| More Syrian Refugees Flooding into Jordan and Turkey |
The United Nations refugee agency said that 10,200 Syrians had crossed into Jordan last week, and Syrian activists reported deadly government airstrikes in Idlib, near Turkey.
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| Syria killings prompt world outrage |
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| Jordan Saw Massive Influx of Syrian Refugees Last Week |
The number of Syrians fleeing to the Al Zaatri refugee camp in Jordan has doubled over the past week, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. Some 10,200 people entered the camp in the week ending on August 27, UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Flemming has told reporters. "Refugees say many thousands more are waiting to cross amid violence aroung Daraa and we believe this could be the start of a much larger influx," she added, as cited by international media. ...
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| What you need to know about Syria today |
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| Syria: Helicopter Crashes |
(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) A Syrian helicopter crashed today near Al-Ghufran Mosque in Qaboun suburb in Damascus, which led to the killing of its two pilots. Syrian activists said that the ...
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| 6,000 Syrians Flee Damascus Clashes, Says Lebanese Border Official |
(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) More than 6,000 Syrians fleeing clashes between troops and opposing fighters on the outskirts of Damascus, crossed the border into Lebanon early Monday, a Lebanese ...
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| Jordan, UN launch $429 million Syrian refugee aid appeal |
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) The government and the UN launched on Monday a $429 million aid appeal to provide basic services for a Syrian refugee population growing by some 2,300 persons per day. In ...
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| Ireland pledges an extra USD 2.5 mln for Syrian refugees in Jordan |
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Irish Minister of State for Trade and Development, Joe Costello, said Monday that his country is granting USD 2.5 million to Syrian refugees in Jordan. A ...
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| Syrian refugee influx makes Turkey jittery |
(MENAFN - Arab News) THOUSANDS of refugees are massed on the Syrian-Turkish border, waiting to enter, as Turkey scrambles to build new camps to accommodate them. The growing numbers are making many ...
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| Turkey calls for international assistance to aid Syrian refugees |
Turkey has taken in about 80,000 and can't handle many more, it says. Meanwhile, France's Hollande says his nation would recognize a 'provisional government.'BEIRUT — Beleaguered Turkish officials called Monday for international assistance to aid escalating numbers of Syrian refugees arriving at Turkey's borders, and French President Francois Hollande said his country would recognize new Syrian leadership as soon as "it is formed."
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| U.S. has plans in place to secure Syria chemical arms |
The contingency plans call for sending U.S. special forces into Syria to protect or destroy any unguarded stockpiles to keep them from militants, officials say.WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has made contingency plans to send small teams of special operations troops into Syria if the White House decides it needs to secure chemical weapons depots now controlled by security forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, senior U.S. officials said.
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| U.S. has plans in place to secure Syria chemical arms |
The contingency plans call for sending U.S. special forces into Syria to protect or destroy any unguarded stockpiles to keep them from militants, officials say.WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has made contingency plans to send small teams of special operations troops into Syria if the White House decides it needs to secure chemical weapons depots now controlled by security forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, senior U.S. officials said.
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| Heavy shelling reported in Syria's capital |
Opposition activists say President Bashar Assad's forces have renewed their push in Damascus. Lebanon says spillover violence in Tripoli has abated.BEIRUT — Syrian opposition activists reported heavy shelling Wednesday in Damascus, the capital, as authorities in neighboring Lebanon said a cease-fire had taken hold in a city in that country that has become a center for spillover violence.
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| Heavy shelling reported in Syria's capital |
Opposition activists say President Bashar Assad's forces have renewed their push in Damascus. Lebanon says spillover violence in Tripoli has abated.BEIRUT — Syrian opposition activists reported heavy shelling Wednesday in Damascus, the capital, as authorities in neighboring Lebanon said a cease-fire had taken hold in a city in that country that has become a center for spillover violence.
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| NBC's Richard Engel answers your questions about Syria |
Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent, has just returned from reporting in Syria for over three weeks. He answers reader questions about the ongoing conflict.
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| Clashes over Syrian conflict leave 10 dead in Lebanon |
 Fighting between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad have left 10 people dead and at least 75 wounded in fighting in northern Lebanon.
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| Russia warns Obama against 'violation' of law over Syria |
Russia rebuffed President Barack Obama's threat of unilateral action against Syria Tuesday, as officials said 2,500 refugees fled across the border into Turkey in just 24 hours â€" one of the highest daily refugee flows of recent weeks.
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| Syria Military Intensifies Damascus Counter-Insurgency |
Activists said the latest raid Wednesday morning left at least 12 people dead, in what they described as another “hit and run” assault by government troops.
