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Chemical weapons fear is a cloak for intervention, says Syria

Source: Toronto Star, Dec 6 2012, 3:24pm CST

BEIRUT—Western powers are whipping up fear of chemical weapons as a pretext to intervene in Syria , President Bashar Assad’s government said on Thursday, after several Western countries said they feared Assad might use poison gas . “Syria stresses ag ...

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Syrian Arab Republic: Syrian forces storm rebel bastion of Qusayr

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 19 2013, 8:40pm CDT

DAMASCUS, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - Syrian troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah on Sunday entered Qusayr, a strategic rebel stronghold linking Damascus to the coast, a day after President Bashar al-Assad insisted he would not step aside. The adv ...

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Intertwined fates: The Lebanon-Syria-Iran axis

Source: Jerusalem Post  |   May 19 2013, 8:25pm CDT

The instability rocking Syria has caused three critical security arenas – Lebanon, Syria and Iran – to become more closely intertwined than ever before. As has been widely reported, Hezbollah, acting on Iranian orders, has mobili ...

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"What is sad is that foreign countries believe these repeated rumours"


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Assad, Hezbollah forces advance into Qusair

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   May 19 2013, 8:20pm CDT

BEIRUT: Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah fighters have reportedly advanced into the main square of besieged Qusair, with fierce battles continuing overnight Monday for control of the strategic city near the Lebanese border ...

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Riyadh strives to avoid Afghan-style blowback from conflict

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   May 19 2013, 8:20pm CDT

Free Syrian Army fighters prepare to raid a house in Deraa. Saudi Arabia is struggling to prevent its citizens from joining rebels in the Syrian civil war. RIYADH: Chastened by the experience of Afghanistan, where hundreds of Saudis foug ...

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Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens strikes

Source: IBN Live  |   May 19 2013, 7:53pm CDT

Amman: Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if ...

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32 die as Syrian army and Hezbollah storm town

Source: The Scotsman  |   May 19 2013, 7:51pm CDT

A girl wears the colors of the Syrian revolutionary flag during a protest in Jordan. Picture: AP Syrian troops supported by Hezbollah militants have launched an offensive to retake a major town near Lebanon from rebels, the h ...

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Outlook dim as Syria diplomacy gathers force

Source: Jerusalem Post  |   May 19 2013, 7:45pm CDT

AMMAN/LONDON - The world's diplomats will make a major new push in the coming days for negotiations to end Syria's civil war, but their chances of achieving a peace deal look as remote as ever. Syrian President Bashar Assad poured scorn ...

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Syria Conflict, Peace Process Top Kerry's Mideast Agenda

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 19 2013, 7:43pm CDT

By Keith Johnson WASHINGTON—John Kerry will make his fourth trip to the Middle East in his four months as secretary of state, as he searches for progress on thorny issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the conflict in Syria.The ...

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Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town

Source: Washington Examiner   |   May 19 2013, 7:30pm CDT

In this Saturday, May 18, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings due to gove ...

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