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Arabs to discuss Syria escalation

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Feb. 12 (News Report) - Basic supplies are said to be running low in Homs Arab foreign ministers are meeting in Cairo on Sunday to decide their next move after a resolution on Syria failed in the UN Security Council last week.

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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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EU adds more sanctions against Iran

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:54:00 -0800

The Independent - Dec. 01 - Europe stepped up economic and diplomatic sanctions against Iran today, in a move Foreign Secretary William Hague said was not prompted by the attack on the UK embassy in Tehran. At talks with fellow EU foreign ministers Mr Hague welcomed what he describ

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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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Western anger at UN Syria vetoes

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

BBC News - Oct. 05 (News Report) - Western nations have lamented China and Russia's vetoes of a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on anti-government protests. France said it was a "sad day" for Syria, while the US ambassador to the UN expressed "outrage". The resolution had been watered down to try to avoid the vetoes, dropping a direct reference to sanctions. Meanwhile, Syrian TV has broadcast images of a woman it said Amnesty International had declared dead.

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US preparing for post-Assad Syria: report

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:19:00 -0700

Dawn - By Afp - Sep. 20 - Members of Syrian opposition living in Turkey, wave their national and Turkish flags as they stage a protest against the Syrian regime outside the United Nations headquarters in Ankara on September 19, 2011. – AFP Photo WASHINGTON: The United States is i

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Editorial: Our man in Damascus

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Editorial - Sep. 17 (Opinion) - Why Ambassador Robert S. Ford deserves confirmation.

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In Cheney’s memoir, it’s clear Iraq’s lessons didn’t sink in

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Bob Woodward - Sep. 12 (Special Report) - A key lesson of the 9/11 decade for presidents and other national security decision makers is the importance of rigorously testing intelligence evidence: poking holes in it, setting out contradictions, figuring out what may have been overlooked or left out. It is essential to distinguish between hard facts and what is an assessment or judgment.

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West pushes for Syria sanctions

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:58:00 -0700

BBC News - Aug. 24 (News Report) - President Assad says his security forces are tackling "armed criminal gangs" The US and several European nations have called for the UN to impose sanctions against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his ruling

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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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Syrian Tanks Attack Eastern City of Deir al-Zour

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - By Lina Sinjab - Aug. 07 (News) - Scores of tanks and armoured vehicles launch an assault on the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour, human rights activists say.

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Syria Sends In Tanks to Storm Center of a Rebellious City

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Nada Bakri, Rick Gladstone - Aug. 03 (News) - Ignoring global condemnation, Syria ordered its military to storm through the rebellious city of Hama on Wednesday after three days of shelling.

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Mubarak on trial: Egypt, Syria, Libya and Middle East live blog

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Haroon Siddique, Paul Owen - Aug. 03 (Breaking News) - It is a historic day in Egypt where Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt with an iron fist for 30 years, goes on trial to face charges of corruption and unlawful killing.

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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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Assad Loyalists Storm US Embassy in Syria

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Voice of America - Jul. 11 (News) - Crowds of Syrians loyal to President Bashar al-Assad surged into the U.S. embassy compound in Damascus on Monday and caused damage.

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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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Syria accused of 'crimes against humanity'

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Richard Spencer - Jul. 06 (News) - The international community is facing increasing pressure to act. The French foreign minister, Alain Juppe, has already said the "point of no return" for the regime has been crossed.

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More brutality in Syria and passivity in Washington

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - Jun. 25 (Editorial) - Another week has passed since President Obama delivered the May 19 address in which he pledged to use “all of the diplomatic, economic and strategic tools at our disposal” to oppose repression and support democratic transitions across the Middle East. In that time, the uprising in Syria has passed its 100th day with no end in sight — and no letup in the regime’s murderous violence. Another 15 people, including two children, were gunned down by security forces in protests on Friday, according to the Associated Press. That followed an offensive on Thursday by Bashar al-Assad’s forces against several villages near the border with Turkey, where many refugees had gathered. More than 1,000 crossed the border, bringing the Syrian refugee total in Turkey to more than 11,000.

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Obama Limits Criticism of Ongoing Arab Spring Violent Crackdowns in Syria, Bahrain

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jun. 22 (Interview) - The Obama administration has issued minor criticism of human rights abuses against peaceful protests by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and the monarchy in Bahrain. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton just recently said the conflict in Yemen would end only if President Ali Abdullah Saleh "steps down." We speak with University of Michigan Professor Juan Cole about why the United States has not been more vocal in supporting these pro-democracy movements in a region of strategic importance.

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Seeking Safety in Turkey: Syrian Refugees Describe Horrors of Assad Crackdown

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Der Spiegel - By Hasnain Kazim - Jun. 18 (News Report) - Syrian President Bashar Assad is driving away his own people, say refugees who have fled into Turkey. Eyewitnesses describe executions, random violence and bodies in the streets. But despite the exiles' suffering, many Turks are suspicious of their motives for crossing the border.

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Deaths as fresh protests rock Syria

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Jun. 17 (News) - Anti-government protests have begun in several towns and cities across Syria, with the army reportedly entering a town in the rebellious northwest. Rallies started in Homs, Hama, Deraa, Jableh and other cities after Friday prayers.

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Syria's humanitarian crisis intensifies

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Elizabeth Whitman - Jun. 16 (News Report) - The humanitarian crisis in Syria worsens as the UN Security Council remains unwilling - or unable - to act.

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Syrian troops 'widening' crackdown

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Jun. 14 (News) - Syrian security forces are reportedly widening an operation in the north of the country aimed at cracking down on anti-government protests.

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