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| Japanese journo killed in Syria |
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| What you need to know about Syria today |
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| Op-Ed Contributor: In Syria, the Soap Opera Is a Casualty of War |
In losing the soap opera, the Syrian government has lost one of its most powerful means of spreading ideas and political messages.
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| At least 60 killed in suspected massacre in Syria |
The bodies, found in a Damascus suburb's landfill, are among an estimated 200 people killed in the Syria conflict. BEIRUT — At least 60 charred bodies were found Thursday in a suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus in what activists described as another massacre committed by government forces.
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| In Lebanon, Sunnis Threaten Shiites Over Kidnapping of Syrians |
The expanded kidnapping wave occurred as the war in Syria staggered on, with battles in Aleppo and dozens of bodies found in a landfill outside Damascus.
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| UN Decides to Scrap Syria Mission, Russia Calls for Peace |
The UN Security Council has ordered a termination of its monitoring mission in Syria, starting Sunday. "The conditions for the continuation of the mission were not fulfilled," said French UN envoy and current Security Council chair Gerard Aro. At the same time, the UN has decided to continue its political office in Damascus, a decision coordinated with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. ...
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| U.N. Observer Mission in Syria to End |
The United Nations Security Council agreed to keep a much smaller liaison office in the country.
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| The politics of Tibetan self-immolations |
Consider this. On December 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a young Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire and started a dramatic remaking of the political landscape. The striking of a match brought change not only in Tunisia, but also in Egypt and Libya, and even what is happening in Syria.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=ko80oFoCZpU:FoL1uXPHhdU: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=ko80oFoCZpU:FoL1uXPHhdU: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=ko80oFoCZpU:FoL1uXPHhdU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=ko80oFoCZpU:FoL1uXPHhdU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_worl
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| Photos: Slaughter in Syria |
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| Bulgarians in Lebanon Urged to Be Ready to Leave |
The Foreign Affairs Ministry is urging all Bulgarian citizens in Lebanon to be vigilant, stay in touch with the Bulgarian Embassy and be prepared to leave the country. The Ministry stresses that the situation in Lebanon has worsened sharply since Wednesday with escalating tensions and violence related to the Syrian conflict. The Ministry is further appealing to all Bulgarians to postpone trips to Lebanon while stressing that the Embassy in Beirut is open for advice and assistance within its possibilities and authority. ...
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| Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria |
The blast in Damascus near a hotel housing U.N. monitors on Wednesday was a rebel operation that targeted a nearby military complex, a Syrian rebel official told CNN.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=e3ogaYYHm48:LMEQYydEKvc: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=e3ogaYYHm48:LMEQYydEKvc: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=e3ogaYYHm48:LMEQYydEKvc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=e3ogaYYHm48:LMEQYydEKvc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=e3ogaYYHm48:LMEQYydEKvc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="
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| The politics of self-immolations |
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| U.S. and Turkey Tighten Coordination on Syria |
The countries said a unified task force with intelligence, military and political leaders would be formed immediately to track Syria’s present and plan for its future.
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| Clinton to meet Syrian dissidents |
Two longtime opposition strongholds took a beating by Syrian forces on Saturday, with troops storming the areas of Daraa and Homs, opposition activists said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=d9Vcm6LedjQ:Ar3WfdwNdao: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=d9Vcm6LedjQ:Ar3WfdwNdao: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=d9Vcm6LedjQ:Ar3WfdwNdao:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=d9Vcm6LedjQ:Ar3WfdwNdao:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=d9Vcm6LedjQ:Ar3WfdwNdao:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_top
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| Opposition: Syrian troops pound Daraa; Clinton to meet dissidents in Turkey |
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| Video: Aleppo outskirts: a damaged ghost town |
 Most of the people living in the towns near Syria's largest city have fled, and those without money to leave were killed, rebels say. The Syrian troops have created a no-man's land, reportedly so that rebels can't re-supply the fighters inside. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)
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| U.S. Officials Say Hezbollah Helps Syria’s Military |
The United States accused Hezbollah of deep involvement in the Syrian conflict, asserting that the group has trained and advised government forces and has helped to expel opposition fighters from areas within the country.
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| Democratic foreign policy figures press for intervention in Syria |
Former Defense Secretary William Perry and former Obama administration officials Ann-Marie Slaughter and Dennis Ross add to pressure on the White House from regional allies and Republican rivals. WASHINGTON — President Obama's vow to limit U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war is being criticized from a usually sympathetic quarter: the Democratic foreign policy establishment.
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| Democratic foreign policy figures press for intervention in Syria |
Former Defense Secretary William Perry and former Obama administration officials Ann-Marie Slaughter and Dennis Ross add to pressure on the White House from regional allies and Republican rivals. WASHINGTON — President Obama's vow to limit U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war is being criticized from a usually sympathetic quarter: the Democratic foreign policy establishment.
