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Evacuation truce in key Syrian city of Homs goes into effect - CNN International Wed, 07 May 2014 20:51:55 GMT

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Evacuation truce in key Syrian city of Homs goes into effect
CNN International
(CNN) -- A truce between Syrian government and rebel forces in the strategic and symbolic city of Homs has gone into effect, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday. An operation to evacuate opposition fighters and their ...
Syria conflict: Rebels evacuated from Old City of HomsBBC News
Rebels evacuated from Homs, cradle of Syrian uprisingReuters
Fighters begin withdrawal from Syria's HomsAljazeera.com
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Rebels to Ask for Antiaircraft Missiles - New York Times Thu, 08 May 2014 00:48:27 GMT

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Rebels to Ask for Antiaircraft Missiles
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The head of the Syrian opposition says that he will ask the Obama administration to provide antiaircraft missiles and will try to convince American officials that the weapons would not fall into the wrong hands. In an interview on Tuesday ...
US to grant Syrian Opposition Coalition 'foreign mission' statusThe Guardian
Syrian opposition will have foreign mission in USBBC News
Syrian Opposition Coalition offices in US given 'foreign mission' statusWashington Post
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Syrian Activists: Bomb Kills Local Al-Qaida Leader - ABC News Tue, 06 May 2014 12:58:59 GMT

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Syrian Activists: Bomb Kills Local Al-Qaida Leader
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A roadside bombing in Syria killed a local al-Qaida leader and his wife, activists said Tuesday, an attack that may ignite a new round of infighting between rebel groups in the war-torn country. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ...
Syria clashes kill 21 rebels in Aleppo provinceThe Daily Star
Bashar Assad to face two rivals in Syrian presidential electionToronto Star
Syria truce 'to let rebels withdraw from besieged Homs'BBC News
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Why Australians shouldn't fight in Syria - Sydney Morning Herald Wed, 07 May 2014 01:42:22 GMT

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Why Australians shouldn't fight in Syria
Sydney Morning Herald
The numbers participating in the conflict in Syria were higher than in previous conflicts he said, "with assessments of between 120 and 150 Australians travelling to the greater Syria region to participate in the conflict". Advertisement. There are ...

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Iranian Commander Lets Slip That Revolutionary Guard Is Fighting in Syria - TIME Wed, 07 May 2014 20:20:26 GMT

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Iranian Commander Lets Slip That Revolutionary Guard Is Fighting in Syria
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Hossein Hamedani Iran Syria Head of the Mohammad Rasulallah Revolutionary guard base, Hossein Hamedani, attends a conference to mark the martyrs of terrorism in Tehran on Sept. 6, 2011. Morteza Nikoubaz—Reuters ...
Iran Pulls News Story Admitting It Is Militarily-Involved In SyriaBusiness Insider
Former military commander: 130000 Iranians are ready to fight in SyriaMiddle East Monitor
Iranian News Agency Removes IRGC Commander's Comments On Iranian ...RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Lebanon 'expels' Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria - BBC News Tue, 06 May 2014 15:07:28 GMT

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Lebanon 'expels' Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria
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Lebanon has been forcibly returning dozens of Palestinian refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria, activists say. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Unrwa) expressed concern at the deportation of 41 over ...
Lebanon accused of turning away some Palestinian Syrian refugeesThe Guardian
Lebanon: Palestinians Barred, Sent to SyriaHuman Rights Watch
Lebanon denies preventing entry to Palestinian refugees from SyriaMiddle East Monitor
Ahram Online -Yahoo News -Ma'an News Agency
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Video: Pundits on Jordanian TV fight over Syria, wreck set - Washington Post (blog) Wed, 07 May 2014 22:18:01 GMT

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Video: Pundits on Jordanian TV fight over Syria, wreck set
Washington Post (blog)
A debate on media freedom in Syria between two journalists on a Jordanian television network grew heated Wednesday, developing into a set-wrecking tug-of-war. The fight erupted on the “Bayn Etijihayn” (Between Two Ways) show between Shaer Al-Johari, ...
Video: Journalists destroy studio arguing over Syria3News NZ
Jordanian TV commentators fight over Syria – literallylegal Insurrection (blog)
Journos trash studio in dispute over SyriaThe Times of Israel
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Mich. cleric called inspiration for militants in Syria - USA TODAY Mon, 05 May 2014 06:11:19 GMT

Mich. cleric called inspiration for militants in Syria
USA TODAY
DETROIT — Just a few weeks after he was released from federal prison in March 2012 on fraud convictions, Dearborn, Mich., cleric Ahmad Jibril told his followers in a fiery sermon posted online: When your brothers in Syria speak, everyone today needs ...
Islamic Cleric From Michigan Is a Top Online Figure for Jihadists in SyriaTheBlaze.com

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UN May Refer Syria Conflict to War Crimes Court - New York Times Thu, 08 May 2014 00:48:27 GMT

UN May Refer Syria Conflict to War Crimes Court
New York Times
UNITED NATIONS — France has drafted a Security Council resolution that seeks to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, tailoring it specifically to address American sensitivities, according to several people who have seen the text.

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​Syria: The hidden massacre - RT Wed, 07 May 2014 14:59:23 GMT

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​Syria: The hidden massacre
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The attack took place shortly after the first stirrings of trouble in the southern Syrian city of Daraa in March 2011. Several old Russian-made military trucks packed with Syrian security forces rolled onto a hard slope on a valley road between Daraa ...