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As Foreign Fighters Flood Syria, Fears of a New Extremist Haven - New York Times (blog) Fri, 09 Aug 2013 01:17:09 GMT

New York Times (blog)

As Foreign Fighters Flood Syria, Fears of a New Extremist Haven
New York Times (blog)
BEIRUT, Lebanon — As foreign fighters pour into Syria at an increasing clip, extremist groups are carving out pockets of territory that are becoming havens for Islamist militants, posing what United States and Western intelligence officials say may be ...
National Security Brief: The CIA's No. 2 Says Syria Is The Top U.S. Security ...ThinkProgress
CIA official says Syria crisis a top threat to US securityThe Times of Israel
CIA Official Calls Syria Top Threat to US SecurityWall Street Journal
Raw Story -DEBKA file
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Syrian Rebels Claim Attack on Caravan With Assad - New York Times (blog) Fri, 09 Aug 2013 02:45:23 GMT

The Guardian

Syrian Rebels Claim Attack on Caravan With Assad
New York Times (blog)
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Two Syrian rebel groups claimed Thursday that they had attacked President Bashar al-Assad's motorcade in the capital, Damascus, as he headed to a mosque for morning prayers on Id al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the holy ...
Syria's Bashar al-Assad escapes injury as rebels attack convoyThe Guardian
Syria government denies rebel claims that rockets hit Assad motorcadeNBCNews.com
Syria rejects Assad convoy attack claimsAljazeera.com
Haaretz -BBC News
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Syria: there is worse to come - The Guardian Thu, 08 Aug 2013 21:39:28 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Syria: there is worse to come
The Guardian
The numbers continue to rise – over 4,400 killed in the holy fasting month of Ramadan alone, nearly 2 million refugees now in Jordan and Lebanon, and 7 million inside the country in need of urgent food aid. Syria continues to bleed, its borders are ...
Obama Marks End of Ramadan with Another $195M for SyriaCNSNews.com
Helping people of Syria in their time of needArab News

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Syria Rebels Claim Attack on Assad Motorcade - Wall Street Journal Thu, 08 Aug 2013 21:22:22 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Syria Rebels Claim Attack on Assad Motorcade
Wall Street Journal
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency on Thursday shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, center, and Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassun, right, attending the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer in Damascus. BEIRUT—Two Syrian rebel ...


Syria dismisses Assad attack claims - BBC News Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:17:42 GMT

BBC News

Syria dismisses Assad attack claims
BBC News
The Syrian Government has denied rebel claims that President Bashar al Assad's motorcade has been hit by mortar rounds. Rebel forces say the attack was launched as the president travelled to the Anas bin Malek mosque in the Malki area where he has a ...


Satellite images show devastation in Syria - Toronto Star Fri, 09 Aug 2013 02:25:05 GMT

Voice of America

Satellite images show devastation in Syria
Toronto Star
LONDON—Satellite images have laid bare the suffering inflicted on Syria's largest city, Amnesty International said Wednesday, cataloguing hundreds of damaged or destroyed houses and more than 1,000 roadblocks. The rights group said it had worked with ...
Food Crisis Grips War-Torn SyriaVoice of America
Syria Aid: US Sends $195 Million In Food And Humanitarian AssistanceHuffington Post
Before-and-After Images of a Destroyed AleppoForeign Policy (blog)
Sky News -Yahoo! News
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Syrian opposition visits Deraa in challenge to Assad - Reuters Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:49:17 GMT

Syrian opposition visits Deraa in challenge to Assad
Reuters
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan let a Syrian opposition leader cross into Syria from its territory for the first time on Thursday, signalling greater backing from an Arab ally for the opposition battling against President Bashar al-Assad. The president of the ...


Assad shown unharmed after Syria rebels report attack - Reuters Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:08:08 GMT

Assad shown unharmed after Syria rebels report attack
Reuters
The Tahrir al-Sham rebel brigade, a unit of the Free Syrian Army, said it fired several artillery shells towards Assad's convoy in the heart of the capital and that at least some hit their target. If confirmed, the attack would be one of the most ...


Sources: UN chemical inspectors to enter Syria in two days - Al-Arabiya Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:16:20 GMT

Sources: UN chemical inspectors to enter Syria in two days
Al-Arabiya
A U.N. chemical weapons investigation team will leave to Syria in the coming two days to probe into allegations that chemical arms have been used in Syria's civil war, diplomatic sources told Al Arabiya on Thursday. The sources said that the United ...


No to War As an Entitlement in Syria -- or Anywhere Else - Huffington Post Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:31:59 GMT

ThinkProgress

No to War As an Entitlement in Syria -- or Anywhere Else
Huffington Post
There is no reason to believe that Syria would be any different. Indeed, that nation is distinctly unpromising for nation-building: a messy civil war with a weakened family dictatorship attempting to retain control of an artificial nation increasingly ...
U.S. Humanitarian Aid To Syria Tops $1 BillionThinkProgress
President Obama Increases Humanitarian Assistance for Syria CrisisUS Department of State (press release)
Obama pledges $195M more in Syria aidUSA TODAY
Metro -Washington Post -Reuters
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