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| UN chief: 'There will be no winner in Syria' |
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Friday "there will be no winner in Syria," as the world body said nearly 150,000 refugees fleeing the 17-month-old conflict had registered in neighboring countries.
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| Assault on Rebels in Aleppo, Syria, Continues |
Government forces backed by jets, helicopters and tanks were reported on Friday to have resumed their pursuit of rebels, who sought to highlight small gains.
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| Clashes continue after deadly day in Syria |
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| Fallout Continues Over German’s Assad Interview |
Jürgen Todenhöfer, a critic of conflict, defended his interview with Syria’s leader and spoke of his motivation to hear what his subject had to say.
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| Reuters Twitter account hacked, false tweets about Syria sent |
(Reuters) - Reuters News said one of its Twitter accounts was hacked on Sunday and false tweets were posted, mainly related to the current armed struggle in Syria. "Earlier today @ReutersTech was hacked and changed to @ReutersME," said a spokesperson for Reuters, which is owned by Thomson Reuters CorpTO . "The account has been suspended and is currently under investigation. ...
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| Professed Syrian rebel says Iranian hostages are militiamen |
As Iran works with allies of the Syrian opposition to secure the release of nearly 50 Iranians, the rebel commander appears in an ominous video.BEIRUT — Iran said Sunday that it was seeking the aid of Turkey and Qatar, nations with close ties to the Syrian opposition, in securing the release of dozens of Iranian citizens kidnapped the day before in Syria.
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| Video: Al-Qaida infiltrating Syrian rebel groups |
 Al-Qaida may be trying to infiltrate rebel groups battling Syrian government forces. NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel tells about the evidence of the terrorist group's presence. (Nightly News)
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| The Lede Blog: Hacked Reuters Twitter Feed Used to Spread Disinformation About Syrian Rebels |
As the battle for Aleppo goes on in the real world, supporters of the Syrian government continued a campaign to spread misinformation about the insurgency online by seizing control of a Reuters Twitter feed and posting fabricated reports.
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| Reuters hacked by pro-Assad propagandists again, this time on Twitter |
Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are stepping up the social media propaganda war, and in the past few days have made Reuters their favorite target.
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| 5 Syrians mourned in Turkey as deadly fighting rages across the border |
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| Syrian Rebels Say Hostages Are Iranian Guards |
As fighting continued throughout Syria, the rebels insisted that their captives were members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard, not religious pilgrims.
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| Syrian forces pounding city, rebels say |
A standoff loomed Sunday between Syrian rebels and government forces near Aleppo as the battle for control of the most populous city intensified and the regime deployed heavy weapons to drive out the fighters.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=MK_CgSQqAaQ:Ad8s-pOjEDk: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=MK_CgSQqAaQ:Ad8s-pOjEDk: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=MK_CgSQqAaQ:Ad8s-pOjEDk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=MK_CgSQqAaQ:Ad8s-pOjEDk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=MK_CgSQqAaQ:Ad8s-pOjEDk:qj6IDK7rITs"><
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| Iran asks for help after dozens of pilgrims kidnapped in Syria |
Tehran on Sunday asked Turkey and Qatar to help secure the release of 48 Iranians who were kidnapped by gunmen while on a pilgrimage in the Syrian capital Damascus, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.
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| Saudi- SR 440 million collected for Syrians |
(MENAFN - Arab News) A total of SR 440 million cash donations have been collected under the National Fundraising Campaign for the Syrians by 6 p.m. on Monday, an official statement said. The ...
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| WORLD: Syrians Find Hard Shelter in Turkey |
For Syrians escaping the civil war in their country, the large camp in Ceylanpinar, Turkey, is a hard place to rest comfortably.
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| Syria diplomat defects in London |
Syria charge d'affaires Khaled Ayoubi leaves his post, the latest in a series of defections over the Syrian government's use of force during a 16-month rebellion.LONDON — The highest-ranking Syrian diplomat in London has abandoned his post, the British Foreign Office said Monday, the latest in a string of Syrian diplomats and military officials to defect from the embattled government of President Bashar Assad.
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| Syria diplomat defects in London |
Syria charge d'affaires Khaled Ayoubi leaves his post, the latest in a series of defections over the Syrian government's use of force during a 16-month rebellion.LONDON — The highest-ranking Syrian diplomat in London has abandoned his post, the British Foreign Office said Monday, the latest in a string of Syrian diplomats and military officials to defect from the embattled government of President Bashar Assad.
