| Video: Syrian rebels fear chemical warfare |
 Nearly two years into the civil war in Syria, 41,000 people have been killed. Although the rebels have more control now, they fear chemical warfare. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News) |
| Syrian Rebels Tied to Al Qaeda Play Key Role in War |
| The United States faces a challenge, as some of the best fighters in uprising that it wants to support belong to a group that it considers a terrorist organization. |
| In Syria, even marriage is an act of revolution |
| Ayat Al-Qassab and Mohammad Jumbaz married just a week after meeting. The teen woman and pastry chef-turned-fighter for the rebel Free Syrian Army say their marriage is a symbol of the resistance against Bashar al-Assad<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=cJaVbq9re0U:Tynx6htZmuU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=cJaVbq9re0U:Tynx6htZmuU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=cJaVbq9re0U:Tynx6htZmuU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=cJaVbq9re0U:Tynx6htZmuU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=cJaVbq9re0U:Tynx6htZmuU:qj6IDK7rIT |
| In Syria, marriage as defiance |
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| Syrian rebels move toward unified command |
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| Lebanese men 'lost' to Syria deepen the divide in Tripoli |
| The apparent slaying of 21 young Lebanese men in Syria has sparked new violence in Tripoli, Lebanon, where the Syria war has revived smoldering animosities.TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Late that evening, Abdel Hakim Ibrahim finally confirmed his father's worst fear: He had left for Syria. |
| Lebanese men 'lost' to Syria deepen the divide in Tripoli |
| The apparent slaying of 21 young Lebanese men in Syria has sparked new violence in Tripoli, Lebanon, where the Syria war has revived smoldering animosities.TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Late that evening, Abdel Hakim Ibrahim finally confirmed his father's worst fear: He had left for Syria. |
| Rebel Groups in Syria Make Framework for Military |
| After three days of intensive talks, military commanders of the main Free Syrian Army units from all over Syria agreed Friday to a unified command structure. |
| U.S. now hindered by distance it kept on Syria conflict |
| Washington's influence in the strategic nation is limited by its weak ties to Syrian rebel commanders who will have a major say in what happens if Bashar Assad is toppled.WASHINGTON — With the Syrian civil war apparently near a turning point, Obama administration officials are finding their ability to influence the fast-moving events and growing violence hampered by their reluctance to become too deeply involved during the first 21 months of the conflict. |
| U.S. now hindered by distance it kept on Syria conflict |
| Washington's influence in the strategic nation is limited by its weak ties to Syrian rebel commanders who will have a major say in what happens if Bashar Assad is toppled.WASHINGTON — With the Syrian civil war apparently near a turning point, Obama administration officials are finding their ability to influence the fast-moving events and growing violence hampered by their reluctance to become too deeply involved during the first 21 months of the conflict. |
| Syria army pounds rebels around Damascus |
| The government in Syria appears intent on creating a security cordon around the capital and the international airport.BEIRUT — Fierce clashes and heavy government bombardment were reported Sunday on the outskirts of Damascus as the Syrian military pressed an offensive aimed at securing the capital and its vulnerable international airport. |
| Syria army pounds rebels around Damascus |
| The government in Syria appears intent on creating a security cordon around the capital and the international airport.BEIRUT — Fierce clashes and heavy government bombardment were reported Sunday on the outskirts of Damascus as the Syrian military pressed an offensive aimed at securing the capital and its vulnerable international airport. |
| Syria Moves Its Chemical Weapons and Gets Another Warning |
| The United States and several allies warned President Bashar al-Assad that he would be “held accountable” if his forces used the weapons against the rebels. |
| Syrian Merchants Protest by Closing Their Shops |
| Widespread closings of merchants’ shops were an attempt to keep the country’s nonviolent protest movement alive as the government stepped up its attacks on rebel-held areas near Damascus. |
| Internet restored for much of Syria |
