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Six hundred Syrians flee besieged Old Homs in aid convoy - Reuters Sun, 09 Feb 2014 19:15:35 GMT

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Six hundred Syrians flee besieged Old Homs in aid convoy
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The evacuees, mainly women, children and old men, were brought out by the United Nations and Syrian Red Crescent on the third day of an operation during which the aid convoys came under fire and were briefly trapped themselves in the city.
Syria crisis: 'Hundreds' evacuated from besieged HomsBBC News
Aid convoy to Syria's Homs comes under attackAljazeera.com
Hundreds of civilians evacuated from besieged Syrian cityCBS News
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UN aid convoy struck in Syria's besieged Homs - Reuters Sat, 08 Feb 2014 20:43:23 GMT

UN aid convoy struck in Syria's besieged Homs
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - An aid convoy came under fire in a besieged rebel district of Homs on Saturday, threatening a United Nations-led operation to bring food and medicine to 2,500 people and evacuate civilians trapped by months of fighting in the Syrian ...

Syria conflict: Homs aid convoy comes under fire - BBC News Sun, 09 Feb 2014 05:28:47 GMT

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Syria conflict: Homs aid convoy comes under fire
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An aid convoy bringing supplies into the besieged district of the central Syrian city of Homs became trapped for several hours after coming under fire. The Syrian Red Crescent said it had been "a challenge" to get its staff and the UN team out of the area.

Break in Siege Is Little Relief to Syrian City - New York Times Mon, 10 Feb 2014 02:58:30 GMT

Break in Siege Is Little Relief to Syrian City
New York Times
ANTAKYA, Turkey — A three-day humanitarian cease-fire in the Syrian city of Homs was supposed to be a small breakthrough, a moment of relief for civilians trapped in a grim civil war. But mortar rounds and gunfire struck near aid convoys, damaging ...

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Analysis: Is Syria now a direct threat to the US? - Reuters Fri, 07 Feb 2014 19:08:45 GMT

Analysis: Is Syria now a direct threat to the US?
Reuters
Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper told members of Congress last week that Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaeda aligned group in Syria, "does have aspirations for attacks on the homeland." American and Egyptian officials expressed alarm this ...
Is Syria now a direct threat to the US?Al-Arabiya
Support supervised election in SyriaHamilton Spectator

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Activists say ISIS top commander killed in Syria - Al-Arabiya Sun, 09 Feb 2014 15:19:51 GMT

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Activists say ISIS top commander killed in Syria
Al-Arabiya
A commander and military mastermind for the hardline Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) rebel group was killed on Saturday after clashes with the al-Qaeda affliated al-Nusra Front in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, Al Arabiya News Channel ...
Nusra Front, Ahrar Al-Sham Form Alliance to Fight ISIL in Syria's Deir EzzurAl-Manar TV
Nusra Front kills ISIL mastermind in Syria's Deir al-ZourAhlul Bayt News Agency - abna.ir

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Brits 'Involved In Syria Executions And Torture' - Sky News Mon, 10 Feb 2014 03:30:36 GMT

Brits 'Involved In Syria Executions And Torture'
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Footage obtained by Sky News has implicated British citizens as being involved in acts of torture in Syria. Videos and images posted on social networks by fighters who have travelled to the country from the UK suggest they may have taken part in ...

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Washington Faces Difficult Choices on Syria - Voice of America Sun, 09 Feb 2014 17:22:24 GMT

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Washington Faces Difficult Choices on Syria
Voice of America
As the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and exiled opposition leaders prepare for a second round of peace talks in Geneva on Monday, U.S. officials are seeing a growing terrorism threat and a regional spillover from the conflict in Syria
Give Strategy a Chance in SyriaThe National Interest Online

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Syria evacuees flee gunfire, mortar shells in Homs - CBC.ca Sun, 09 Feb 2014 18:16:41 GMT

Syria evacuees flee gunfire, mortar shells in Homs
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More than 600 people were evacuated from Homs with the assistance of the Syrian Red Crescent, according to Governor Talal Barrazi. The operation is part of a UN-mediated truce that began Friday between the government of President Bashar Assad and ...

Syria evacuates civilians from besieged Homs centre - Reuters Fri, 07 Feb 2014 18:52:38 GMT

Syria evacuates civilians from besieged Homs centre
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Buses ferried dozens of weary-looking evacuees, accompanied by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, to a meeting point outside Homs where aid workers, soldiers and police were gathered. The World Food Programme said many appeared malnourished.