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ARCHAEOLOGY:Syrian civil war overshadowsdig at ancient Karkemish

Source: Montgomery Advertiser, Nov 10 2012, 4:34am CST

STANBUL — I Few archaeological sites seem as entwined with conflict, ancient and modern, as the city of Karkemish. The scene of a battle mentioned in the Bible, it lies smack on the border between Turkey and Syria, where civil war rages today. Twenty-fi ...

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Syria’s exile opposition opens conference in Turkey amid anger, confusion

Source: The Bellingham Herald  |   May 23 2013, 6:27pm CDT

ISTANBUL — Syria’s political opposition met Thursday in Istanbul to elect new leadership, choose a government-in-exile and deliberate on a negotiating stance for peace talks, but it hit a controversy when the i ...

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Experts reject that Israel may directly intervene in Syria

Source: Jerusalem Post  |   May 23 2013, 6:25pm CDT

A New York Times report on Wednesday stated that Israel is contemplating directly intervening in Syria’s civil war with the possible creation of a buffer zone inside Syria or by supporting a proxy force such as the Druse. The report noted ...

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Hezbollah opens ‘historic wounds’ in Qusair

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   May 23 2013, 5:45pm CDT

BEIRUT: Joining the fight in Syria may be part of Hezbollah’s strategy to defend the resistance, political analysts have told The Daily Star, but the party’s involvement, regardless of the outcome of the conflict there, is likely to alter Sunni-Shiite ...

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Syria's Civil War Fuels Violence in Iraq

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 23 2013, 4:30pm CDT

Ominous ties are emerging between skyrocketing sectarian violence in Iraq and Syria's civil war. Analysts say al-Qaida-linked militants are flowing back and forth from both countries and are seeking to use religious differences to brin ...

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No transitional gov’t with al-Assad: Rebels

Source: Hurriet Daily News  |   May 23 2013, 4:16pm CDT

Syria’s main opposition group started key talks yesterday in Istanbul to debate whether to sit at the negotiation table with the Syrian regime to end the ongoing war, as proposed by the U.S. and Russia, while not accept ...

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Main opposition ‘corrects’ Syria policy during meet

Source: Hurriet Daily News  |   May 23 2013, 4:16pm CDT

Turkey’s main opposition has clarified a misunderstanding concerning its Syrian policy, at a meeting yesterday with the president of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy. The Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaro ...

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Syria war may bring Saudi deal for Altay

Source: Hurriet Daily News  |   May 23 2013, 4:16pm CDT

Turkish arms makers and defense officials are expecting to win more contracts from the Sunni bloc of countries, spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, as political solidarity with Turkey over the Syrian civil war de ...

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Syria's Civil War Fuels Violence in Iraq

Source: Voice of America  |   May 23 2013, 3:56pm CDT

Ominous ties are emerging between skyrocketing sectarian violence in Iraq and Syria's civil war. Analysts say al-Qaida-linked militants are flowing back and forth from both countries and are seeking to use religious differences to brin ...

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Europe's stance on Hezbollah hardens

Source: BBC News  |   May 23 2013, 3:25pm CDT

23 May 2013 Last updated at 16:25 ET By Jonathan Marcus BBC diplomatic correspondent Hezbollah's embrace of Assad regime during the bitter Syrian conflict has hardened European hearts against it The attitude t ...

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Turkey to build wall on border with Syria

Source: SINA English  |   May 23 2013, 3:17pm CDT

ANKARA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Turkey will build a 2.5 km-long wall along its border with Syria to prevent illegal crossings, Turkish Trade and Customs Minister Hayati Yazici said Thursday. The wall is to be built along Hatay province's ...

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