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Momentum Shifts in Syria, Bolstering Assad's Position - New York Times (blog) Thu, 18 Jul 2013 22:00:07 GMT

Politico

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 ... For Syria, lessons from the Balkan warWashington Post Aid to unknown rebels in Syria carries US threatPolitico Syria crisis: Outgoing UK defence chief warns over military actionBBC News The Guardian -Express.co.uk -The Week Magazine all 209 news articles »

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US military prepares for potential chemical weapons in Syria - CBS News Thu, 18 Jul 2013 23:30:29 GMT

Yahoo! News

US military prepares for potential chemical weapons in Syria CBS News (CBS News) FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- On Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry met with Syrians who've fled the two-year-old civil war. He visited a sprawling refugee camp in Jordan that holds 115,000 refugees. Some pleaded with Kerry for U.S. military ... US hesitates to arm Syria's rebels as Assad gains groundNBCNews.com World Bank OKs $150 million to help Jordan with Syria refugeesYahoo! News Zaatari Refugee Camp Photos Highlight Enormity Of Syria's Refugee CrisisHuffington Post CNN -Bangkok Post -Middle East Online all 71 news articles »

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Gen. Dempsey grilled about US policy in Syria - USA TODAY Fri, 19 Jul 2013 02:53:32 GMT

The Guardian

Gen. Dempsey grilled about US policy in Syria USA TODAY SHARE 46 CONNECT 53 TWEET 6 COMMENTEMAILMORE. WASHINGTON -- The nation's top military officer, Gen. Martin Dempsey, came under fire from Sen. John McCain over the issue of Syria in a testy exchange Thursday at Dempsey's confirmation ... US considering use of military force in SyriaCBS News Dempsey Says Assad Gains in Syria as McCain Demands ViewsBloomberg Obama considering military power in Syria, top general tells SenateThe Guardian RT (blog) -Telegraph.co.uk -Politico all 62 news articles »

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Obama nominee: UN lack of action on Syria 'a disgrace' - USA TODAY Thu, 18 Jul 2013 23:57:59 GMT

Aljazeera.com

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 ... UN nominee calls Syria inaction a 'disgrace'Aljazeera.com Power: UN's "failure" to respond to Syria a "disgrace"CBS News Obama's UN nominee Samantha Power highlights Syria and IsraelThe Guardian Washington Post -ABC News -Yahoo! News all 73 news articles »

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Syria refugees "begging" John Kerry for no-fly zone - CBS News Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:16:13 GMT

Syria refugees "begging" John Kerry for no-fly zone CBS News ZAATARI, Jordan U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday visited a camp for Syrian refugees displaced by the fighting in their country, hearing first-hand accounts from Syrians who have fled what the U.N. says is the worst humanitarian crisis in ...

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Syria's rebel commander expected to visit United States - Reuters Thu, 18 Jul 2013 19:18:40 GMT

Syria's rebel commander expected to visit United States Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria's top rebel commander is likely to visit the United States next week, U.S.-based Syrian opposition representatives said on Thursday, and he is expected to make a plea for speedy U.S. arms shipments. General Salim Idriss ... and more »

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Syria's Assad may cling on, Britain will not arm rebels: sources - Reuters Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:15:16 GMT

Syria's Assad may cling on, Britain will not arm rebels: sources Reuters It was Prime Minister David Cameron who led the charge earlier this year for the European Union to drop an arms embargo on Syria, which London and Paris had argued was one-sidedly penalizing the anti-Assad opposition. The involvement of Iran and ...

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UN envoy: Syria war will leave generation of children illiterate and filled ... - CBS News Thu, 18 Jul 2013 19:31:26 GMT

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UN envoy: Syria war will leave generation of children illiterate and filled ... CBS News BEIRUT A U.N. envoy is warning that Syria's devastating civil war, now in its third year, will force a generation of children to grow up illiterate and filled with hate. Syria refugees "begging" John Kerry for no-fly zone · Samantha Power: U.N.'s ... Syria's ravaged children: War misery told by the statisticsLos Angeles Times UN envoy warns of trauma to children in Syria warYahoo! News Children will continue to suffer unless Syria conflict resolved, UN official ...UN News Centre Times of India -NorthJersey.com all 12 news articles »

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Syrian opposition questions Taliban rebel role - CNN International Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:26:11 GMT

Syrian opposition questions Taliban rebel role CNN International (CNN) -- Syria's main opposition group cast doubt on a Pakistani Taliban commander's claim that his fighters are establishing a presence in Syria to battle President Bashar al-Assad's regime. The Syrian National Coalition questioned news reports ... and more »

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Rebels, Kurdish militia battle in northern Syria - Los Angeles Times Thu, 18 Jul 2013 22:34:40 GMT

Gulf Times

Rebels, Kurdish militia battle in northern Syria Los Angeles Times The renewed violence this week in Ras Ayn, on Syria's northeastern border with Turkey, has again highlighted the country's ethnic and sectarian divisions that have come to the forefront during the more than two-year rebellion against Syrian President ... Kurds seize town on Syria-Turkey border, Ankara concernedReuters Kurds seize town on Syrian-Turkish borderChicago Tribune Turkey fires into Syria after stray bullet from battle across border kill 1 ...Fox News NBCNews.com (blog) -Irish Times -Gulf Times all 63 news articles »