The increased fighting in recent months Syrian forces more to flee
Posted by: rana1985
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-20 15:26:49 -0700 | disasters-news
The number of Syrian civilians who left the country to escape the civil war has passed 1 million 500,000, the agency said Friday the UN refugee. "The Syrian conflict continues to have a devastating impact on the lives of those...
Germany to call for two-year re-entry ban to the EU for suspected Islamists returning from Syria as '...
Source: Mail Online UK
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-17 08:31:03 -0700 | travel-news
The German government has claimed as many as 700 Europeans have joined opposition forces fighting President Bashar al-Assad's soldiers, and warned militant Islamists could pose a threat upon returning to the EU from the battlefields of Syria. Now the country,...
Russia sends Syria advanced missiles ahead of peace conference
Posted by:
aymaan30
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-20 15:26:49 -0700 | disasters-news
Amidst reports of growing human-rights abuse and an escalation of conflict, Russia has sent advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, the BBC reported. The move illustrates the depth of Moscow’s support for President Bashar al-Assad, and is an indication that the...
Russia sends missiles to Syria, warships near Syria
Source: United Press International
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-17 11:54:08 -0700 | travel-news
Russia sent newly advanced supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria and deployed a dozen or more warships to patrol waters near Syria, U.S. officials said. The delivery of Yakhont, or the P-800 Oniks, missiles demonstrates the depth of Moscow's support...
Young and old hands, ‘Twelve' stands as one
Source: The Daily Star
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-16 19:04:31 -0700 | entertainment-news
The Daily Star Khaled Abo Elhol, Untitled, mixed media on canvas, 150x150 cm, 2013. Bulls have held enormous cultural significance for thousands of years, appearing in cave paintings dating as far back as 15,000 B.C. They've featured prominently in the...
Letters
Source: j.
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-16 13:18:24 -0700 | your-story
How very sad that this very intelligent, brave man did not see fit to say anything about the absence of civil liberties, women's rights or gay rights in the countries that surround Israel. And may I recommend that Hawking double-check...
Reports of evidence of chemical weapons attack in Syria emerge
Posted by: arkar
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-19 10:05:07 -0700 | disasters-news
The past couple of weeks have seen numerous reports emerging from Syria and detailing alleged chemical weapons attacks, with both the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition being accused of the use of these weapons of mass destruction. Now, the...
Obama, Erdogan discuss how to end Syrian war
Source: CNN
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-16 11:55:25 -0700 | political-news
Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey walk into the White House Rose Garden, May 16, 2013. (CNN) -- The leaders of Turkey and the United States are huddling in Washington on Thursday over how to handle the Syrian civil war, the...
America's hidden agenda in Syria's war
Source: War In Context
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-16 20:53:06 -0700 | travel-news
But according to one of the commanders present at the meeting, the Americans were more interested in talking about Jabhat Al Nusra, the Al Qaeda-affiliated group waging war on the Syrian regime than they were in helping the rebels advance...
UN General Assembly approves resolution for political transition in Syria
Posted by: aymaan30
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-19 16:05:18 -0700 | causes-news
The UN General Assembly Wednesday approved an Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria. The new resolution asks for all parties to work with UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to hasten the roadmap for a Syrian political transition...
Syrian refugees fleeing to Turkey ... return to Syria
Posted by: rsa76
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-18 14:02:15 -0700 | odd-news
Syrian families began to cross the Turkish border into Syria, despite the war. The attack Reyhanli last Saturday, has fueled tensions between Turkish and Syrian refugees in the border region of Hatay. "To die there or here, it changes nothing."...
The UN General Assembly has condemned the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad
Posted by: rsa76
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-19 16:57:47 -0700 | disasters-news
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the Syrian government and Bashar al-Assad for the use of heavy weapons against the rebels. In addition, the resolution calls for a transition of power in Syria. The document was adopted by...
Syrian insurgents attack prison in Aleppo
Posted by: rsa76
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-19 16:57:48 -0700 | disasters-news
BEIRUT - The rebels battled Wednesday to regime forces within the vast complex of the central prison of the largest Syrian city, hours after the gates flying car bomb in an attempt to free the prisoners, activists said. The orchestrated...
'If Assad reacts to Syria strike, Israel will retaliate'
Source: Jerusalem Post
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-16 01:57:54 -0700 | travel-news
If Assad reacts to Syria strike, Israel will retaliate' 05/15/2013 23:10 Senior Israeli official tells the 'New York Times' Israel will continue action to prevent transfer of weapons from Syria; Putin, Netanyahu agree to continue contacts on Syria; IDF intelligence...
Syria: Civilians Come Under Fire From Rebels
Source: Sky News
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-15 12:43:20 -0700 | travel-news
The demonstrators knew what was coming, had no protection, and still walked straight into the line of fire. The demonstrators were predominantly Syrian Palestinians, many from the Yarmouk district of Damascus who had fled when it was taken over by...
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