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Syria's civil war Business as usual, bloody as ever - The Economist Sat, 17 May 2014 01:00:42 GMT

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Syria's civil war Business as usual, bloody as ever The Economist A VIDEO aired on May 12th shows the 13th Brigade, a rebel group in northern Syria, destroying a government tank with an armour-piercing missile known as a TOW. Dozens of these weapons, supplied across the country under a beefed-up Saudi-American ... UK's William Hague attacks Assad's Syria elections planBBC News Kerry: Chlorine Gas May Have Been Used in SyriaTIME Kerry says 'raw data' indicate recent use of chemical weapons by Syrian ...Washington Post Center for Research on Globalization -Telegraph.co.uk all 411 news articles »

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Report: Rocket Attack Kills 13 in Syria's Aleppo - ABC News Fri, 16 May 2014 11:49:04 GMT

Report: Rocket Attack Kills 13 in Syria's Aleppo ABC News A rebel rocket attack killed 13 people Friday in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, the latest shelling to strike the country's largest city, Syria's state news agency reported. State news agency SANA said the rocket attack in Aleppo also wounded 17 ... Rocket Attack Kills 13 in Syria's AleppoWall Street Journal Syria: Aleppo is Dying from Lack of WaterCenter for Research on Globalization all 82 news articles »

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Iran Pays Afghans to Fight for Assad - Wall Street Journal Fri, 16 May 2014 12:59:06 GMT

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Iran Pays Afghans to Fight for Assad Wall Street Journal Iran has been recruiting thousands of Afghan refugees to fight in Syria, offering $500 a month and Iranian residency to help the Assad regime beat back rebel forces, according to Afghans and Western officials. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, or ... Iran reportedly paying Afghan refugees $500 a month to fight in SyriaFox News Iran Recruiting Afghans to Fight in SyriaArutz Sheva Report: Iran offers $500, benefits to recruit Afghan refugees to fight in SyriaJerusalem Post Daily Times all 27 news articles »

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US Projects Tough Stance to Both Sides of Syria War - New York Times Thu, 15 May 2014 01:03:01 GMT

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US Projects Tough Stance to Both Sides of Syria War New York Times With Syria peace prospects in a basic state of collapse, the United States sought to project a toughened posture on Wednesday, conducting military exercises with neighboring Jordan and designating two leaders of Syrian jihadist groups as “global ... Syria mediator Brahimi announces resignationAljazeera.com Frustrated Syria mediator Brahimi to step down, UN seeks replacementReuters Lakhdar Brahimi: UN Syria envoy stepping downBBC News The Guardian -CNN -Los Angeles Times all 432 news articles »

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Syrian deputy FM denies forced starvation, chemical attacks by regime - CNN Thu, 15 May 2014 01:51:18 GMT

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Syrian deputy FM denies forced starvation, chemical attacks by regime CNN Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- Chemical attacks with chlorine gas. Barrel bombs dropped from regime helicopters. Syrians starved into submission in opposition-controlled areas. The alleged assaults by the Syrian government against its own people are ...

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US Seeks to Bypass Assad So More Aid Can Reach Syrian Civilians - New York Times Thu, 15 May 2014 22:03:45 GMT

US Seeks to Bypass Assad So More Aid Can Reach Syrian Civilians New York Times LONDON — Increasingly flustered with the inability of the United Nations to deliver aid to war victims in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that the United States was considering ways to increase the delivery of aid without the ...

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Syrian rebels blow up army base in major hit against Assad regime, insurgent ... - New York Daily News Fri, 16 May 2014 02:04:44 GMT

Syrian rebels blow up army base in major hit against Assad regime, insurgent ... New York Daily News Wadi al-Deif base had remained under government control for the entirety of Syria's three-year-long civil war. Footage shows the ground balloon up before breaking into a cloud of earth that engulfs the area. The casualty toll from the blast was not ...

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Car bomb kills at least 29 in Syria - CNN Fri, 16 May 2014 12:27:04 GMT

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Car bomb kills at least 29 in Syria CNN London (CNN) -- At least 29 people were killed and dozens were wounded Thursday by a car bomb in Syria near the Turkish border, an opposition group said. The blast took place at the Sajo bus station near the Bab al-Salama border crossing, the ... Friends of Syria promise increased support for moderate oppositionAsharq Alawsat English 'Friends of Syria' vow to boost aid to opposition rebelsFRANCE 24 Russia calls for determining date of new round of Syria talks in GenevaITAR-TASS Journal of Turkish Weekly all 32 news articles »

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Syria conflict: Deadly blast near Turkey border crossing - BBC News Thu, 15 May 2014 12:40:40 GMT

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Syria conflict: Deadly blast near Turkey border crossing BBC News At least 43 people have been killed in a car bombing near the border between Syria and Turkey, activists say. A car filled with explosives was reportedly blown up in the Karaj Sajou area, near the Bab al-Salam crossing in the northern province of Aleppo. Explosion near Syria-Turkey border crossing kills dozensThe Guardian Deadly blast hits Syria-Turkey borderAljazeera.com Syria blast kills dozens at garage near Bab al-Salameh border crossing with ...CBS News Dailyrecord.com -ABC News -Washington Post all 384 news articles »

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Car Bomb Kills More Than 40 at Syrian Border Crossing - New York Times Thu, 15 May 2014 19:53:01 GMT

Car Bomb Kills More Than 40 at Syrian Border Crossing New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — A car bomb killed at least 43 people on the Syrian side of the Bab al-Salam crossing on the border with Turkey on Thursday and wounded dozens more, an antigovernment group said. It appeared to be the latest instance of civilians ...