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Ruins in a Center of Syria's Uprising - New York Times Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:58:39 GMT

New York Times

Ruins in a Center of Syria's Uprising New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Little by little, the central Syrian city of Homs is losing its infrastructure and its landmarks. The national hospital lies in ruins. Rebel-held neighborhoods stretch for blocks without an intact building. Many government offices ... Obama's Confused Syria PolicyBloomberg Red Lines in Syria, and IranWall Street Journal- India Syria mediators 'killed by pro-regime militiamen'BBC News Huffington Post -Washington Post -The Nation. all 102 news articles »

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U.S. Confirms Israeli Syria Strike - Daily Beast Tue, 16 Jul 2013 21:56:26 GMT

Daily Beast

U.S. Confirms Israeli Syria Strike Daily Beast But a July 10 assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency, reported here for the first time, found that Israel was in fact responsible for the explosions in the Syrian coastal town of Latakia on July 5—the third known Israeli strike inside Syria ... RT source: Israeli strike on Syria was carried out from Turkish baseRT (blog) Israel Airstrike Targeted Advanced Missiles That Russia Sold to Syria, US SaysNew York Times (blog) Report: Israel led air strike in Syria on July 5USA TODAY Los Angeles Times -Hurriyet Daily News all 173 news articles »

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Syria crisis worst since Rwanda, UN says - Aljazeera.com Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:22:14 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria crisis worst since Rwanda, UN says Aljazeera.com Almost 6.8 million Syrians need urgent humanitarian assistance, UN aid chief Valerie Amos said [File]. Six thousand people are fleeing Syria every day as the conflict intensifies and merges with violence in neighbouring Iraq, United Nations officials ... UN envoy warns that battlefields in Iraq and Syria are mergingFox News all 23 news articles »

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Israel trains for border clash with Syria - CNN International Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:26:22 GMT

Haaretz

Israel trains for border clash with Syria CNN International Golan Heights (CNN) -- The Israeli army's Golani brigade recently wrapped up a two-week exercise of ground troops, special forces and air units along Israel's 81-mile-long (130 km) frontier with Syria. The drill was not aimed at preparing for an all ... Irish troops to be sent to Syria as part of UN forceIrish Times Fire From Syria Hits Israeli-Controlled GolanABC News Ya'alon: Our Syria policy remains unchangedJerusalem Post DEBKA file -Haaretz all 51 news articles »

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UN says Syria refugee crisis worst since Rwanda - BBC News Wed, 17 Jul 2013 02:51:24 GMT

BBC News

UN says Syria refugee crisis worst since Rwanda BBC News The conflict in Syria has caused the world's worst refugee crisis for 20 years, with an average of 6,000 people fleeing every day in 2013, the UN says. UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres said refugee numbers had not risen "at such a frightening rate ... UN likens Syria crisis to Rwandan genocideAljazeera.com UN: 5000 people die in Syria a month, conflict is deterioratingRT (blog) UN says Syria crisis 'worst since Rwanda'Deutsche Welle Voice of America -The Australian all 54 news articles »

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Pakistani Taliban: 'We sent hundreds of fighters' to Syria - NBCNews.com (blog) Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:47:19 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Pakistani Taliban: 'We sent hundreds of fighters' to Syria NBCNews.com (blog) PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Leaders of the Pakistani Taliban claim to have sent “hundreds of fighters” to Syria to support local mujahideen forces in their struggle against President Bashar Assad. Senior commanders in the militant Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, ...

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Pakistan Taliban say no shift to Syria - Fox News Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:08:36 GMT

DAWN.com

Pakistan Taliban say no shift to Syria Fox News PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Pakistani Taliban commanders Tuesday rejected suggestions they were sending fighters to Syria, saying some have gone there independently but the movement's focus remained in Pakistan. They said some militants, mainly ... Pakistan Denies Local Taliban Has Sent Hundreds of Fighters to SyriaVoice of America Pakistan Taliban says its fighters in SyriaAljazeera.com Pakistan denies reports of Taliban cell in SyriaDAWN.com all 99 news articles »

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Plunging currency adds to Syria's gloom - Washington Post Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:05:07 GMT

DigitalJournal.com

Plunging currency adds to Syria's gloom Washington Post BEIRUT — After more than two years of relentless conflict, Syria's government is desperately trying to avert a secondary crisis: a sharp decline in the Syrian currency, which is adding to the country's economic woes. The war and the Western economic ... Syria's currency in serious troubleDigitalJournal.com all 3 news articles »

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Britain Said to Step Back From Push to Arm Syrian Rebels - New York Times Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:05:35 GMT

Britain Said to Step Back From Push to Arm Syrian Rebels New York Times LONDON — After leading a determined push with France to remove legal hindrances to arming Syria's rebels, Britain is apparently signaling a more cautious approach, even as British newspaper reports say Prime Minister David Cameron has retreated from ...

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UN agency deplores impact of Syria crisis on Palestinian refugees, laments ... - UN News Centre Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:04:25 GMT

UN News Centre

UN agency deplores impact of Syria crisis on Palestinian refugees, laments ... UN News Centre 16 July 2013 – The UN agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees today expressed sorrow at the death of another of its workers in Syria, bringing the total to seven staffers who have lost their lives as a result of the conflict, which continues ... and more »