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Twin blasts strike Syrian city of Daraa

Source: The Independent, Nov 10 2012, 6:13am CST

Two large explosions shook Syria's southern city of Daraa today, causing multiple casualties and heavy material damage, the country's state-run news agency and activists said. The Sana agency did not immediately give further information or say ...

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Syria asserts right to respond to Israeli violations

Source: Webindia123  |   May 21 2013, 7:09pm CDT

They Syrian government has said that it holds the right to respond to any Israeli violation against its sovereignty. The Syrian foreign ministry, in a letter to the UN, Tuesday complained against the latest Is ...

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Israel warns Syria of 'consequences' if Golan fire continues

Source: Straits Times  |   May 21 2013, 6:57pm CDT

JERUSALEM (AFP) - The head of Israel's armed forces warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of "consequences" if fire continues from Syrian territory against Israeli troops in the occupied Golan Heights. "If he disturbs the Golan Heights, ...

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U.S. urges EU to blacklist entire Hezbollah movement

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   May 21 2013, 6:45pm CDT

FILE - In this November 12, 2010 file photo, Hezbollah fighters hold their party flags, as they parade during the opening of new cemetery for colleagues who died in fighting against Israel, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein ...

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U.S. Senate panel backs arming Syrian rebels fighting Assad

Source: Haaretz  |   May 21 2013, 6:23pm CDT

this story is by A U.S. Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal w ...

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Peace negotiations pose a test for Syria's rebels: David Ignatius

Source: Oregon Live  |   May 21 2013, 5:48pm CDT

It's axiomatic that neither side wants to negotiate from weakness. For the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, that means more Russian weapons and an intense battle (backed by Hezbollah) to control the strategi ...

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What Will Become Of Syria?

Source: Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish  |   May 21 2013, 5:44pm CDT

Lebanon is an interesting case and could be held up as a partial example for post-Assad Syria. It has never been unified. It never had a homegrown dictatorship. It never went through a socialist phase. Lebanon never wanted those thin ...

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Senate Committee Votes to Authorize Arms for Syrian Rebels

Source: Democratic Underground  |   May 21 2013, 5:41pm CDT

Source: Wall Street Journal WASHINGTONÂA key Senate committee overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday that calls for the U.S. to provide small arms to moderate Syrian opposition groups fighting strongman Bashar al-Assad, underscoring g ...

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Rockets disrupt Akkar funerals of Syrian fighters

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   May 21 2013, 5:38pm CDT

AKKAR, Lebanon: Funeral ceremonies for two of three Syrian fighters who were transferred to Akkar at dawn were interrupted when several rockets landed on the outskirts of Al-Monsa and Al-Amayer towns in Akkar Tues ...

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Hostages’ relatives back down on protest escalation

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   May 21 2013, 5:38pm CDT

Sheikh Abbas Zogheib, center, speaks to journalists during a sit-in of the families of the Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Syria in front of the Turkish embassy in Rabieh, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (The Daily Star/Ha ...

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