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California Man Arrested in Plot to Fight in Syria - ABC News Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:08:39 GMT

The Guardian

California Man Arrested in Plot to Fight in Syria
ABC News
A California man who spoke of wanting to bomb the Los Angeles subway system was arrested near the Canadian border in Washington state and charged with attempting to travel to Syria to fight alongside Islamic extremists, federal prosecutors said Monday.
California man arrested for trying to join extremists in SyriaThe Guardian
US man arrested 'on way to fight in Syria'Aljazeera.com

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Lebanon Sends Army to Syria Border as Rebels Flee - ABC News Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:10:41 GMT

BBC News

Lebanon Sends Army to Syria Border as Rebels Flee
ABC News
The Lebanese army sent commandos to the tense border area with Syria on Monday, bracing for another spillover of the conflict next door as Syrian rebels continued to flee into Lebanon after the fall of their stronghold to President Bashar Assad's forces.
Syria 'recaptures rebel border town Yabroud'BBC News
The Cost of War: Syria, Three Years OnTIME
Assad makes gains on third anniversary of Syria's civil warHaaretz
Yahoo News -Aljazeera.com -The Guardian
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US Names New Special Envoy for Syria - ABC News Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:02:27 GMT

The Daily Star

US Names New Special Envoy for Syria
ABC News
Ford, who also served as U.S. ambassador to Syria, retired at the end of February. Like Ford, Rubinstein speaks fluent Arabic and has served in numerous positions at embassies around the Mideast, including in Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia and Syria.
New US envoy for Syria pledges support to opposition forces as rebels lose ...Washington Post
Kerry says new Syria envoy faces "tough challenge"Sacramento Bee
US names envoy to replace retiring ambassador to SyriaThe Daily Star

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Syria: No end in sight - Financial Times Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:00:16 GMT

The Daily Star

Syria: No end in sight
Financial Times
In another time or place, Abdul Razzaq al-Hammoud would be spending his days coaching football and teaching physical education at the Deir Ezzour secondary school where he once worked. Instead, the mustachioed, mild-mannered Syrian is a warrior in a ...
What now for Syria?Aljazeera.com
Three Years of Strife and Cruelty Put Syria in TailspinNew York Times
Syria conflict: Key dates in the conflictThe National
The Hill (blog) -The Daily Star -Asharq Alawsat English
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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 ...


Syrian Forces Seize Key Town From Rebels - New York Times Sun, 16 Mar 2014 15:37:47 GMT

Syrian Forces Seize Key Town From Rebels
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian government forces on Sunday swept into the center of Yabrud, a town long held by rebels near the Lebanese border, in an advance that appeared to be a significant blow for insurgents as the Syrian conflict entered its fourth year.


How Our Banking System Hates Sanctions - Even On Iran, Syria, Hezbollah - Forbes Mon, 17 Mar 2014 23:03:32 GMT

The Daily Star

How Our Banking System Hates Sanctions - Even On Iran, Syria, Hezbollah
Forbes
A hubbub has erupted over the question of London's dependence on Russian oligarch money, how the UK banking system has grown addicted to such deposits, and how it compromises the West's punitive sanctions against Kremlinites for the invasion of ...
The story of a Lebanese rebel fighter in SyriaThe Daily Star
On the march with Assad's army in Yabroud, SyriaBelfast Telegraph
Lebanon sends army to Syria borderPress TV
Times of India -GlobalPost
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Entire Generation Missing Out On School In Wartime Syria - Huffington Post Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:47:59 GMT

Montreal Gazette

Entire Generation Missing Out On School In Wartime Syria
Huffington Post
MAJDAL ANJAR, Lebanon (AP) — Along with some 20 other Syrian children, 13-year-old Anas braves rain, mud and cold to attend class in a tent pitched along Lebanon's border with Syria, the home of a Syrian refugee family that serves as a classroom for ...
It's our duty to help the lost people of SyriaHerald Sun
Generation Missing out on School in Wartime SyriaABC News
Syria's children - its future - are at stakeAl-Arabiya
Aljazeera.com -UNICEF Australia (blog) -UNICEF (press release)
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Endless War? As Syria Conflict Enters 4th Year, Deadly Stalemate Favors Assad ... - Democracy Now Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:16:55 GMT

Endless War? As Syria Conflict Enters 4th Year, Deadly Stalemate Favors Assad ...
Democracy Now
The conflict between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels seeking his ouster has just entered its fourth year. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says more than 146,000 people have been killed since the Syrian conflict began ...
Aid officials call for swift cross-border access in SyriaThe Globe and Mail
An infected victim of Syria's three-year civil warTrustLaw (blog)

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Lebanon on edge as ousted Syria rebels cross border - CBS News Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:09:23 GMT

Lebanon on edge as ousted Syria rebels cross border
CBS News
A Lebanese army officer from a commando unit, right, gives orders to his soldiers after they blew up a bomb-packed parked car in a field outside the village of Fakiha, near the Lebanese and Syria border, Monday, March 17, 2014. AP. Shares. Tweets; Stumble.