Syrian uprising News
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A Syrian family caught between two worlds tries to build a new life in a strange land, with strange laws and customs, because going home isn't an option.
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London -
On Wednesday, a British man made his way to London Luton Airport to board a flight to Turkey. Before the 22-year old could even board his flight to Istanbul, he was arrested by terror chiefs.
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Aleppo -
Syrian government helicopters and war planes have launched air strikes on 15 opposition-held neighbourhoods in the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday.
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The United Nations Security Council adopted with an unanimous 15 votes in favor of dismantling Syria's chemical weapons.
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The drumbeat of war is deafening once again. These days, if the US is not fighting simultaneous wars the White House seems to reel from ennui. This time, the target is Syria.
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As Country Joe Fish's anti-Vietnam anthem loops around this bloggers' brain it looks like one, two three once again we could be off to war. This time the target is Syria.
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Recent allegations of chemical weapons use by the Syrian government that reportedly killed hundreds, especially women and children, has finally propelled the US to act despite lack of solid political support from Americans.
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A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced yesterday that following discussions between UN representatives and the Syrian government, UN weapons inspectors will visit Syria to investigate alleged chemical weapons use.
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Fighting broke out in northern Syria, near the Turkish border, between a Syrian rebel group, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, one of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the region.
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Homs -
The main Syrian opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), has called on the international community to come to the humanitarian aid for the city of Homs.
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Claiming to have found evidence of chemical weapon being used in Syria civil war, the US proposes to arm the rebels in Jordan and imposing no-fly zone stretching up to 25 miles into Syria, enforced using aircraft from Jordan – costing $50 million a day
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US Secretary of State John Kerry attempted an intervention in Syria's civil war through the Iraqi government, continuing a disturbing trend of American militaristic imperialism.
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A recent bombing in Syria had struck a line of over 1,000 people waiting outside of a bakery for bread. The death toll in the bombing is believed to be over 100.
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Syrian foreign ministry spokesman, Jihad Makdissi is on his way to the United States after it appears he escaped from war torn Syria.
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With the Mid-East Peace process in ruins, the "Red Alert" text from Israel's Home Front Command warning about a million people near the Gaza border "to remain within 15 seconds" of a bomb shelter is now a daily call.
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London -
British troops may be deployed in Syrian border areas should the humanitarian situation worsen. The Chief of General Staff, General Richards said that contingency plans were "continually brushed over".
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Syrian forces are clashing and misfiring into Israeli territory. The fighting between President Bashar Assad's forces and opposition forces in the areas close to Israel's border cause missiles to land into the border region on the Israeli side.
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A two-year-old boy who got separated from his parents during a mortar attack in Damascus has been located and reunited with his parents.
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Damascus -
A U.N. brokered cease-fire for warring Syrian factions to start Friday is attracting scant attention. Meanwhile, Tuesday, Syrian aircraft bombed a strategic rebel-held supply route in a north Syrian village, according to an Associated Press report.
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The UN peace envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is drafting plans for a 3,000 strong force to police a future truce in Syria. The force could include European troops.
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Immediately after his first meeting with president Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, the new UN peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi had a warning for the world: the Syrian crisis, he said, is now a dangerous threat to peace.
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A top strategist at the prestigious U.S. Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is crediting al-Qaeda forces in Syria with the resurgence of the rebellion against President Bashar Al-Assad's regime.
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Mecca -
According to Polish news media, Muslim leaders gathered in Mecca have agreed to suspend Syria’s membership in the Organization of the Islamic" (OWI), and have called for an immediate end to the violence within Syria.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stated that the ongoing conflict between his regime and the rebel forces in Syria will ultimately decide the fate of the nation.
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More attacks and clashes between government forces in Aleppo as the army continues its offensive against the rebel forces present there.
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This is a concise overview of the ongoing crisis in Syria from its origins as a series of protests against the Assad regime in concordance with the start of the Arab Spring in Tunisia to the present battle in Aleppo.
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Violence continues in Syria's largest city Aleppo between Syrian government forces and the Syrian opposition. The government is vowing to crush the rebels whilst the rebels in turn are making a plea to the international community for heavy weaponry.
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Jerusalem -
As Russian president Vladimir Putin wraps up his Middle East tour visiting Jordan, after starting out in Israel, and moving on to The Palestinian Authority, one may ask what parties objectives were achieved over the past few days...
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The recent bombing that killed three senior Syrian security officials proves that the Assad government is indeed vulnerable.
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Russian President Vladamir Putin said today that he will "do everything" in order to support Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria.
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Draft Resolution on Syria Vetoed in Security Council. The draft demanding an immediate end to violence by the Syrian Government against its people and withdrawal of armed forces from cities and towns, and supporting the League of Arab States’ decision for a Syrian-led political transition to democracy, was vetoed by China and the Russian Federation Paulo Filgueiras / UN
Free Syrian Army rebels chant slogans against President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus. Voice of America
A Syrian man holds the head of a severely wounded man at the entrance of a house that is used as a hospital in Bab Amr. Feb. 6, 2012 Freedom House
A burning house in the neighborhood of Orchard Court in Homs Syria after bombing by the Syrian army. Bo yaser
October 3, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria: A series of car bombs detonated in the central Saadallah al-Jabiri square in Aleppo, destroy an Officer's Club, hotel and a cafe. At least 44 are killed and 122 are wounded. The al-Qaida-linked al-Nursa Front claimed responsibility for the attack. Zyzzzzzy
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File photo of Al-Jadeed TV cameraman Ali Shaaban, shot dead on Lebanon-Syria border Al-Jadeed TV handout photo
Free Syrian Army fighters in Idlib governorate. FreedomHouse2
Aleppo, Syria - Damage caused by artillery projectiles and rockets bombarding Aleppo on 8/16/12 Mohammed Halabi
A Free Syrian Army soldier preparing to fire a rocket launcher. Omarlegend1
Burning building in Homs, Syria which is currently being besieged by regime forces. Bo yaser
A couple sits to survey the destruction of the neighborhood. Horria55
Anti-riot police in central Damascus, Jan. 16, 2012. Elizabeth Arrott - Voice of America
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Pieces of exploded mortar rounds in the streets of Aleppo on 8/16/12 Mohammed Halabi
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