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Worries Mount as Syria Lures West's Muslims - New York Times (blog) Sun, 28 Jul 2013 20:12:45 GMT

Washington Times

Worries Mount as Syria Lures West's Muslims
New York Times (blog)
WASHINGTON — A rising number of radicalized young Muslims with Western passports are traveling to Syria to fight with the rebels against the government of Bashar al-Assad, raising fears among American and European intelligence officials of a new ...
Western authorities worried about foreign fighters in SyriaUPI.com

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A Link Straight to Syria's Ancient Past Endures as War Creeps Closer - New York Times Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:17:24 GMT

A Link Straight to Syria's Ancient Past Endures as War Creeps Closer
New York Times
DAMASCUS, Syria — The Street Called Straight, long bereft of its bustle, was finally crowded again. Wall to wall, people shuffled forward in a slow procession. Shopkeepers had closed their wooden shutters, packing away the inlaid furniture and brocade ...

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Analysis: Who's backing who as Syria's civil war threatens to spread - NBCNews.com Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:37:46 GMT

Analysis: Who's backing who as Syria's civil war threatens to spread
NBCNews.com
Syria's two-year civil war has claimed more than 100,000 lives and sent at least 1.7 million refugees spilling across its borders. It has already affected neighboring countries, and now threatens to drag in the United States. What began as a popular ...


Assad is responsible for the carnage in Syria - Washington Post Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:47:23 GMT

RT

Assad is responsible for the carnage in Syria
Washington Post
In late June, in the course of observing aid to refugees, I visited the Azaz displaced persons camp on the Syrian side of the Syrian-Turkish border. The sun-baked rows of tents march away in the dust. At 104 degrees in the shade, life's fortunes are ...
UN, Syria hold 'productive' chemical arms talks as US ponders political solutionRT
UN: Agreement reached with Syria on chemical arms probeJerusalem Post
Syrian Government Blamed for Ballistic Missile AttackNew York Times (blog)
The Daily Star
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Syrian troops consolidate gains in Homs city - MiamiHerald.com Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:36:50 GMT

Washington Post

Syrian troops consolidate gains in Homs city
MiamiHerald.com
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian government forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants forged ahead with their assault on a key rebel district in the central city of Homs Sunday, activists said, as President Bashar Assad's forces try to crush resistance in ...
Syrian troops capture historic mosque in central city of Homs amid fierce ...Washington Post
Syria army forces pressing to retake western city of HomsPress TV
Syria set to retake Homs areaGulf Times
Radio New Zealand
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Syria rebel leaders hold talks at UN - BBC News Sun, 28 Jul 2013 20:18:22 GMT

BBC News

Syria rebel leaders hold talks at UN
BBC News
They said they were prepared to take part in peace talks if the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad agreed to a political transition, and they appealed to the Russians to end their supply of arms. The BBC's Nick Bryant reports from UN ...
Assad opponents see US distancing itself from their goals in SyriaMcClatchy Washington Bureau
Syria rebels meet UN Security Council, urge Russia to end Assad supportReuters
Hezbollah, Iran Pay Price for Syria RoleVoice of America
Fox News -USA TODAY -Foreign Policy (blog)
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Rogers: US looking at 'best-worst option' in Syria - The Hill (blog) Sun, 28 Jul 2013 15:45:52 GMT

Rogers: US looking at 'best-worst option' in Syria
The Hill (blog)
Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," Rogers warned that various terrorist groups and other foreign influences, like Iran and Russia, were eyeing the deteriorating situation in Syria as a possible "safe haven" for anti-U.S. activities. "You could not ...

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IDF bolstering forces on Syria, Sinai frontiers - Jerusalem Post Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:45:38 GMT

IDF bolstering forces on Syria, Sinai frontiers
Jerusalem Post
There are two main arenas of growing concern: Syria and the Sinai Peninsula. The IDF isn't sitting idly by as the threats build up. It has quietly been busying itself with preparing military forces along the frontiers for the next attack, which ...

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Iran sends fourth consignment of humanitarian aid to Syria - Press TV Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:24:47 GMT

Press TV

Iran sends fourth consignment of humanitarian aid to Syria
Press TV
Iran has dispatched the fourth consignment of humanitarian supplies, including medicines and medical equipment, to Syria to help people affected by the unrest in the Arab country. The consignment was delivered to officials from Syria's Health Ministry ...


Syrian army 'makes key gains in Homs' - BBC News Sun, 28 Jul 2013 14:11:39 GMT

BBC News

Syrian army 'makes key gains in Homs'
BBC News
Syrian government forces have taken most of the Khalidiya neighbourhood in the central city of Homs, one of the few remaining districts there under rebel control, activists and media say. The army had launched an offensive in the area on Saturday.