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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.
Syria’s Assad says duty to “annihilate terrorists”
(Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad said in a rare interview broadcast on Thursday that his government had a duty to “annihilate terrorists” to protect its people and ruled out any solution to the crisis imposed from outside the country.
Syrian rebels report steady supply of arms, say Turkey helps transport
By DAVID ENDERS McClatchy Newspapers KHAN SHEIKHOUN, Syria — Rebels have overcome the shortages of arms that plagued the early days of their fight to topple Syria’s government, when their commanders complained of running out of ammunition.
France to host next Friends of Syria meet on July 6
(Reuters) – France will host the third “Friends of Syria” meeting in Paris on July 6, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, as pressure mounts on world powers to act to stem the escalating bloodshed in an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Such meetings bring together a coalition of countries, which include France, the United […]
Leading article: It is time for Turkey to take the lead on Syria
Here was Ankara’s first serious test as a regional power: it is a test that it has so far failed
On Syria, Turkey Evaluates NATO Role
NATO members and partner-states reached a consensus in Chicago on Sunday (May 20th) and Monday on closely-watched issues — from Afghanistan to cyber security, nuclear arms and common defence — but signaled that a Libya-style intervention in Syria is not on the table. Yet one of the key challenges the Alliance faces today is in […]
Turkey Says Syria Is Aiding Kurdish Rebels
Syria is allowing Kurdish rebels who are fighting Turkish forces to establish bases in Syrian territory, as ties between the two neighboring countries deteriorate, a Turkish minister said Wednesday
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