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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
A Syrian general and a number of soldiers defected and crossed into Turkey on Wednesday, the 15th such high-ranking officer to flee the conflict-wracked nation, a Turkish diplomat said. A total of 66 people fled into Turkey from Syria on Wednesday,...
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Kuwait Times
| 11 months ago
Syrians in the city of Douma have recovered mutilated corpses and sifted through trash for body parts hacked off by death squads who swept through anti-government districts after the army drove out rebel fighters, activists said yesterday. Video...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 11 months ago
Story continues below Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he had wished his forces had not shot down the plane, in reference to an incident that has fuelled tensions between the two neighbours. However, al-Assad, who is facing a 16-month uprising,...
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Open Democracy
| 11 months ago
The incident of the downing of the Turkish fighter jet has demonstrated once again the unity of the Syrian people against whatever may threaten the country's security and sovereignty. In September 2007, several Israeli fighter jets penetrated Syrian...
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SF Gate
| 11 months ago
An al-Qaida -inspired group claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks across Syria, the latest evidence that extremists are exploiting the chaos to make inroads in another Middle Eastern country. The Syrian regime has long blamed terrorists for...
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| 11 months ago
No point Russia siding with Assad British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday that Russia needed to understand that siding with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was futile as the West tries to bring the conflict in Syria to an end. "...
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Al Sharq Al Awsat
| 11 months ago
Opposition controls 70 percent of Syrian territory FSA commander 04/07/2012 Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat 85 Syrian soldiers, including a General and a number of more junior officers, defected en mass from the al-Assad regime on Monday, crossing the border...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday that there could be no political transition in Syria with President Bashar al-Assad and urged Russia to stop backing its traditional ally. His comments came after world powers agreed in Geneva...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
The chief UN observer in Syria criticized the international community on Wednesday for talking too much in luxurious settings, and doing too little on the ground to stop the horrific violence. "There is this feeling that it's too much talk in nice...
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The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
Syria's fractured opposition groups on Wednesday wound up talks in the Egyptian capital that descended into chaos and even fist fights as they tried to forge a common vision for a transition in their country. More than 200 participants from 30...
