| 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. |
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