| Internet and cell phone coverage were restored Saturday to most Syrian provinces, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, two days after a blackout shut down virtually all Internet service in the country.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?a=ZOv67PRxmM0:ubGxl-mn00s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?a=ZOv67PRxmM0:ubGxl-mn00s:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?a=ZOv67PRxmM0:ubGxl-mn00s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?i=ZOv67PRxmM0:ubGxl-mn00s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?a=ZOv67PRxmM0:ubGxl-mn00s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds. |
| Assad Ran Away to Russia via Bulgaria - Social Networks |
Unconfirmed reports in social networks have it that embattled Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad has escaped with a plane to Russia. To do that, he had to circumvent Turkey and use the airspace of Cypurs, Greece, Bulgaria and Moldova, say the reports. Twitter users have even alleged the number of the flight he used, Syrian Airlines RB441, an Airbus A320, which had taken off for the Vnukovo Airport in Moscow. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not officially commented on the rumor yet. |
| Internet, phone access restored in Syria capital |
| It's unclear whether other areas of Syria have service. The cause of the blackout is a mystery.BEIRUT — Internet and telephone service were restored to the Syrian capital Saturday, two days after a nationwide communications blackout spurred fear of new attacks and left anxious Syrians in and outside the country unable to contact loved ones and friends. |
| Internet, phone access restored in Syria capital |
| It's unclear whether other areas of Syria have service. The cause of the blackout is a mystery.BEIRUT — Internet and telephone service were restored to the Syrian capital Saturday, two days after a nationwide communications blackout spurred fear of new attacks and left anxious Syrians in and outside the country unable to contact loved ones and friends. |
| U.S. Is Stumbling in Effort to Cut Syria Arms Flow |
| The American effort to stem the flow of Iranian arms to Syria has faltered because of Iraq’s reluctance to inspect aircraft carrying the weapons through its airspace, American officials say. |
| Syria restores Internet service after blackout |
 Internet and telephone service were restored across much of Syria following a two-day, nationwide blackout that came during some of the worst fighting to hit Damascus since July. |
| At War Blog: Videos From Syria Appear to Show First Confirmed Hit of Aircraft by Surface-to-Air Missile |
| This moment was a long time coming. The ground-to-air war (and the likely government retaliation for this hit) can be expected to be bloodier from here. |
| Why is the world ignoring Congo war? |
| As tensions rise in the Congo, sparking fears of a looming humanitarian crisis, activist Vava Tampa asks: Why does the crisis in Syria get global media coverage, but not the killing in Congo?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=amkQh5Ryg0k:0aa5Un_r1W8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=amkQh5Ryg0k:0aa5Un_r1W8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=amkQh5Ryg0k:0aa5Un_r1W8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=amkQh5Ryg0k:0aa5Un_r1W8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=amkQh5Ryg0k:0aa5Un_r1W8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://fe |
| Civilians Killed in Syrian Strike on Olive Press, Rebels Say |
| Syrian rebels accused the authorities of launching an airstrike outside the northern city of Idlib on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people as they waited to have their olives turned into oil. |
| NATO missiles on Turkey-Syria border? |
| A NATO reconnaissance team is expected to survey the Turkish-Syrian border on Tuesday to prepare for the possible deployment of Patriot anti-aircraft missile batteries along the frontier.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=LwBr4u8_2oc:Cp_u3TXAFO4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=LwBr4u8_2oc:Cp_u3TXAFO4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=LwBr4u8_2oc:Cp_u3TXAFO4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=LwBr4u8_2oc:Cp_u3TXAFO4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=LwBr4u8_2oc:Cp_u3TXAFO4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds. |
| Turkey, NATO to scout locations for missile protection from Syria |
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| Conflict has left Syria a shell of its former self |
