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'Friends of Syria' recognition: Does it matter? Q & A

Source: Global Post, Dec 12 2012, 5:01pm CST

Within seconds the tank blast has already hit. (Tracey Shelton/GlobalPost) What do you think? On Wednesday, a large bloc of countries who call themselves "Friends of Syria" officially recognized the Syrian opposition c ...

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In battle against hackers like the Syrian Electronic Army, Twitter introduces extra security measures

Source: The Independent  |   May 23 2013, 9:23am CDT

In an apparent challenge to people who hijack accounts on its service, Twitter has introduced new security measures. With the microblogging site's new "two-factor authentication," users can choose heightened security. It will send us ...

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Cartoon campaign to tackle human rights abuse in Syria

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   May 23 2013, 9:16am CDT

Image from a booklet advising combatants in the Syrian civil war how to react during armed conflict. The image of a human shield is marked with the Arabic word for no. Photograph: /Geneva Call Image from the 'Fighter, not Killer' campaign urging comba ...

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"Later on, if you want help from the West, you need to know that we draw distinctions between the groups and not everybody should be part of the coalition."


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Syria opposition groups discuss peace

Source: News24  |   May 23 2013, 9:01am CDT

2013-05-23 16:01 Istanbul - Syria's main opposition group opened key talks in Istanbul on Thursday to debate whether to agree to negotiate with the regime on ending the two-year civil war under a new US-Russia peace initiative. Th ...

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Neocons, Hill Democrats Push for War Against Syria

Source: The Nation  |   May 23 2013, 8:52am CDT

The people who brought you the war in Iraq (and the 2008 surge) are trying their best to start one in Syria, too. Not that there isn’t already violence in Syria, where a civil war in raging. So far, however, Pr ...

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Syrian Arab Republic: Children of Syria - A UNICEF update, 23 May 2013

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 23 2013, 8:42am CDT

DAMASCUS, 19 May 2013- Five- day old Yamen takes a long stretch inside an incubator at a charity hospital in Damascus, while his mother and sister are admiring him happily through the glass door of the unit. Yamen has in many ways become one of S ...

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Syrian Arab Republic: ShelterBox aid arrives in Syria for displaced

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 23 2013, 8:42am CDT

As civil war carries on in Syria and the dynamic security situation continues to deteriorate in the surrounding region, ShelterBox has partnered with Hand in Hand for Syria (HIHS) to get vital humanitarian a ...

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Syria opposition open key talks in Istanbul

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   May 23 2013, 8:38am CDT

Acting head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition George Sabra, left, attends a meeting of the London 11 on Syria, also attended by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool) ...

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World Citizen: In Qusair, Assad and Hezbollah Show Their Hand

Source: World Politics Review  |   May 23 2013, 8:24am CDT

Early Sunday morning, the war in Syria took a new turn when forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and large numbers of Hezbollah fighters from Lebanon launched a major offensive to retake the Syrian town of Qusair. The ferocious battle, which ...

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5 dead in Lebanon clash of Assad foes, backers

Source: Arkansas Online  |   May 23 2013, 8:19am CDT

BEIRUT — Opponents and supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad traded heavy machine gun fire and mortar shells in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, leaving five people dead in what was described as some of the heaviest fighting ...

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