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UN Official Condemns Use of Torture in Syrian War - New York Times Tue, 15 Apr 2014 00:02:30 GMT

The Daily Star

UN Official Condemns Use of Torture in Syrian War New York Times GENEVA — The United Nations human rights chief, Navi Pillay, condemned the rampant and routine use of torture by the Syrian authorities in a paper released by her office on Monday, which also records torture by some armed opposition groups and serious ... UN rights chief deplores torture in war-plagued SyriaLos Angeles Times Torture 'routinely' used in Syria: UN rights chiefThe Daily Star UN Security Council: Support Justice for SyriaHuman Rights Watch Voice of America -Arab News all 40 news articles »

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Drought Could Complicate Already Difficult Food Crisis In Syria - NPR Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:00:45 GMT

NPR

Drought Could Complicate Already Difficult Food Crisis In Syria NPR The war in Syria, now in its fourth year, has created a massive humanitarian crisis. More than 2 million Syrians have left the country in an attempt to escape the conflict. Millions more have been displaced inside Syria, forced to leave their homes to ... Syria hell: Fear and famine stalk a war-ravaged landWorld Tribune all 14 news articles »

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Canada prepared for possible military mission in Syria, defence documents show - National Post Mon, 14 Apr 2014 22:26:37 GMT

National Post

Canada prepared for possible military mission in Syria, defence documents show National Post Canadian defence and diplomatic officials have been quietly working on plans for possible Canadian military missions — as well as shoring up non-religious groups on the ground — in Syria as its three-year civil war continues. and more »

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3 Journalists for Hezbollah TV Killed in Syria - ABC News Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:12:31 GMT

The Guardian

3 Journalists for Hezbollah TV Killed in Syria ABC News Three journalists working with Hezbollah-owned Al-Manar TV were killed Monday after the car they were traveling in came under a hail of bullets in the Syrian town of Maaloula, the station said. The three were filming in the historic Christian town ... The World Shrugs at Alleged Chemical Weapons Attack in SyriaTIME New Claims Of Poison Gas Attack In SyriaNPR US looks into new Syria chemical weapons attack claimsWashington Post KTVU San Francisco -Aljazeera.com all 374 news articles »

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In Assad's coastal heartland, Syria's war creeps closer - Reuters Mon, 14 Apr 2014 04:18:45 GMT

BBC News

In Assad's coastal heartland, Syria's war creeps closer Reuters Rebels are now fighting in the hills overlooking the sea, bringing the country's main port of Latakia within their range - rocket-fire killed eight people in one barrage on the city a month ago - and Syria's coast feels under real threat. "They can ... Syria's Assad claims upper hand in war 'turning point'BBC News Lebanon News Three Al-Manar staff killed in SyriaThe Daily Star Syria war turning in government's favour, says AssadThe Australian Irish Times -The Guardian all 506 news articles »

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In Jordan Town, Syria War Inspires Jihadist Dreams - New York Times Sun, 13 Apr 2014 15:32:04 GMT

In Jordan Town, Syria War Inspires Jihadist Dreams New York Times Here in the hometown of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who gained infamy for his bloody reign as the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq during the early years of the American occupation there, the increasingly sectarian war in Syria has ignited militants, inspiring the ... and more »

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Surviving Syria's Civil War With Heavy Metal - The Atlantic Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:04:08 GMT

Surviving Syria's Civil War With Heavy Metal The Atlantic On a scorching August day in 2011, in the city of Homs, the Syrian conflict nearly swallowed Monzer Darwish. The 23-year-old graphic designer, who grew up in nearby Hama, had stopped at a cafe with his fiancée, only to take cover in the establishment ...

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Syrian president Bashar al-Assad says civil war is turning in regime's favour - The Guardian Mon, 14 Apr 2014 05:30:03 GMT

The Guardian

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad says civil war is turning in regime's favour The Guardian Syria's army has made a series of advances in recent months, overrunning opposition bastions near the Lebanese border and in the central province of Homs. "The state is trying to restore security and stability in the main areas that the terrorists have ...

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Syria's Assad says war turning in his favor - Reuters Sun, 13 Apr 2014 17:59:41 GMT

Syria's Assad says war turning in his favor Reuters Addressing graduate students and staff of the political science department in Damascus University: "(Assad) pointed out that there is a turning point in the crisis in Syria in terms of the continuous military achievements ... by the army and armed ...

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The moral depravity of our Syria policy - Washington Post (blog) Mon, 14 Apr 2014 19:27:53 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

The moral depravity of our Syria policy Washington Post (blog) STEPHANOPOULOS: Finally, some disturbing video coming out of Syria this week — and I think we're going to show it — right now reports of another poison gas attack, the first since August. The rebels have put out the video. Syrian state television has ... Inconsistencies Found in Syria Chem. Attack ReportsChristian Broadcasting Network all 46 news articles »