| Millions of homes, schools, mosques, churches and hospitals have reportedly been damaged or destroyed since the uprising began in March 2011.BEIRUT — First his parents' home in eastern Syria was reduced to rubble, followed by his father's pharmacy. Then Melad received a call last month informing him that his own apartment in a Damascus suburb had been obliterated by a bomb unleashed by a MiG jet. |
| Conflict has left Syria a shell of its former self |
| Millions of homes, schools, mosques, churches and hospitals have reportedly been damaged or destroyed since the uprising began in March 2011.BEIRUT — First his parents' home in eastern Syria was reduced to rubble, followed by his father's pharmacy. Then Melad received a call last month informing him that his own apartment in a Damascus suburb had been obliterated by a bomb unleashed by a MiG jet. |
| Russia sent tons of cash to Damascus, flight records show |
 This summer, as the Syrian economy began to unravel and the military pressed hard against an armed rebellion, a Syrian government plane ferried what flight records describe as more than 200 tons of "bank notes" from Moscow. |
| Children killed on Syrian playground |
| Ten children were reportedly killed on Sunday when government warplanes shelled a Damascus playground.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=LSHIyFj_-EE:D_yHTkT58lA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=LSHIyFj_-EE:D_yHTkT58lA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=LSHIyFj_-EE:D_yHTkT58lA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=LSHIyFj_-EE:D_yHTkT58lA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=LSHIyFj_-EE:D_yHTkT58lA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/ |
| Strike from Syrian plane reported near border with Turkey |
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| Maloula Journal: Mountaintop Town Is a Diverse Haven From Syria’s Horrors |
 Residents of Maloula, an oasis of tolerance, have vowed not to succumb to sectarianism and be dragged into the chaos in other parts of the country. |
| Dozens killed in attack on Aleppo hospital, Syrian rebel leader says |
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| Turkey to NATO: Deploy Patriot missiles |
| In a potential escalation of the Syrian conflict, Turkey asked NATO on Wednesday for Patriot missiles to bolster its air defenses against its southern neighbor.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=uGaKDpUQVMM:kwqeitoION8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=uGaKDpUQVMM:kwqeitoION8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=uGaKDpUQVMM:kwqeitoION8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=uGaKDpUQVMM:kwqeitoION8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=uGaKDpUQVMM:kwqeitoION8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_ |
| Turkey asks NATO to deploy Patriot missiles, citing threats from Syria crisis |
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| Dozens dead after clashes in Syrian border town |
| A flashpoint Syrian border town recently captured by rebels was reeling Tuesday after deadly clashes erupted between Syrian rebels and a Kurdish militia.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=4HfATdU5pfY:I6l7QpDreuM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=4HfATdU5pfY:I6l7QpDreuM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=4HfATdU5pfY:I6l7QpDreuM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=4HfATdU5pfY:I6l7QpDreuM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=4HfATdU5pfY:I6l7QpDreuM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></im |
| Kurdish militiamen, rebels maintain truce in northern Syria |
| Fighting between the two groups left 18 dead the day before. In Turkey, it's confirmed that NATO will provide a missile defense system to guard against Syrian fire.GAZIANTEP, Turkey — An uneasy truce held in the Syrian town of Ras Ayn on Tuesday, one day after at least 18 combatants were reportedly killed in clashes between Kurdish militiamen and Syrian rebels. |
| In Syria, a rare Chinese foray into foreign policy |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) This month, a curious thing happened in the annals of diplomacy. A country offered up a peace plan to put an end to a seemingly endless civil war in Syria. This country was not ... |
| Kurdish militiamen, rebels maintain truce in northern Syria |
| Fighting between the two groups left 18 dead the day before. In Turkey, it's confirmed that NATO will provide a missile defense system to guard against Syrian fire.GAZIANTEP, Turkey — An uneasy truce held in the Syrian town of Ras Ayn on Tuesday, one day after at least 18 combatants were reportedly killed in clashes between Kurdish militiamen and Syrian rebels. |
| Kurdish militiamen, Syrian rebels clash in northern Syria |
