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Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
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Saudis forces mass on Jordanian, Iraqi borders. Turkey, Syria reinforce strength
The Syrian crisis was Friday, June 29, on a knife edge between a Western-Arab-Turkish military offensive in the next 48 hours and a big power accord to ward it off.
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Syria brawls to cope with economic crunch
DAMASCUS – Sanctions on Syria are getting harder with world countries racing every now and then to introduce new package of sanctions to further squeeze the Syrian economy and accelerate the collapse of its economic system as an introduction for toppling the Syrian regime.
Opinion and Analysis
For Barack Obama, Syria is best forgotten this election year
The ordeal of Syria has been a rebuttal of what the diplomacy of Barack Obama once promised and stood for. It is largely forgotten now that Syria and Iran were the two regimes in the Greater Middle East that Obama had promised to “engage.”
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Leading Syrians prepare to defect
Members of Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle ‘making secret plans to defect’ as Syria air force colonel abandons attack mission and flies MiG to Jordan. President Bashar al-Assad is under intense pressure over the 15-month uprising, with world leaders considering offering the Syrian president an immunity deal to ensure he relinquishes power
CIA aiding those supplying weapons to Syria rebels
WASHINGTON — A small number of CIA officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government, US officials and Arab intelligence officers said. The weapons, including automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition, and some antitank weapons, are being funneled mostly […]
Sources: Senior Alawite officers want to oust Assad
High-level sources in the Iraqi “Dawa” party, led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, have conveyed that the Syrian regime began to take ” exceptional” security measures around the family of President Bashar al-Assad, and vital security centers in the country amid fears of growing rifts within in the Alawite leadership of the Syrian army. The […]
UPDATE 1-Putin no longer backs Syria’s Assad – Cameron
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin made clear during talks this week that he does not want President Bashar al-Assad to remain in power in Syria any longer, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday. Russia has been the staunchest backer of Assad and his military crackdown against militants and protesters in Syria, including […]
US Adds Syria to Human Trafficking Blacklist
The Obama administration on Tuesday added Syria to the list of countries that could face U.S. sanctions for not doing enough to combat trafficking. Sixteen other nations were included among those
Report: Russia to send marines to Syria
BEIRUT (AP) – Syrian forces shelled the central city of Homs on Monday during a fierce offensive to root out rebels as the country’s most important ally, Russia, appeared to show growing concern over President Bashar Assad’s future.
After 30 Years In Syria, Outspoken Priest Is Expelled
The Italian Jesuit priest Paolo Dall’Oglio, shown here at the Syrian Maronite monastery of Deir Mar Musa in 2007, lived in Syria for 30 years before he was expelled Saturday. Dall’Oglio has spoken out in support of protesters who oppose President Bashar Assad. Syria has expelled an Italian Jesuit priest for his outspoken criticism of […]
McCain calls for U.S. military leadership on Syria
Washington (CNN) — Sen. John McCain called Monday for the United States to lead a military coalition to help the Syrian opposition rid the country of President Bashar al-Assad.
UN Official Says Syria May Be Guilty Of War Crimes
Women take part in a demonstration against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, May 31, 2012. ________________________ GENEVA – The United Nation’s top Human Rights Official, Navi Pillay, says the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad may be guilty of war crimes for the killing of innocent civilians.
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