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Syrian forces 'shell districts of Homs'

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

aljazeera.com - Apr. 14 (News) - The UN Security Council is expected to vote later on Saturday on a revised Western-drafted resolution allowing a ceasefire observer mission in Syria even though Russia's support remained in doubt. The United States called for the vote after a second day

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What’s Happening in Syria?

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Consortium News - By William Blum - Apr. 08 (News Analysis) - It’s difficult to know what’s happening in Syria not only because of the confusing violence but because the Western news media has lost nearly all credibility when it comes to reporting on Muslim countries, at least those on America’s and Israel’s enemies lists.

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Assad forces intensify crackdown on Idlib

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700

aljazeera.com - Mar. 12 (News Report) - Syrian government troops have shelled areas in and around the northern city of Idlib, as part of a campaign to crush the opposition in its stronghold along the border with Turkey. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a n

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Fearful of a nuclear Iran? The real WMD nightmare is Syria

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800

thebulletin.org - By Charles P. Blair - Mar. 01 (Special Report) - Charles P. Blair of the Federation of American Scientists has a chilling article detailing the enormous WMD capacity of Syria, which includes sufficient delivery capability to be a real threat. As Blair points out, it's difficult to guard WMD when a government collapses, and at this point it seems inevitable that the Assad regime will collapse. This is a very compelling read.

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Anthony Shadid (1968-2012): Incomparable, Pulitzer-Winning Middle East Correspondent Dies in Syria

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Feb. 17 (Special Report) - The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid has died at the age of 43. Shadid died of an apparent asthma attack on Thursday while covering the conflict in Syria. An American of Lebanese descent who spoke fluent Arabic, Shadid captured dimensions of life in the Middle East that many others failed to see. His exceptional coverage won him a Pulitzer Prize in 2004 and 2010 for international reporting while covering the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Shadid has been a guest on Democracy Now! several times over the past decade reporting on Libya, Tunisia, Iraq and Lebanon. We air excerpts from our last interview with Shadid in April 2011, just after he returned home following his six-day capture in Libya by Col. Muammar Gaddafi's forces. [Rush transcript to come. Check back soon.]

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REPORT: What would Russian intervention in Syria look like?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

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Syria rejects Arab League transition plan

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

aljazeera.com - Jan. 23 (News Report) - Syria has condemned a new Arab League initiative that calls on President Bashar al-Assad to cede power by holding early elections and forming a "national unity government". Syrian state television, quoting an unnamed official source, said early on Monday

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Russia and China veto proposed UN resolution on Syria

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

OpenGlobe - By C628, OpenGlobe contributors - Oct. 05 (News Report) - Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government's crackdown on protestors late on Tuesday, leading Western supporters of the bill to voice their anger at the decision. The proposed resolution would have condemned the Syrian government over its crackdown on protesters, as well as referring to the possibility of "targeted measures" against Syria. The text had been rewritted three times by drafters France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Portugal in response to Russian and Chinese objections over teh use of the word "sanctions" in earlier versions, leading to the introduction of the "targeted measures" language.

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Invisible millions pay price of statelessness

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

MSN.com - Aug. 24 (Investigative Report) - Rejected by the countries they call home and denied the most basic of rights, stateless people live in a shadowy limbo — in the words of one, like being "between the earth and the sky." ...

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Assad Regime the Lone "Terrorist Group" Inside Syria

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Razan Zaitouneh, Amy Goodman - Aug. 02 (News Report) - We go to Syria to speak with human rights activist and attorney Razan Zaitouneh, who provides us with an update of the violent government crackdown on pro-democracy protest movement across the country. “We want the whole world to know what is going on,” Zaitouneh says. “We all know the truth, that the only terrorist group in the country is this regime, who has been killing its own people for more than four months, who has been arresting dozens of thousands of people only because they want their freedom.”