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| Photog: Prepared to die in Syria |
Jeroen Oerlemans says he was held captive by jihadists in Syria for a week and was "prepared to die."<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=ynHr4GFzp78:tGl7yABGjeM: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=ynHr4GFzp78:tGl7yABGjeM: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=ynHr4GFzp78:tGl7yABGjeM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=ynHr4GFzp78:tGl7yABGjeM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=ynHr4GFzp78:tGl7yABGjeM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a&
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| Ceylanpinar Journal: Refugees Escape Syria to a Barren Plain of Sweat and Grit |
The Ceylanpinar camp, home to more than 12,000 Syrians who fled their country’s civil war, is in the Turkish equivalent of Siberia, a dusty, rocky plain in southeastern Turkey.
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| Turkey Strengthens Forces on Syrian Border |
Gains by Kurdish militias near the border between Turkey and Syria and incursions by foreign fighters are prompting a Turkish military buildup.
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| Syrian rebels: From rocks to RPGs |
The rebels have gone from being a ragtag defense force to an armed movement capable of attacking big cities, but they have been vastly outgunned. That may be changing.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=59XLt-vMD0c:oNZrEfOBxyg: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=59XLt-vMD0c:oNZrEfOBxyg: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=59XLt-vMD0c:oNZrEfOBxyg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=59XLt-vMD0c:oNZrEfOBxyg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=59XLt-vMD0c:oNZrEfOBxyg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border=
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| Syrian Forces and Rebels Claim Gains in Aleppo Fight |
The dueling assertions of progress in Syria’s commercial capital came a day after the United Nations humanitarian chief said that almost of a tenth of its residents had fled over two days of fighting.
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| UN: 200,000 Syrians flee fierce fighting in Aleppo |
Fierce battles between government forces and opposition fighters in Syria's commercial hub Aleppo have forced an estimated 200,000 civilians to flee the city, according to aid groups.
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| Opinionator | Borderlines: A Syrian Stalemate? |
What would Syria look like if the Assad regime retreated to its ancestral homeland?
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| Rebels bury dead, vow to fight on |
Free Syrian Army fighters bury the dead and vow to fight on while outgunned and under equipped, as Ivan Watson reports.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=koSFgA2Uefo:7TSu0tSlGqg: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=koSFgA2Uefo:7TSu0tSlGqg: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=koSFgA2Uefo:7TSu0tSlGqg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=koSFgA2Uefo:7TSu0tSlGqg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=koSFgA2Uefo:7TSu0tSlGqg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0">&
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| Opinion: WMD threat demands response |
The tragic news from Syria managed to become even more shocking Monday when the regime issued an unprecedented threat to use chemical and biological weapons. The warning, which came couched in deceptively reassuring language, makes it clearer than ever that the world cannot afford to act merely as an interested spectator as Syria unravels in a tangle of shrapnel and blood.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=ptAJ6HGtk-Q:QzyAxi4_IGY: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=ptAJ6HGtk-Q:QzyAxi4_IGY: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=ptAJ6HGtk-Q:QzyAxi4_IGY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=ptAJ6HGt
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| Total war: Syria sends armored column to Aleppo |
Syria sent thousands of troops surging toward Aleppo in the early hours of Wednesday, where its forces have been pounding rebel fighters from the air, engulfing the country's largest city in total warfare to put down a revolt.
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| Turkey Seals Border With Syria to All But Refugees |
Turkey has closed its border with Syria to commercial traffic but the United Nations’ refugee agency said it will remain open to refugees fleeing the conflict.
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| Ancient Aleppo Echoes With Gunfire as War Reaches Its Cobbled Streets |
Damascus and Aleppo had been the two main holdouts in the fighting that has engulfed the rest of Syria since the uprising began in March 2011, but now the whole country is inflamed.
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| Jordan- Flow of exports, imports on border with Syria uninterrupted |
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) The Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday said that imports and exports of fruits and vegetables over the Syrian border are taking place as usual without any suspension. The ...
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| Syria rebels report fierce battle for Aleppo |
Rebels say they are pushing toward the center of the northern city, an apparent attempt to establish a haven close to Turkey. The government responds with warplanes, reports say.BEIRUT — Fierce fighting was reported in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday as rebels said their forces were pushing toward the center of the nation's business and financial hub.
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| Saudi- National telethon raises millions for Syrians |
(MENAFN - Arab News) Millions of riyals have so far been collected in the national fundraising campaign for Syrians launched by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Monday. Donations ...
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| Jordan watches violence in Syria with great concern |
(MENAFN - Arab News) THE spike in violence in Syria has triggered alarm bells in Jordan that it could be dragged into the conflict with "severe" repercussions, analysts say. Watching the unrest ...
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