| The fighting, which reportedly left 18 dead, adds a new dimension to the war in Syria. In Turkey, it's confirmed that NATO will provide a missile defense system.GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Heavy fighting in the Syrian town of Ras Ayn continued for a second day Tuesday, with Kurdish militiamen and Syrian rebels engaging in street combat, adding fresh ethnic dimensions to Syria's already bloody civil war. |
| Britain Is Latest Power to Recognize Syrian Opposition Coalition |
| Britain joins France, Turkey and several Arab countries in backing the newly formed opposition coalition, which increases its international legitimacy. |
| Video: Aid groups warn of growing Syrian refugee crisis |
 They're short of medicine, there's no electricity and the basic latrines are seeping sewage. But the continuing air assaults in Syria are forcing thousands of refugees to flee to makeshift camps on the Turkish border. Aid agencies are warning of a growing humanitarian crisis. Alex Thomson Channel 4 Europe reports. (Nightly News) |
| Op-Ed Contributor: The World’s Next Genocide |
| Syria’s Alawites and other minorities who have aligned themselves with Bashar al-Assad could face retaliatory massacres. |
| Turkish town on Syrian border deals with fighting, ethnic differences |
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| Pentagon Sees Seizing Syria Chemical Arms as Vast Task |
| Senior American officials say the estimated need is 75,000 U.S. troops, a number that calls into question whether any efforts to move such weapons could be rapidly thwarted. |
| Turkey Recognizes New Syrian Rebel Group as Legitimate Leader of Syria |
| The move gives a powerful boost to the group known as the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. On Tuesday, France also fully embraced the group. |
| Obama offers new Syria coalition praise but not weapons |
| Washington is not yet prepared to recognize the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces as a government in exile, he says.WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday praised a new Syrian opposition coalition as "a legitimate representative of the Syrian people" but pointedly said Washington was not yet prepared to recognize the group as a government in exile or provide arms to antigovernment rebels. |
| Obama offers new Syria coalition praise but not weapons |
| Washington is not yet prepared to recognize the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces as a government in exile, he says.WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday praised a new Syrian opposition coalition as "a legitimate representative of the Syrian people" but pointedly said Washington was not yet prepared to recognize the group as a government in exile or provide arms to antigovernment rebels. |
| Kilis Journal: Along Syrian Border, Lives Defined by War |
| Everyone along the Turkish-Syrian border, it seems, either wants in on the action or just wants it all to go away. |
| Jordanians call for overthrow after gas price hike |
| Protesters in Jordan have often lambasted parliamentarians, cursed the prime minister and called for the government to go, but they do not speak out against their king. Tuesday night they did -- rudely and loudly -- using the standard battle cry that has echoed from Tunisia to Syria:<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=nkoAevydEII:G3EFzZCBZjk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=nkoAevydEII:G3EFzZCBZjk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=nkoAevydEII:G3EFzZCBZjk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=nkoAevydEII:G3EFzZCBZjk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=nkoA |
| Syrian warplanes pound targets near Turkey |
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| Syria opposition considers unity amid reports of government airstrikes, rebel car bombs |
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| Terror Attack by Rebels Kills 20 Syrian Army Officers |
| At least 20 officers of the Syrian army have been killed in a terrorist attack against a military club in the city of Deraa. Two cars stuffed with explosives went in front of the building, causing the deaths and inflicting significant damage. A thrid explosion near a military position in the city has not caused any damage, report agencies. ... |
| Some 1,000 Syrian refugees cross to Jordan |
| (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Some 1,000 Syrian refugees had crossed to Jordan yesterday (Friday) and were settled at the Zaatari camp north of the country, said an official here in remarks ... |
| Syria border fighting sends 8,000 fleeing to Turkey |
