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Across Forbidden Border, Doctors in Israel Quietly Tend to Syria's Wounded - New York Times Tue, 06 Aug 2013 01:46:16 GMT

New York Times

Across Forbidden Border, Doctors in Israel Quietly Tend to Syria's Wounded New York Times NAHARIYA, Israel — The 3-year-old girl cried “Mama, Mama” over and over as a stranger rocked her and tried to comfort her. She had been brought from Syria to the government hospital in this northern Israeli town five days earlier, her face blackened ... and more »

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Audit of Syria refugees finds organized crime and child soldiers - Reuters Mon, 05 Aug 2013 18:28:28 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Audit of Syria refugees finds organized crime and child soldiers Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - Many Syrians who have escaped their country are now desperate to escape from U.N.-run refugee camps, where women are not safe and teenage boys are recruited as soldiers to fight in the conflict, according to an internal U.N. report. Syria strikes refugee camp in northern Lebanon, state media saysCNN Fleeing Syria, Palestinians find little support from their brethren in LebanonChristian Science Monitor International concern rises as Syria's neighbors limit refugee flowLos Angeles Times gulfnews.com -BBC News all 66 news articles »

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Syria rebels strike President Assad's Alawite heartland - BBC News Tue, 06 Aug 2013 00:11:03 GMT

BBC News

Syria rebels strike President Assad's Alawite heartland BBC News Syrian rebels have captured several villages during a surprise offensive in Latakia province, the heartland of President Bashar al-Assad's minority Alawite sect, activists say. Deadly clashes have been reported between opposition fighters and troops ... Syria's Assad: War Is Only Way to End TerrorismVoice of America Syria Conflict: Military Firing Ballistic Missiles Into Populated Areas ...Huffington Post Syrian rebels take villages in regime's heartland, hold members of Assad's sectWashington Post Bloomberg -Aljazeera.com all 157 news articles »

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Syria firing missiles into civilian areas, rights group says - Los Angeles Times Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:08:24 GMT

Syria firing missiles into civilian areas, rights group says Los Angeles Times The rights group said the repeated use of high-explosive weapons, including destructive Scud missiles, in populated areas indicated that the Syrian military was willfully using "methods of warfare incapable of distinguishing between civilians and ...

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Assad's use of rockets 'amounts to war crimes' - The Independent Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:53:24 GMT

The Independent

Assad's use of rockets 'amounts to war crimes' The Independent The Syrian government is conducting a campaign of indiscriminate missile attacks on populated areas that have resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths in the past few months, including more than a hundred children, Human Rights Watch have claimed. Syria ballistic missiles killing children: HRWFox News HRW Urges Syria to Curb Missile AttacksVoice of America Play VideoGlobalnews.ca Human Rights Watch -GlobalPost all 21 news articles »

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Syria Bans Use of Foreign Currencies for Business Deals - New York Times Mon, 05 Aug 2013 07:50:29 GMT

Syria Bans Use of Foreign Currencies for Business Deals New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Sunday banned the use of foreign currencies in business transactions, part of the government's effort to prop up the Syrian pound, which has plummeted to 200 pounds to the dollar from 47 to the ...

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Stay Out Of Syria To Avoid Turning War Into Another Federally Funded Entitlement - Forbes Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:03:01 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Stay Out Of Syria To Avoid Turning War Into Another Federally Funded Entitlement Forbes U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Syrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib (L) April 20, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. Kerry was meeting with the 'Friends of Syria' group to discuss the ongoing hostilities in Syria. (Image credit: Getty Images ... EU ends arms embargo on Syria. What does that mean for rebels?Christian Science Monitor all 7 news articles »

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Exclusive: In an ICU on the Israel-Syria border, 'we're seeing war on these kids' - GlobalPost Mon, 05 Aug 2013 18:50:00 GMT

GlobalPost

Exclusive: In an ICU on the Israel-Syria border, 'we're seeing war on these kids' GlobalPost The Israeli army locates critically wounded victims in Syria, carries them to Israeli hospitals and, at the end of treatment, takes them back. More than 100 Syrians have been treated in Israel, 41 of them at this hospital in the beachside town of Nahariya. and more »

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Former Envoy to Syria Said to Be Choice for Cairo Post - New York Times Mon, 05 Aug 2013 03:55:26 GMT

Yahoo! News

Former Envoy to Syria Said to Be Choice for Cairo Post New York Times Mr. Ford, a longtime Middle East hand and fluent Arabic speaker, is well known for taking an active role as ambassador to Syria in challenging President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown before American diplomats were pulled out of the country for their own ... Former US ambassador to Syria considered for Egypt: sourcesYahoo! News Ex-US envoy to Syria tipped for Egypt postSaudi Gazette Kerry recommends former envoy to Syria for Egypt postBoston Globe all 8 news articles »

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Syria crisis can only be solved 'with iron fist': Assad - Fox News Mon, 05 Aug 2013 03:01:49 GMT

Syria crisis can only be solved 'with iron fist': Assad Fox News DAMASCUS (AFP) – Syria's crisis will only be solved by stamping out "terror", President Bashar al-Assad said, in reference to rebels fighting his regime. In a rare speech on Syrian state television, Assad also dismissed the political opposition to his ...