'GAME CHANGING' ACT?Lawmakers: US Is Closer To Arming Syrian Rebels
Source: Fox
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-05 15:15:32 -0700 | travel-news
Published May 05, 2013 FoxNews.com Congressional Democrats and Republicans said Sunday that Israel's recent airstrikes on Syria show President Bashar Assad's air defense system is not impenetrable, with one lawmaker suggesting the United States establish a no-fly zone over the...
Syria: Attack 'declaration of war'
Source: CNN
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-05 08:20:52 -0700 | travel-news
A Syrian official called an attack Sunday on the nation's military research facility a "declaration of war" by Israel. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Mekdad said the attack represented an alliance between Islamic terrorists...
Israel enforces 'red line' in Syria
Source: BBC
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-05 05:34:49 -0700 | travel-news
Back in January of this year, Israel struck a weapons convoy that intelligence sources suggest was carrying SA-17 advanced surface-to-air missiles that were to be transferred from Syria to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. That strike was a warning, an effort...
Syria: Israeli rockets pummel Damascus
Source: CNN
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-05 00:37:08 -0700 | travel-news
A series of massive explosions illuminated the predawn sky in Damascus, prompting more claims that Israel has launched attacks into the war-torn country. Syria accused Israel of firing rockets into the Damascus suburb of Jamraya early Sunday, striking a scientific...
Syria says Israel strikes military research center- Official: Israeli planes strike Syrian weapons ...
Source: Fox
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-04 20:22:49 -0700 | travel-news
Sunday that Israeli missiles struck a military research center near the capital Damascus. If confirmed, it would be the second Israeli strike on targets in Syria in three days, signaling a sharp escalation of Israel's involvement in Syria's bloody civil...
Syria: Israel bombed research center near Damascus, other sites
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-05 08:42:38 -0700 | travel-news
Israel bombed research center near Damascus, other sites Powerful explosions struck the outskirts of Damascus early on Sunday, sending columns of fire into the night sky, and Syrian state television said Israeli rockets had struck a military facility just north...
Hundreds die in Syria city fighting
Source: CNN
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-04 07:41:14 -0700 | travel-news
Salim Idris said in a telephone call from Antakya, Turkey. "What is happening in Beyda is a result of the regime's campaign conducting sectarian genocide. The regime in Damascus is trying to wipe away elements of the society in this...
The European Union and the McJihad in Syria
Source: Russia Today
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-04 08:35:39 -0700 | travel-news
Interesting developments have been taking place in the European Union. Red flags are going up across the EU, with officials in the European Union and various EU member states expressing fears about their returning nationals fighting in Syria. The red...
Securing chemical arms poses hu...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-03 14:24:37 -0700 | travel-news
A military mission to secure Syria's chemical arsenal would require a large ground force and pose huge risks, with the outcome hinging on the quality of Western intelligence, experts say. With the Syrian regime suspected of using chemical agents against...
Mortars Hit Damascus Airport
Source: Newyork Times
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-03 06:30:01 -0700 | travel-news
The brief dispatch did not give details about where the mortars were fired from, but in recent weeks, loyalist forces have been seeking to dislodge rebels from the fringes of the capital, Damascus, while insurgents have launched bomb attacks in...
Syria rebels rocket Damascus airport
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-03 07:29:53 -0700 | travel-news
One rocket hit a kerosene tank and the other hit a parked commercial aircraft, badly damaging it," the agency said, adding that traffic at the facility was "normal" and the fire had been extinguished. (AFP)
Amnesty: Syrian government, rebels hunt reporters
Source: The Boston Globe
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-02 16:39:22 -0700 | travel-news
Amnesty International said Friday that Syria's government and elements of its rebel movement are deliberately targeting journalists, releasing a report which had blame for both sides in the country's civil war. The London-based rights group acknowledges that the journalists' deaths...
Daily blasts rattle Damascenes' nerves
Source: The Daily Star
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-02 23:45:47 -0700 | travel-news
Daily explosions in the center of Damascus this week have shaken residents, although uncertainty remains about who bears responsibility and what the culprits would hope to gain. On Monday, Syria's prime minister narrowly escaped assassination when an IED detonated as...
Shia Muslims flee Damascus as death squads kill religious leaders in street
Source: The New Zealand Herald
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-02 11:31:32 -0700 | travel-news
Shia residents of Damascus have described how armed Sunni militiamen daubed crosses on the doors of homes and assassinated religious leaders in the street. The testimonies given by Shia refugees who have fled to Lebanon paint a graphic picture of...
Syria says chemical weapons also a 'red line' for them
Source: CNN
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-02 05:47:06 -0700 | travel-news
For Syria, chemical weapons also a 'red line,' information minister says From Frederik Pleitgen, CNN updated 8:28 AM EDT, Thu May 2, 2013 (CNN) -- Chemical weapons are a "red line" for Syria, too, a top government official said Thursday....
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