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Assad hanging on, suspicion surrounds report he told Alawites to flee capital - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sun, 03 May 2015 20:28:56 GMT

CNN

Assad hanging on, suspicion surrounds report he told Alawites to flee capital Jerusalem Post Israel News "Reports of President Assad giving his top Alawites orders to flee Damascus are undoubtedly wishful thinking and activist fancy," Joshua Landis, a Syria expert and the director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, told ... Analysis: Syria's al-Assad regime in troubleCNN Syria army 'tightens siege of rebel bastion near Damascus'Yahoo News Syria army tightens siege of rebel bastion near Damascus: activistsThe Daily Star The Inquisitr -i24news -Channel News Asia all 43 news articles »

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Group alleges US-led coalition air 'massacre' of 52 in Syria - CNN Sun, 03 May 2015 13:58:37 GMT

The Guardian

Group alleges US-led coalition air 'massacre' of 52 in Syria CNN Iraqi soldiers fire their weapons toward ISIS group positions in the Garma district, west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, on Sunday, April 26. Pro-government forces say they have recently made advances on areas held by Islamist jihadists. Iraqi ... Syrian children killed in government barrel-bomb attack, say rights groupsThe Guardian Syria conflict: US-led strike on Aleppo kills 52 civilians, rebel rocket ...ABC Online Death toll from US-led strike rises to 52 civilians in SyriaReuters BBC News -UPI.com all 421 news articles »

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Tensions high along Israel-Syria border but nobody wants war - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sun, 03 May 2015 01:06:04 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Tensions high along Israel-Syria border but nobody wants war Jerusalem Post Israel News He said Hezbollah fighters have invested heavily in the Syrian conflict on behalf of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and hundreds have been killed. Abou Zeid said the Shi'ite militia were demanding that official security forces take on more roles in ... and more »

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Flash Points: Is Syria's Assad losing power? - CBS News Sat, 02 May 2015 21:39:02 GMT

BBC News

Flash Points: Is Syria's Assad losing power? CBS News After days of insurgent gains in the northwest region of Syria, President Bashar Assad's regime seems to be growing desperate, attacking enemies and civilians alike as key strongholds fall to rebel forces. But the violence wrought in Idlib province and ... A shift on the ground in SyriaWashington Post Syria: How a new rebel unity is making headway against the regimeBBC News Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartlandYahoo News all 105 news articles »

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Syrian intelligence tsar takes Assad secrets to the grave - Financial Times Sun, 03 May 2015 11:28:55 GMT

Financial Times

Syrian intelligence tsar takes Assad secrets to the grave Financial Times Ghazaleh headed Damascus's political intelligence bureau — before being sacked last month. But he was notorious for his role as Syria's last military intelligence chief for Lebanon in an era when the Assad regime effectively ran its smaller neighbour. and more »

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Activists: Suspected chemical attacks in Syria injure 40 - U.S. News & World Report Sat, 02 May 2015 15:42:33 GMT

International Business Times UK

Activists: Suspected chemical attacks in Syria injure 40 U.S. News & World Report BEIRUT (AP) — Suspected chlorine gas attacks by Syrian government helicopters injured some 40 people and killed a child in the country's northwest, activists said Saturday, a day after an international chemical weapons watchdog said it was ready to ... Syria: Assad regime accused of chlorine gas attack in IdibInternational Business Times UK all 125 news articles »

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In Syria, Signs That The Army Is Losing Ground To Rebel Groups - NPR Sun, 03 May 2015 21:28:43 GMT

In Syria, Signs That The Army Is Losing Ground To Rebel Groups NPR NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Anne Barnard, the New York Times Beirut bureau chief, about the state of the Syrian army. Might an end to four years of fighting be in sight? DENISE GUERRA, BYLINE: Guests are piling heaps of cold pancit and spaghetti onto ...

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Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sun, 03 May 2015 18:30:25 GMT

myCentralOregon.com

Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 3, 2015 – U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ... Military airstrikes continue against ISIL in Syria and IraqDVIDS (press release) Coalition Announces 41 More Airstrikes in Iraq, SyriamyCentralOregon.com all 46 news articles »

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Syria's Nightmarish Narrative - Truth-Out Sun, 03 May 2015 16:54:08 GMT

Consortium News

Syria's Nightmarish Narrative Truth-Out With military and political help from Saudi Arabia and Israel, the nightmare scenario of an Al-Qaeda and/or Islamic State victory in Syria may be coming true, as the army of the more secular Syrian government retreats and as President Obama seems ... WPost Blames Obama for Syrian MessConsortium News all 23 news articles »

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Syria's killer diseases don't know there's a war: A mother's tale - CNN Fri, 01 May 2015 09:38:30 GMT

CNN

Syria's killer diseases don't know there's a war: A mother's tale CNN Majid Rafizadeh is a political scientist and scholar, focusing on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy. Rafizadeh is the president of the International American Council and is on the boards of the Harvard International Review and Harvard ... and more »