| The total of 11,000 who fled the country in 24 hours is one of the largest since the Syrian conflict began, underscoring the crisis for civilians. BEIRUT — Fierce fighting in a border town in northeastern Syrian sent about 8,000 people fleeing into neighboring Turkey over a 24-hour period, one of the largest single-day surges of refugees since the Syrian conflict began, officials said Friday. |
| Syria border fighting sends 8,000 fleeing to Turkey |
| The total of 11,000 who fled the country in 24 hours is one of the largest since the Syrian conflict began, underscoring the crisis for civilians. BEIRUT — Fierce fighting in a border town in northeastern Syrian sent about 8,000 people fleeing into neighboring Turkey over a 24-hour period, one of the largest single-day surges of refugees since the Syrian conflict began, officials said Friday. |
| Thousands flee Syria in massive exodus |
| Thousands of Syrians fled their country on Friday in one of the biggest refugee exoduses of the 20-month civil war after rebels seized a border town, and the United Nations warned that millions more still in Syria will need help as winter sets in. |
| Under pressure, fractious Syria opposition tries to unite |
| Syria's fractious opposition, under pressure from the United States and Qatar to unite, may agree Friday to form an inclusive new opposition body that would serve as a unity government if Bashar Assad falls. |
| Syrian Refugee Flow Escalates Sharply |
| Eleven thousand Syrians have fled to neighboring countries in the last 24 hours — 9,000 of them into Turkey alone — because of the civil war, United Nations refugee agency officials said. |
| Thousands flee Syrian border towns |
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| 8,000+ flee Syria in one day |
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| Syrian opposition gathers in Qatar as fighting rages |
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| Bombing in Syria capital injures 11; exiles plan for a government |
| Rebels appear to be stepping up bomb attacks. Meanwhile, divided opposition figures meet in Qatar to discuss forming a government in exile.BEIRUT — The latest in a string of bombings rocked Syria's capital, Damascus, on Sunday as deeply divided Syrian opposition figures outside the country moved toward creating a unified government in exile. |
| Bombing in Syria capital injures 11; exiles plan for a government |
| Rebels appear to be stepping up bomb attacks. Meanwhile, divided opposition figures meet in Qatar to discuss forming a government in exile.BEIRUT — The latest in a string of bombings rocked Syria's capital, Damascus, on Sunday as deeply divided Syrian opposition figures outside the country moved toward creating a unified government in exile. |
| Syria’s Rebels Discuss United Political Front |
| Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said last week that the Syrian National Council had outlived its usefulness and should be replaced by a larger umbrella organization. |
| On the brink" |
| (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) THE EQUATION of Assad versus the rest is getting horrific in Syria. Reports of mass cold-blooded murders and destruction have rendered the possibility of attaining a ... |
| 3 Syrian tanks enter demilitarized zone along Golan Heights |
| Israel filed a complaint with the United Nations, officials say, though the tanks are not seen as a provocation or an attempt to draw Israel into the fighting.JERUSALEM — Three Syrian tanks entered a demilitarized zone Saturday along the border with the Golan Heights, spurring Israel to file a complaint with the United Nations, Israeli officials said. |
| 3 Syrian tanks enter demilitarized zone along Golan Heights |
| Israel filed a complaint with the United Nations, officials say, though the tanks are not seen as a provocation or an attempt to draw Israel into the fighting.JERUSALEM — Three Syrian tanks entered a demilitarized zone Saturday along the border with the Golan Heights, spurring Israel to file a complaint with the United Nations, Israeli officials said. |
| Syrian rebels attack key air base |
 Syrian rebels attacked a military airport in the country's north on Saturday in a push to cut off Syria's biggest city Aleppo from Damascus and secure a strategic north-south corridor. |
| Syria Rebels Attack Key Base in Bid to Disrupt Airstrikes |
| Rebel forces attacked the Taftanaz air base early on Saturday morning in fighting with government forces that reportedly continued into the afternoon. |
| Three Syrian tanks enter demilitarized zone in Golan: Israel |
| JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria on Saturday, an Israeli military spokeswoman said. |