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As collapse of Syria’s Assad government approaches, the prospect of another Islamist regime looms

Source: Vancouver Sun, Dec 6 2012, 3:15pm CST

Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday. Photograph by: Narciso Contreras , AP The time is fast approaching when NATO allies in Europe and North Amer ...

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What an Anonymous U.S. Official Says About Iranians in Syria

Source: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting  |   May 22 2013, 4:44pm CDT

The Washington Post's Anne Gearan reports today (5/22/13) that Iran is in the thick of the Syria war, according to an anonymous U.S. official: Iran has sent soldiers to Syria to fight alongside forces loyal to P ...

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US pushes Europe to amend arms embargo on Syrian rebels

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   May 22 2013, 4:31pm CDT

The United States is lobbying European governments to back a British-led call to amend the EU arms embargo on Syria to put pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to enter into talks with the opposition. John Kerry, the US secre ...

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SNC urges rebels to reinforce Qusayr

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   May 22 2013, 4:25pm CDT

DAMASCUS: Syria’s main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Al Assad’s troops and their allies from the Hizbollah group. W ...

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Mounting reports of chemical arms use: top UN envoy

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   May 22 2013, 4:25pm CDT

UNITED NATIONS: A top UN envoy said on Wednesday there are “mounting reports” of the use of chemical weapons in Syria’s civil war and called on the Damascus government to let in UN investigators. The United Nations has been alerted t ...

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UN concerned over new reports of chemical weapons in Syria

Source: WETM 18 - NY  |   May 22 2013, 4:21pm CDT

Residents of the the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights hold Syrian flags and portraits of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, during a rally on April 17, 2012, near the border between Israel and Syria. (Uriel Sin ...

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Civil wars and Syria: lessons from history

Source: Reuters Blogs  |   May 22 2013, 4:15pm CDT

A man at a site recently hit by what activists said was a Scud missile in Aleppo’s Ard al-Hamra neighborhood, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman Most of the international debate about Syria policy focuses on how to ...

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US to Assad: talk peace in Syria or we help rebels

Source: Sydney Morning Herald  |   May 22 2013, 3:55pm CDT

Protesters wave Jordanian and Syrian national flags aoutside the Friends of Syria conference, in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Photo: AFP The United States warned it will offer further support to Syria's embattled opposition if President ...

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Syrian rebels seize military base, kill 40 soldiers: monitor

Source: Hartford Courant  |   May 22 2013, 3:32pm CDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed at least 40 soldiers and other fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad as they captured a military base in the northwestern province of Idlib on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory fo ...

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Syria's jihadists have edge, control oil

Source: iStockAnalyst  |   May 22 2013, 3:00pm CDT

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 22 (UPI) -- The seizure of Syrian oil fields by jihadist rebels of the al-Nusra Front could accelerate the breakup of Syria amid a conflict-driven reshaping of the Middle East's geopolitical landscape ...

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UN: New reports of chemical weapons use in Syria

Source: FindLaw: AP Professional News  |   May 22 2013, 2:17pm CDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There are mounting reports of chemical weapons use as violence escalates in Syria, the U.N.'s top Mideast envoy said Wednesday. In response to these reports, Robert Serry told the Security Council that the United N ...

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