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As Ramadan Begins, Assad Regime Intensifies Deadly Crackdown on Syrian Protesters

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Ziad Majed, Amy Goodman - Aug. 02 (News Report) - The government crackdown on protesters in Syria has reached a new level of violence just as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has begun. At least six people were killed earlier today, pushing the toll to at least 150 over the last two days. An attack on the central city of Hama began Sunday when more than 100 people were killed by government forces, and continued into Monday with another 24 dead across the country. Syria has banned most foreign journalists, making it hard to verify exactly what is happening there. We speak with Ziad Majed, assistant professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the American University of Paris and coordinator of the Arab Network for the Study of Democracy.

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Syria: Bloggers Rally for Anas Maarawi

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Global Voices - By Yazan Badran - Jul. 09 (News Report) - Anas Maarawi is the latest Syrian blogger imprisoned. He was detained on Friday, July 1st, in his neighborhood of Kafarsouseh in Damascus. And nothing has been heard of him since. Bloggers rally for his release. Anas is a well known blogger in Syria and beyond. Apart from his personal blog, Anas Online, he ran a number of tech-blogs and projects, most prominently, Ardroid, which was the first Arabic-language blog to focus on Google's Android OS.

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Syrian Troops Pursue “Scorched Earth” Policy; Videos Document Children Tortured to Death

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman; Razan Zaitouneh - Jun. 13 (News Report) - The Syrian army has taken control of the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour following what state media has described as heavy fighting by "armed groups," who residents say are mutinous soldiers defending the town. Our guest Neil Sammonds, Syria researcher for Amnesty International, is interviewing refugees who have fled the violence by crossing into Turkey. They tell him Syrian military forces have destroyed houses, burned crops, slaughtered livestock and contaminated water supplies. We speak with Razan Zaitouneh, a lawyer and human rights activist based in Damascus. She has documented that children are among those killed by snipers, or kidnapped by security forces, tortured and killed.

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Syria Death Toll Tops 900

Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Bassem Mroue - May. 22 (News Report) - Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession for slain anti-government protesters Saturday, pushing the number of people reported killed in a two-month uprising to more than 900 and making it one of the deadliest of the Arab Sprin

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Al Jazeera Journalist Dorothy Parvaz Remains Missing After Being Detained in Syria, Then Deported to Iran

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - May. 13 (News Report) - Al Jazeera English reporter Dorothy Parvaz, an American-Canadian-Iranian citizen, was detained in Syria on April 29 when she arrived to cover the ongoing unrest. She has not been seen since. On Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported she had been deported to Iran, although there has been no direct contact with her. The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling for her immediate release from Iranian authorities. We are joined by Kim Barker, the sister of Parvaz’s fiancé, Todd Barker, who introduced the couple. She has known Parvaz for 12 years—they met as colleagues at the Seattle Times. Kim Barker is now a ProPublica reporter who has reported from Pakistan and Afghanistan. "Dorothy is an amazing journalist, and an amazing human being,” Kim Barker says.

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Syria Crackdown: Syrian Dissident Haitham al-Maleh Speaks from Hiding as Al Jazeera Journalist Dorothy Parvez Remains Locked Up

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - May. 09 (News Report) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has sent tanks into the country's third city, Homs, escalating a military campaign to crush a seven-week-old popular uprising against his autocratic rule. According to the Syrian human rights organization, Sawasiah, as many as 800 civilians have been killed since the uprising began. More than 10,000 people have been arrested. Today, we look at two cases. One of Syria’s most prominent human rights defenders, Haitham al-Maleh, speaks from hiding, and we look at the case of detained Al Jazeera reporter Dorothy Parvez, an American, Canadian and Iranian citizen who used to work at the _Seattle Post-Intelligencer_. [includes rush transcript]

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Syria Protests Spread As Forces Open Fire On Demonstrators

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Bassem Mroue - Apr. 22 (News Report) - A prominent Syrian human rights group says at least 49 people have been killed during pro-democracy protests – making Friday the deadliest day of the uprising. Syrian security forces fired live bullets and tear gas Friday on rallies across the country. Protesters flooded into the streets after Muslim prayers in at least nine major areas across the country.

