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UN's Pinheiro: Syria in 'Free Fall' - Voice of America Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:32:14 GMT

AFP

UN's Pinheiro: Syria in 'Free Fall' Voice of America UNITED NATIONS — The chairman of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said Monday that the war-torn country is in a “free fall.” Paulo Pinheiro told the U.N. General Assembly that the international community must act ... UN rights expert says Syria is in 'free fall' and civilians are main victims ...Fox News Syria: Head of independent UN panel appeals to Member States to end ...UN News Centre Pakistan appeals to world community to end Syria violenceDAWN.com AFP -Kuwait News Agency all 11 news articles »

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Syria captures rebel base in key city of Homs - USA TODAY Mon, 29 Jul 2013 19:00:38 GMT

Toronto Star

Syria captures rebel base in key city of Homs USA TODAY The Syrian military said Monday that it has captured a rebel stronghold in the city of Homs, which rebel forces had held for more than a year, raising questions about whether U.S. military aid is coming too late for the uprising against dictator Bashar ... Syria says army retakes Homs district from rebelsReuters Syria Conflict: Government Troops Recapture Key Homs Neighborhood, State ...Huffington Post Al Arabiya Exclusive: SNC leader says Geneva II may end Syria warAl-Arabiya CNN -Fox News all 220 news articles »

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No Safe Places In Syria: Photographer Abducted At Media Center - NPR Mon, 29 Jul 2013 18:52:11 GMT

NPR

No Safe Places In Syria: Photographer Abducted At Media Center NPR We're catching up with a harrowing story out of Syria about a Polish photographer who was kidnapped last week and is possibly being held for ransom. NPR's Rima Marrouch sent this report. Photographer Marcin Suder was staying at a media center in the ... and more »

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Al Qaeda group kidnaps Italian priest in Syria: activists - Reuters Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:41:36 GMT

Reuters Blogs (blog)

Al Qaeda group kidnaps Italian priest in Syria: activists Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - Al Qaeda-linked fighters in the rebel-held eastern Syrian city of Raqqa on Monday abducted a prominent Italian Jesuit priest who championed the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. Members of the Islamic State ... Al Qaeda group kidnaps Italian Jesuit Paolo Dall'Oglio in Syria: activistsReuters Blogs (blog) all 3 news articles »

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Kurds Could Help Shift Course of War in Syria - Voice of America Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:31:39 GMT

Voice of America

Kurds Could Help Shift Course of War in Syria Voice of America ISTANBUL — The head of Turkey's main Kurdish party has welcomed contacts between the Ankara government and Syria's Kurds, saying it could step up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and help change the course of the civil war, Turkey's U-Turn on Syria's Kurds?Al-Monitor Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceCarnegie Endowment for International Peace Syria's Kurds fight jihadists amid growing doubts of their real intentionsXinhua all 28 news articles »

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A Link Straight to Syria's Ancient Past Endures as War Creeps Closer - New York Times Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:09:12 GMT

Newsday

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 ... Assad is responsible for the carnage in SyriaWashington Post McFeatters: Syria is becoming a training ground for Islamic radicalsNewsday Increasing Number of Radicalized Western Muslims Heading for SyriaReason European Council on Foreign Relations -Haaretz -Press TV all 43 news articles »

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

Worries Mount as Syria Lures West's Muslims New York Times 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 ...

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Syria urges UN to highlight main issues of country's crisis - Press TV Tue, 30 Jul 2013 01:57:44 GMT

Press TV

Syria urges UN to highlight main issues of country's crisis Press TV Syria's envoy also slammed the regional and Western countries for supporting the foreign-backed militants fighting against the Syrian government, saying ''How could the international community allow the Saudi, Qatari and Turkish regimes to sponsor ...

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Syria a magnet for young Islamists, including Americans - The Times of Israel Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:48:36 GMT

The Times of Israel

Syria a magnet for young Islamists, including Americans The Times of Israel “The war in Syria is being portrayed as that of non-Muslims in the Assad regime who have invaded Muslim territory, and that's a compelling narrative drawing a lot of young men to Syria,” said Brian Fishman, a researcher at the Army's Combating ... and more »

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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 ...