Syria Crackdown

West: Syria Headed For Full-Blown Civil War

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

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By Mariam Karouny and Dominic Evans BEIRUT, May 31 (Reuters) - Syria is nearing full-blown sectarian civil war that would be catastrop...

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What World Figures Said About Bashar al-Assad -- An Enlightening Reminder

Dr. Josef Olmert | Posted 05.29.2012

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With the horrors becoming a household story, at least in the west, it is useful to remind ourselves what prominent world figures said about Bashar Assad until very recently.

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Tripoli Is Just the Beginning

Dr. Josef Olmert | Posted 05.21.2012

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For once, the Syrian regime does not lie when claiming that the rebels in the country are being supplied from Lebanon. In that case, the chicken came back to roost, as the Lebanese do to the Syrians what they have done to them for so many years.

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We Must All Do Our Bit Against Assad; You Too, Asma

Sheila Lyall Grant | Posted 05.15.2012

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Women who seek and assume responsibility in their societies cannot relinquish it when the situation gets difficult by lapsing into the "I am just the spouse" role. Does Asma Assad want to be remembered as a second Elena Ceausescu of the Middle East?

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Activists: Regime Raids University And Kills 4

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and ZEINA KARAM | Posted 05.04.2012

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BEIRUT — Syrian forces stormed student dormitories during an anti-government protest at Aleppo University Thursday, firing tear gas and bullets ...

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Israel and Syria's Opposition -- Suspect and Respect

Dr. Josef Olmert | Posted 05.01.2012

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There are several reasons why the Israelis are so cautious about Syria.

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Syria Crisis: Farming Town Shelled, Activists Say

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 05.02.2012

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BEIRUT — Syrian forces fired mortar shells into a farming village Tuesday, killing 10 people, among them two young children, and sending panicke...

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On the Public Shaming of Asma al-Assad

Ming Holden | Posted 04.30.2012

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If our own American Secretary of State must "out-tough the guys" instead of saying all that she wishes she could, what hope have we for Asma? What right have we to blame her?

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Syrian Snipers Kill 2

AP | BEN HUBBARD | Posted 04.30.2012

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BEIRUT — The head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria on Sunday called on President Bashar Assad and the country's opposition to stop fighting...

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Regime Blames Opposition For Bomb That Kills 16

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 04.27.2012

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BEIRUT -- Syrian state media said Thursday that anti-regime bomb-makers accidentally set off blasts a day earlier that flattened parts of a residentia...

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UN Sending Food Aid For 500,000 Syrians

AP | Posted 04.24.2012

GENEVA -- The U.N. food agency says it will soon deliver help to 500,000 people in Syria, a tenfold increase since December. Even after the increase,...

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Bloodshed In Damascus And Hama As Monitors Visit Douma

AP | BEN HUBBARD | Posted 04.25.2012

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BEIRUT — Syrian troops heavily shelled a suburb of the capital Tuesday, and satellite imagery showed that Syria has failed to withdraw all of it...

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No Ceasefire in Syria -- So, What's Next?

Dr. Josef Olmert | Posted 04.20.2012

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The so-called "cease-fire" in Syria is unraveling even faster than what was anticipated. It is time for a process of transition from the current regime to a new one, monitored and supervised by Russia and the United States.

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Syrian Troops Open Fire On Opposition As UN Monitors Arrive

AP | BASSEM MROUE | Posted 04.20.2012

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BEIRUT -- Syrian troops clashed with army defectors in an eastern city Thursday, leaving at least one person dead, while government forces bombarded r...

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Mortar A Minute

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and BEN HUBBARD | Posted 04.18.2012

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BEIRUT — Artillery shatters homes in opposition areas. Regime tanks roll though city centers. Civilians dig graves for dozens of corpses, scrawl...

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Shelling Breaks Syrian Ceasefire

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 04.16.2012

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BEIRUT — Syria's 4-day-old cease-fire appeared to be quickly eroding Sunday, with regime forces firing dozens of tank shells and mortar rounds a...

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Syrian Regime Observes Ceasefire, Troops Remain In Place

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and ZEINA KARAM | Posted 04.13.2012

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BEIRUT — Syria's opposition called for widespread protests Friday to test the regime's commitment to an internationally brokered cease-fire that...

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Ceasefire in Syria? You Must Be Kidding

Dr. Josef Olmert | Posted 04.10.2012

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It is time to change the discussion about Syria. Blood is thicker than water, as they say in the Middle East, and too much has already been spilled. It should stop and quickly, but that will not happen through the Annan plan.

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Syria Peace Deal Collapses

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 04.09.2012

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BEIRUT — A U.N.-brokered plan to stop the bloodshed in Syria effectively collapsed Sunday after President Bashar Assad's government raised new, ...

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Syrian Forces Step Up Offensive In Damascus Suburbs

AP | ANDREA GLIOTI and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 04.07.2012

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REYHANLI, Turkey — After days of relentless shelling and sniper attacks, thousands of Syrian refugees streamed across the border into Turkey wit...

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Russia: Syria Has Begun Observing Peace Plan

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 04.04.2012

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UNITED NATIONS — The United States said Tuesday the U.N. Security Council must respond urgently and seriously if Syria fails to keep its pledge ...

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Amidst War, a Budding Cross-Border Brotherhood between Syria and Lebanon

Untapped Cities | Posted 04.02.2012

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Shelling Kills Dozens In Homs

AP | ZEINA KARAM | Posted 06.01.2012

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BEIRUT — Shells slammed into the central Syrian city of Homs Sunday, killing more than two dozen people, activists said, as Syria's government d...

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A 'Pot Of Gold' To Undermine Syria's Bloody Crackdown

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 06.01.2012

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ISTANBUL — A coalition of more than 70 partners, including the United States, pledged Sunday to send millions of dollars and communications equi...

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Syrian Regime 'Tortures Children'

Posted 03.28.2012

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On the heels of the United Nations increasing its civilian death toll estimate during the year-long conflict in Syria to more than 9,000, many of the ...

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