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Syria Lifts Emergency Law as Protesters Come Under Fire in Syrian City of Homas

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Apr. 19 (News Report) - Syrian police reportedly opened fire and used tear gas today on thousands of anti-government protesters who occupied a key square in the Syrian city of Homs. More than 10,000 protesters gathered there Monday after funerals for an estimated 25 activists killed over the weekend. They demanded the immediate lifting of Syria's longstanding emergency laws, the release of political prisoners, and the immediate resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. Meanwhile, newly released diplomatic cables from the online whistleblower WikiLeaks show the United States has secretly financed Syrian opposition groups and activities since at least 2005. We speak with Bassam Haddad, director of the Middle East Studies Program at George Mason University. [includes rush transcript]

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Understanding the Violence in Israel

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

National Review - By John Hannah - Mar. 24 (News Analysis) - As many others have remarked, for all their individual differences, the dozen or so mass movements that have emerged across the Middle East over the past three months have all been distinguished by the near total absence of anti-American or anti-Zionist sentiment. Even in the Palestinian territories, the issue has been less Palestine and more the pathological inadequacies of their own governing structures that make normal civic life largely unbearable.

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Thousands Protest in Syria After Gov't Forces Kill Scores of Demonstrators

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Juan Gonzalez, Amy Goodman - Mar. 24 (News Report) - An estimated crowd of more than 20,000 has turned out for the funerals of victims killed in a Syrian government attack on a mosque housing protesters in the city of Daraa, which in recent days has seen some of Syria's largest demonstrations in decades. Twenty-five people have been confirmed dead, but witnesses say the toll could be far greater. Daraa is under curfew and the Syrian government has reportedly issued announcements telling residents they will be shot if they leave their houses. We speak with prominent human rights attorney Haitham Maleh in Damascus and with his son Iyan Maleh, in Brussels.

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Yearning for the Golan Heights: Why Syria Wants It Back

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

TruthOut - By Julien Barnes-Dacey - Sep. 28 (News) - Syria's cooperation is crucial to the chief goal of President Obama's Middle East policy: Arab-Israeli peace. With ties to three Israeli enemies - Iran, and the militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas - Syria says it can moderate the threats against the Jewish state and thus pave the way for reciprocal Israeli concessions to the Palestinians and their Arab allies.

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Muslims in Syria Like Obama's Tone But Want New Policy

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Shane Bauer - Jun. 05 (News Report) - -Muslim shopkeepers, activists, and analysts in Damascus who watched Obama’s speech Thursday appreciated what they saw as a clear change in the U.S. attitude toward the Muslim world. But most are skeptical, saying they want a fundamental shift in American policy, not just a shift in rhetoric.

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Arab Leaders Can't Come Together, Not Even into a Room

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Global Voices - By Anas Qtiesh - Jan. 15 (News Analysis) - As the aggression on Gaza enters its third week, Arab Leaders fail to agree on the need of holding an emergency summit for the member countries of the Arab League which Qatar and Syria have called for. Syrian bloggers are outraged at the political ping-pong going on that highlights what could be described as the greatest political divide in recent Arab history.

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After U.S. Raid Syrians Wonder if War on Terror Has Arrived - NAM

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

New America Media - By Shane Bauer - Nov. 11 (News Report) - DAMASCUS, Syria - Two weeks after U.S. Special Forces killed eight people in a farm in Eastern Syria, deep suspicions remain about the American claim that it targeted and killed a high level Al-Qaeda operative. Many are left wondering whether the attack is the result of a new strategy in the U.S.-led "war on terror".

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Twilight Struggle

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New Republic - By Eli Lake - Oct. 28 (Special Report) - We have entered a new phase in the war on terror. In July, according to three administration sources, the Bush administration formally gave the military new power to strike terrorist safe havens outside of Iraq and Afghanistan. Before then, a military strike in a country like Syria or Pakistan would have required President Bush's personal approval.

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