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UN Team Arrives in Syria to Assess Possible Chemical Arms Use - New York Times Mon, 19 Aug 2013 00:30:38 GMT

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UN Team Arrives in Syria to Assess Possible Chemical Arms Use
New York Times
Numerous reports of chemical weapons use have surfaced during the Syrian conflict, which is now well into its third year and has left more than 100,000 people dead. President Bashar al-Assad and rebels seeking to oust him have accused each other of ...
UN inspectors in Syria to begin probe into chemical weaponsLos Angeles Times
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UN experts arrive in Syria to begin investigation into alleged use of chemical ...Washington Post
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Syria refugees pour into Iraqi Kurdistan in thousands - BBC News Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:24:13 GMT

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Syria refugees pour into Iraqi Kurdistan in thousands
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Thousands of refugees from Syria are pouring over the border into Iraqi Kurdistan, the UN refugee agency says. Up to 10,000 crossed at Peshkhabour on Saturday, bringing the total influx since Thursday to 20,000. The UN says the reasons are not fully clear.
A 'river' of refugees flows out of Syria as Iraqi Kurdistan opens borderThe Independent
Syria: Fears Over Refugee 'Major Exodus'Sky News
Hungry and scared, thousands enter Iraq from SyriaTimes of India
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As Islamist rebels rise in Syria, liberal activists take a step back - Washington Post Sun, 18 Aug 2013 08:36:06 GMT

As Islamist rebels rise in Syria, liberal activists take a step back
Washington Post
BEIRUT — Two years ago as he hung cuffed to a wall in one of the Syrian intelligence service's notorious detention centers, Anas Ghaibeh couldn't have imagined a day when he'd doubt whether the regime should fall immediately. But now he says, he's not ...

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Kurdish-jihadist clashes fracture Syria opposition - BBC News Sun, 18 Aug 2013 16:46:37 GMT

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Kurdish-jihadist clashes fracture Syria opposition
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A number of fierce battles between jihadists and armed Kurdish groups in Syria have added another layer to what is increasingly being described as a civil war within a civil war. The Kurds became the first anti-government group to have actively taken ...

UN chemical weapons inspectors to start work in Syria on Monday - Reuters Sun, 18 Aug 2013 16:09:06 GMT

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UN chemical weapons inspectors to start work in Syria on Monday
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DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A team of U.N. chemical weapons experts have arrived in Damascus and will start work on Monday to investigate the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war. President Bashar al-Assad's government and the rebels ...
Safety Concerns Delay UN Chemical Arms Inquiry in SyriaNew York Times (blog)
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Russia Welcomes Accord on Syria Chemical Arms ProbeThe Moscow Times
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Defiant Hezbollah leader says ready to fight in Syria himself - Jerusalem Post Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:21:54 GMT

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Defiant Hezbollah leader says ready to fight in Syria himself
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BEIRUT - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accused radical Sunni Islamists on Friday of being behind a car bomb that killed 24 people in Beirut and vowed that the attack would redouble his group's commitment to its military campaign in Syria.
Hezbollah chief says he is ready to fight in SyriaFox News
Beirut bomb ups fear of fallout from Syria warYahoo! News
Hezbollah reaffirms support for Syria's AssadAljazeera.com
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Foreigners join Syrian rebels to beat government of Bashar al-Assad - The Australian Mon, 19 Aug 2013 01:15:09 GMT

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Foreigners join Syrian rebels to beat government of Bashar al-Assad
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The flow of foreign recruits has increased significantly in the past two or three months, according to diplomatic sources, analysts and members of the Syrian opposition. They say the rise coincides with the surge of Shia militants from Iraq and Lebanon ...
Could the chaos in Egypt and Syria help the peace process?Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Syrian rockets hit northern Bekaa ValleyThe Daily Star
Four rockets fired from Syria land into Lebanese territoriesKuwait News Agency
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Israel retaliates after Syria shells hit Golan Heights - Al-Arabiya Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:13:19 GMT

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Israel retaliates after Syria shells hit Golan Heights
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The Israeli army fired into Syria after shells from the neighboring country hit the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights on Saturday, a military spokesman said. (File photo: Reuters). Tweet. AFP, Jerusalem. The Israeli army fired into Syria ...
Israel fires missile into Syria in response to shellingJewish Telegraphic Agency
Israel fires missile into SyriaIsrael Today

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Iraqi PM warns of rebel arms smuggled in from Syria - CBC.ca Sun, 18 Aug 2013 02:51:34 GMT

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Iraqi PM warns of rebel arms smuggled in from Syria
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, seen at right in 2007 with Syrian President Bashar Assad, says the provision of weapons to rebels trying to topple Assad is having consequences across the border in Iraq. (Iraqi government/AP). Iraq's prime ...
US, Iraq work together to combat Syria spillover effectsJerusalem Post
Iraq premier warns of weapons smuggled from SyriaCharlotte Observer
Iraq will not become another Syria, says government, as car bombs kill 34Reuters
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Assad's Instagram: Syria Account Backfires - Sky News Sun, 18 Aug 2013 10:23:54 GMT

Assad's Instagram: Syria Account Backfires
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An online charm offensive by the Syrian president has backfired after critics left scathing comments on his Instagram account. Bashar al Assad's office took to the social media site last month to post pictures that include the embattled leader greeting ...

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