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Syria: Government Forces Seize Key Rebel Town - ABC News Sun, 16 Mar 2014 08:53:29 GMT

BBC News

Syria: Government Forces Seize Key Rebel Town ABC News The fall of Yabroud, coming as the Syrian conflict enters fourth year, would be the latest blow to rebels since the initiative passed to the government in the spring of 2013. Support from fighters of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah ... Syrian Government Forces Seize Town in a Deep Blow to OppositionNew York Times Syria 'recaptures rebel border town Yabroud'BBC News Assad makes gains on third anniversary of Syria's civil warHaaretz The Guardian -TIME -Reuters all 731 news articles »

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Saudi Aid Boost To Syrian Rebels Puts Jordan At Risk - NPR Sun, 16 Mar 2014 14:48:08 GMT

NPR

Saudi Aid Boost To Syrian Rebels Puts Jordan At Risk NPR For months, a military stalemate has defined the war in Syria. Now, a new strategy is emerging as Western allies and Gulf states step up support for rebels in southern Syria. Along Jordan's northern border, Syrian rebels say they are unifying their ... Syria crisis Saudi nemesis: MalikiPress TV Syria's messy transformation enters a fourth yearAl-Arabiya The Syria Crisis at Three YearsHuffington Post Daily Times all 31 news articles »

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On 3rd Anniversary Of Syrian Civil War, Children Face Malnutrition, Poverty ... - Huffington Post Sun, 16 Mar 2014 15:31:18 GMT

On 3rd Anniversary Of Syrian Civil War, Children Face Malnutrition, Poverty ... Huffington Post The U.N. refugee agency is leading the Syrian refugee response. The organization has camps in Jordan and continues to offer humanitarian assistance in neighboring Lebanon and Iraq. With thousands fleeing Syria every day, the organization is working to ...

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Syria says army and Hezbollah have seized border town - Washington Post Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:58:22 GMT

Washington Post

Syria says army and Hezbollah have seized border town Washington Post BEIRUT — Syria said its army took control of a key town on the Lebanese border on Sunday, racking up another strategic gain for the government as the conflict enters its fourth year. Syrian troops, backed by fighters from the Lebanese Shiite movement ...

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Syria army recaptures rebel bastion Yabrud - Yahoo News Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:24:28 GMT

Syria army recaptures rebel bastion Yabrud Yahoo News Yabrud (Syria) (AFP) - Syria's army and Lebanon's Hezbollah seized full control of rebel bastion Yabrud on Sunday, dealing the opposition a strategic blow in the Qalamoun region along the Lebanese border. An AFP reporter entered the town after the army ...

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Syria troops make push on rebel stronghold - Aljazeera.com Sat, 15 Mar 2014 11:08:56 GMT

Syria troops make push on rebel stronghold Aljazeera.com Syrian soldiers and rebel forces are clashing at the eastern outskirts of the town of Yabroud, the last rebel bastion near the Lebanese border north of Damascus. Beirut-based station al-Mayadeen broadcast footage showing soldiers charging through a ...

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As Syria Prepares for Election, UN Envoy Plans Trip to Its Ally Iran - New York Times Sat, 15 Mar 2014 03:16:16 GMT

Press TV

As Syria Prepares for Election, UN Envoy Plans Trip to Its Ally Iran New York Times UNITED NATIONS — Syria plans to hold national elections in June or July, its ambassador to the United Nations said Friday, as Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced that he would send his seasoned Syria mediator, Lakhdar Brahimi, to Iran, the Syrian ... As Syrian election looms, government slams UN envoy Lakhdar BrahimiLos Angeles Times Syria has precondition for talks: OfficialPress TV Syria's political process 'in crisis' and must be reenergized - BanUN News Centre Bloomberg -The Times of Israel all 104 news articles »

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Syria airstrikes target outskirts of Lebanon's Arsal - The Daily Star Sun, 16 Mar 2014 15:20:28 GMT

Syria airstrikes target outskirts of Lebanon's Arsal The Daily Star HERMEL, Lebanon: The Syrian army Sunday conducted at least 20 air raids targeting the outskirts of the Lebanese border town of Arsal as Lebanon's army moved to halt infiltration by rebels fleeing the town of Yabroud across the border, security sources ...

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Syria's children - its future - are at stake - Al-Arabiya Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:23:36 GMT

Montreal Gazette

Syria's children - its future - are at stake Al-Arabiya As the Syrian conflict enters its fourth year (who would have thought in 2011 that it would still be ongoing?), the country and its people continue to break the grimmest of records as their plight gets ever-worse. Of all the things to lament in this ... Generation Missing out on School in Wartime SyriaABC News Half of Syria's school-age children missing out on educationDenver Post Syria's conflict: Three years onAljazeera.com MaltaToday (blog) all 303 news articles »

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Syria's foreign minister has successful heart surgery, reports says - CNN Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:59:28 GMT

CNN

Syria's foreign minister has successful heart surgery, reports says CNN Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem was admitted to an intensive care unit in Lebanon -- at the American University of Beirut Medical Center -- on Thursday to address a heart issue, diplomatic sources told CNN hours before the SANA report. Senior Foreign Fighter Killed in SyriaABC News all 174 news articles »