Beirut as Syria protest leaves one dead - Reuters Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:00:29 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Tanks in Beirut as Syria protest leaves one dead
Reuters
In the past week Assad's forces and Hezbollah captured the town of Qusair, which controls vital supply routes across Syria and with Lebanon, a sign of reversing momentum after the rebels seized swathes of the country in the second half of last year.
How Syria conflict affects its neighboursBBC News
Syrian government holds victory celebration in battered QusairLos Angeles Times
Fighting intensifies in Syria's north after Assad gainsYahoo! News
Aljazeera.com -Sydney Morning Herald
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Large car bombs increasing in Syria - USA TODAY Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:30:15 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Large car bombs increasing in Syria
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – The number of car and truck bombs used in the Syrian war has skyrocketed this year, according to U.S. military statistics, reflecting a widening of the war and the growing influence of Islamic militants in the conflict. The number of ...
Qaeda chief arbitrates Syria's 'jihad crisis'Aljazeera.com
Takfiri militants in Syria endanger regional peace: Iraqi PMPress TV

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Jordan hosts US jets and missiles in drills in Syria's shadow - Reuters Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:57:54 GMT

Washington Post

Jordan hosts US jets and missiles in drills in Syria's shadow
Reuters
AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. troops equipped with Patriot missiles and fighter jets began military exercises in Jordan that have drawn condemnation from Russia, which accuses the West of fanning the conflict in neighboring Syria. Washington confirmed last ...
Multinational military exercises launch in Jordan as Syria seethesWashington Post
Multinational military exercises launch in JordanFox News

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Hezbollah justifies its involvement in the war in Syria - NBCNews.com (blog) Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:29:37 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Hezbollah justifies its involvement in the war in Syria
NBCNews.com (blog)
By Ben Gilbert, NBC News Contributor. HERMEL, Lebanon -- Following the involvement of the militant Hezbollah group in fighting in Syria alongside President Bashar Assad's forces, sectarian tensions in Lebanon have been on the rise, endangering the ...


Party leader: Protest over Syria turns deadly in Lebanon - CNN Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:01:30 GMT

Party leader: Protest over Syria turns deadly in Lebanon
CNN
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A protest outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut turned deadly Sunday, the leader of a Lebanese political party said. Ahmed Assad, who heads the Option party -- which opposes Hezbollah and the Syrian government -- told reporters ...


Israel aims to stay out of Syria conflict despite Golan friction - Reuters Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:49:14 GMT

Ma'an News Agency

Israel aims to stay out of Syria conflict despite Golan friction
Reuters
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel aims to stay out of Syria's civil war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, despite violence eroding security on the Golan Heights border area. The strategic plateau, most of which has been occupied by Israel ...
Syria asks IDF to hold fire as it battles rebelsJerusalem Post
Netanyahu Says Israel Won't Intervene in Syria Unless Fired UponBloomberg
Netanyahu: Israel won't intervene in Syria if not targetedJewish Telegraphic Agency
Ma'an News Agency -The Times of Israel
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Syria arms: Parliament would get vote, Hague pledges - BBC News Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:59:09 GMT

BBC News

Syria arms: Parliament would get vote, Hague pledges
BBC News
Parliament would get to vote before the UK sent any arms to Syrian opposition forces, William Hague has said. More than 80 Conservative MPs have written to David Cameron urging Parliament to be consulted if the UK decides to provide any weapons.


Syria: Obama Administration Slow-Walks Decision on Chemical Weapons - Heritage.org (blog) Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:52:21 GMT

Syria: Obama Administration Slow-Walks Decision on Chemical Weapons
Heritage.org (blog)
The Obama Administration has been moving very slowly on the Syrian chemical weapons issue. Caution is in order, because the President's credibility is on the line. President Obama has repeatedly warned Bashar al-Assad's regime not to use its huge ...
Syria's deadly warKhaleej Times

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Syria's online troops wage counter-revolutionary cyber war - Yahoo!7 News Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:23:51 GMT

Yahoo!7 News

Syria's online troops wage counter-revolutionary cyber war
Yahoo!7 News
PARIS (AFP) - Sometimes, attacks in Syria's bloody civil war start not with a bullet or a bomb blast, but with an innocuous-looking email. A message pings into an inbox, apparently from a friend or colleague. The recipient clicks a link, and suddenly ...

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Qaeda chief annuls Syrian-Iraqi jihad merger - Aljazeera.com Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:44:25 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Qaeda chief annuls Syrian-Iraqi jihad merger
Aljazeera.com
Ayman al-Zawahiri's ruling came in a letter addressed to the leaders of Syrian-based Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State in Iraq (ISI), which is the largest jihadi umbrella group in the country. Al Jazeera exclusively obtained a copy of the letter on ...