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Syrian opposition: Army helicopter drops barrel bombs in Aleppo, killing 24 - CNN Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:53:10 GMT

BBC News

Syrian opposition: Army helicopter drops barrel bombs in Aleppo, killing 24 CNN (CNN) -- A Syrian army helicopter dropped barrel bombs on a vegetable market in Aleppo on Thursday, killing 24 people, opposition activists said. Dozens more were injured in the attack on the opposition-held town of Atareb, according to the Local ... Syria air strike on Aleppo market 'kills more than 20'BBC News Airstrikes in Syria kill 30, activists sayAl Jazeera America Maher Abdul-Hafiz Hajjar Registers As First Presidential Candidate For Syria ...Huffington Post Boston Globe -Ninemsn -Yahoo News all 384 news articles »

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A change of tack on Syria - BBC News Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:33:43 GMT

BBC News

A change of tack on Syria BBC News The security minister James Brokenshire said in quite clear terms that Syria had become the "jihadi destination of choice". The Crown Prosecution Service warned that anyone who joined the fight to topple Syrian President Assad risked arrest and charges ... Syria crisis: stop your sons joining war, urges Met policeThe Guardian UK asks Muslim women to help curb Syria tripsAljazeera.com Syria crisis: UK police urge Muslim women to report relatives planning to join warThe Independent Daily Mail -ITV News -CBC.ca all 220 news articles »

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Bashar al-Assad's Deadly Loophole in Syria Deal - ABC News (blog) Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:59:11 GMT

ABC News (blog)

Bashar al-Assad's Deadly Loophole in Syria Deal ABC News (blog) The Obama administration's top accomplishment on Syria — a deal in which President Bashar al-Assad would surrender his chemical weapons — risks being undermined by substantial, potentially deadly loopholes in the agreement. Secretary of State John ... Chemical weapons removal from Syria nearly completeLos Angeles Times Syrian Election Announced; Rebels Report New WeaponsNew York Times Syria announces presidential election as civil war rages onCNN Aljazeera.com -Fox News -Reuters all 1,234 news articles »

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All parties in Syria blocking aid, say Ban Ki-moon - BBC News Thu, 24 Apr 2014 03:04:22 GMT

BBC News

All parties in Syria blocking aid, say Ban Ki-moon BBC News The UN Secretary General has accused all parties in Syria's civil war of "flagrant violations" of international law over the delivery of aid. Ban Ki-moon urged the Security Council to act to implement a resolution passed in February demanding greater ... Diplomatic Efforts on Syria Have Failed, UN Chiefs SayNew York Times Syria: UN chief calls for action to get aid to 3.5m people cut off by warThe Guardian Fears over youngsters from Cambridgeshire travelling to SyriaCambridge News McClatchy Washington Bureau -UN News Centre -Voice of America all 209 news articles »

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Chemical weapons watchdog weighs chlorine attack probe in Syria: sources - Reuters Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:10:20 GMT

The Independent

Chemical weapons watchdog weighs chlorine attack probe in Syria: sources Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The head of the global chemical weapons watchdog overseeing the destruction of Syria's toxic stockpile is considering launching a fact-finding mission on his own initiative to investigate reports of chlorine gas attacks there ... Syrian Activists Accuse Assad Of New Chlorine Gas AttacksHuffington Post Almost All of Syria's Chemical Weapons Have Now Been RemovedTIME Syria conflict: Regime to get rid of chemical weapons 'within days'The Independent Telegraph.co.uk -3News NZ -The Guardian all 352 news articles »

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Homs Emerges as Turning Point in Shaping Syria's Future - New York Times Wed, 23 Apr 2014 01:28:24 GMT

Homs Emerges as Turning Point in Shaping Syria's Future New York Times For both sides, Homs, a central Syrian crossroads city with a diverse prewar population of one million, is crucial to the future. The government hopes it will be a showcase of rebuilding and reconciliation. The exile opposition coalition, condemning ... and more »

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UN Chief: Syria War Threatens Lebanon's Stability - ABC News Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:28:24 GMT

The Daily Star

UN Chief: Syria War Threatens Lebanon's Stability ABC News The U.N. secretary-general is warning that the 3-year-old conflict in Syria poses a serious threat to the stability of neighboring Lebanon, as thousands of refugees stream into the small country and weapons and fighters are transferred out. Ban Ki-moon ... Ban: Syria war threatens LebanonThe Daily Star UN chief says Syria war threatens Lebanon's stabilityMyNews3 Las Vegas KSNV all 271 news articles »

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Move to curb foreign fighters in Syria - Aljazeera.com Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:18:37 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Move to curb foreign fighters in Syria Aljazeera.com Delegates from several European countries and the United States, Turkey, Morocco, Jordan and Tunisia are to meet next month to discuss ways to stop young fighters from leaving their countries to join rebel groups in Syria, Belgium says. Joelle Milquet ... Belgium, allies to tackle young Syria fighter concernsAl-Arabiya all 4 news articles »

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Britain Moves to Prevent Young People From Joining Syrian War - New York Times Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:09:51 GMT

Britain Moves to Prevent Young People From Joining Syrian War New York Times LONDON — The British police said on Thursday that officers would work with charitable organizations to prevent British Muslims from traveling to Syria as fighters in the civil war, urging women in particular to report would-be jihadists “so that we ...

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Despite UN Security Council demands, Syria humanitarian plight worse than ... - Fox News Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:43:39 GMT

Despite UN Security Council demands, Syria humanitarian plight worse than ... Fox News Two months after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution urging all sides in the civil war in Syria—including the brutal government of President Bashar al-Assad—to allow humanitarian supplies to reach millions of civilians, the ... A bit of theatreThe Economist (blog) all 4 news articles »