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Momentum Shifts in Syria, Bolstering Assad's Position - New York Times (blog) Thu, 18 Jul 2013 01:53:26 GMT

The Times of Israel

Momentum Shifts in Syria, Bolstering Assad's Position
New York Times (blog)
Although few expect that Mr. Assad can reassert his authority over the whole of Syria, even some of his staunchest enemies acknowledge that his position is stronger than it has been in months. His resilience suggests that he has carved out what amounts ...
Gunmen kill pro-Assad figure in Lebanon as Syria war spreadsReuters
IED hits Hezbollah convoy near Lebanon-Syria borderThe Times of Israel
Syria regime backer shot dead in LebanonBangkok Post
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Obama nominee: UN lack of action on Syria 'a disgrace' - USA TODAY Thu, 18 Jul 2013 02:49:37 GMT

Washington Post

Obama nominee: UN lack of action on Syria 'a disgrace'
USA TODAY
"We see the failure of the U.N. Security Council to respond to the slaughter in Syria ... a disgrace that history will judge harshly," said Power, who made a name for herself in foreign policy circles and won a Pulitzer Prize for her 2002 book A ...
Power: UN's "failure" to respond to Syria a "disgrace"CBS News
Obama's UN nominee calls inaction on Syria 'disgrace'Reuters
Samantha Power, at confirmation hearing, faults UN for 'disgrace' in SyriaWashington Post
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Aid to unknown rebels in Syria carries US threat - Politico Thu, 18 Jul 2013 01:39:47 GMT

Politico

Aid to unknown rebels in Syria carries US threat
Politico
Americans would probably be surprised to learn that their government was arming affiliates of Al Qaeda. But this is essentially what President Barack Obama is about to do. Syria's Bashar Assad has carried out unspeakable violence, with as many as 100 ...
Army chief: We risk war with SyriaTelegraph.co.uk
UK 'ready to act' on Syria chemical weapons, says outgoing head of British ...Daily Mail
UN chemical arms chief heads to SyriaThe Daily Star
Irish Independent -Yahoo!7 News -The Sun
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Syria crisis worst since Rwanda, UN says - Aljazeera.com Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:48:23 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 mergingWashington Post

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Stray bullets from Syria kill two Turkish citizens - Reuters Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:19:02 GMT

Stray bullets from Syria kill two Turkish citizens
Reuters
The incident, which happened on Tuesday, was the most serious spillover of violence into Turkey in weeks and highlights the growing concern that Syria's civil war is dragging in neighboring states. The bullets came from the adjacent Syrian town of Ras ...


Turkey fires into Syria after stray bullet from battle across border kill 1 ... - Fox News Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:19:11 GMT

Press TV

Turkey fires into Syria after stray bullet from battle across border kill 1 ...
Fox News
ANKARA, Turkey – A Turkish teenager was killed and two other people were wounded near Syria's border by stray bullets fired during renewed clashes between Syrian rebels and Kurdish gunmen, an official said Wednesday. Turkey's military said it fired ...
Stray bullets from Syria kill two in Turkish border townReuters
Turkey Opens Fire Into SyriaWall Street Journal- India
Stray bullets from Syria kill two teens in TurkeyPress TV
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Turkish agency warns of donor fatigue as Syria aid drops sharply - Reuters Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:43:47 GMT

Turkish agency warns of donor fatigue as Syria aid drops sharply
Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - International aid for Syria has tailed off sharply in recent months with the conflict apparently slipping from people's minds even as the humanitarian crisis deepens, Turkey's IHH relief agency warned on Wednesday. IHH, whose ...

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U.S. Confirms Israeli Syria Strike - Daily Beast Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:08:58 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 Strikes Syria? Israeli Officials Mum On ReportsHuffington Post
Senators push for Syria intervention after Israeli strikeThe Times of Israel
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Ruins in a Center of Syria's Uprising - New York Times Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:39:05 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 ...
The perils of non-intervention in SyriaCNN (blog)
Obama's Confused Syria PolicyBloomberg
Car bomb kills women and children in Syria's southReuters
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How War in Syria Turned These Ordinary Engineers Into Deadly Weapons ... - Wired Wed, 17 Jul 2013 23:58:52 GMT

Wired

How War in Syria Turned These Ordinary Engineers Into Deadly Weapons ...
Wired
The arms manufacturers of Aleppo used to be ordinary men—network administrators, housepainters, professors. Then came the bloody Syrian crisis. Now they must use all their desperate creativity to supply their fellow rebels with the machinery of death.