| Op-Ed Contributor: Western Intervention in Syria |
All the chaos in Syria would seem to bolster the argument for Western intervention. But the rebel brigades are often at cross purposes, creating a dangerous quagmire.
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| In Syria, more than 40 deaths reported in airstrike |
The city of Maarat Numan has been the site of clashes and government shelling. In Damascus, Syria's capital, rebels claim responsibility for a car bomb.BEIRUT — More than 40 civilians, many of them women and children, were killed Thursday in an airstrike on the northern city of Maarat Numan, activists said, in another bloody day in Syria during which more than 200 people reportedly were killed.
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| In Syria, more than 40 deaths reported in airstrike |
The city of Maarat Numan has been the site of clashes and government shelling. In Damascus, Syria's capital, rebels claim responsibility for a car bomb.BEIRUT — More than 40 civilians, many of them women and children, were killed Thursday in an airstrike on the northern city of Maarat Numan, activists said, in another bloody day in Syria during which more than 200 people reportedly were killed.
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| At War Blog: Syrian Forces' Improvised Arms: Desperate Measures, or Deliberate Aid? |
According to conventional wisdom, pro-government forces in Syria should be well equipped by weapons from Russia and China and, to a lesser extent, Iran. But they have resorted to crafting weapons to complement, or perhaps even replace, their standard arms.
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| Syrian Military’s Bombing Attack Kills Dozens |
Syrian military aircraft bombed a town in Idlib province, killing more than 40 people including many children, according to activists and graphic videos uploaded on the Internet.
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| Syria rebels carry fury born of marginalization |
Most of the rebels fighting government forces in the Syrian city of Aleppo fit a specific mold: They're poor, religiously conservative and usually come from the underdeveloped countryside nearby.
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| US: Plane Grounded by Turkey Had Russian Arms for Syria |
A representative of the US Department of State has supported claims by Turkey that a passenger plane recently grounded in Ankara transported Russian weapons for the Syrian regime. The Syrian passenger flight from Moscow to Damascus was intercepted and grounded by Turkish air force on supsicion it carried weapons for the regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Although initial reports had it that the plane carried no weapons, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdgan later stated that illegally transported arms were actually retrieved. ...
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| Iran and Turkey Join Syria Peace Envoy in Truce Call |
The new peace envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, said a temporary halt to the fighting would constitute only a tiny step toward resolving the conflict.
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| Syrian War Reaches Damascus |
As his troops battled insurgents all around the country, Bashar al-Assad was determined that in Damascus, at least, he would preserve an air of normalcy, but such illusions are no longer possible.
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| World Briefing | Europe: Vatican to Send Delegation to Syria |
The Vatican said Wednesday that it would send a high-profile delegation to Syria, including Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, to encourage a political solution to the war there.
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