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Lebanese president urges Hezbollah to pull out of Syria - Reuters

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:16:45 GMT

Lebanese president urges Hezbollah to pull out of Syria
Reuters
Since the battle for Qusair started a month ago there have been frequent rocket attacks on Shi'ite areas of eastern Lebanon from suspected rebel-held areas in Syria. A previously unknown Syrian rebel faction claimed responsibility this week for killing ...
Angry over Hezbollah's role in Syria, Saudi to deport supporters of the group ...Fox News
Returning to smoldering ruins of re-captured Syrian townCNN
Iran says appeals for 'jihad' in Syria fuel radicalismYahoo! News
The Independent -The Daily Star
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While Claiming Battle Gains Against Rebels, Syria's Assad Is Facing Currency ... - New York Times

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:59:47 GMT

While Claiming Battle Gains Against Rebels, Syria's Assad Is Facing Currency ...
New York Times
Even as President Bashar al-Assad of Syria is proclaiming battlefield momentum against the insurgency with the help of his Hezbollah ally, he appears to be facing a new threat: a rapidly weakening currency that has unnerved many Syrians.

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Syria's warring sides trade wheat for flour - Reuters

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:52:52 GMT

Wall Street Journal- India

Syria's warring sides trade wheat for flour
Reuters
Syria slid into civil war after a crackdown on peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad in March 2011. After two years of conflict, both sides have found pragmatic ways of working around the war, even as it has grown more violent and brutal.
Regime Erodes Hopes for Rebel Enclave in Syria's NorthWall Street Journal- India

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Syria troops fight rebels near Shiite shrine - USA TODAY

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:39:43 GMT

Syria troops fight rebels near Shiite shrine
USA TODAY
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters clashed Wednesday with rebel forces south of a Damascus suburb that is home to a major Shiite Musim shrine in an attempt to secure the area surrounding the revered site, activists said.

Special Report: How Syria's Islamists govern with guile and guns - Reuters

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:39:22 GMT

Indian Express

Special Report: How Syria's Islamists govern with guile and guns
Reuters
RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) - The Syrian boys looked edgy and awkward. Three months ago their town, the eastern desert city of Raqqa, had fallen to rebel fighters trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's government. Now the four boys - clad in tight ...
Islamic Militants Are Sidelining Moderate Rebels in SyriaReason (blog)

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Russia says it will fulfill S-300 missile system contract with Syria - Fox News

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:20:16 GMT

The Daily Star

Russia says it will fulfill S-300 missile system contract with Syria
Fox News
MOSCOW – Russia says it will honor its controversial contract to deliver S-300 air defense missile systems to Syria. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Russian state TV Thursday that "we respect all our contracts and are honoring ...
West 'not sure' it can bring Syria rebels to peace meet: RussiaThe Daily Star
Russia says it will fulfil S-300 missile system contract with SyriaWinnipeg Free Press

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Obama: Syria is not Iraq - USA TODAY

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:44:26 GMT

The Atlantic Wire

Obama: Syria is not Iraq
USA TODAY
President Obama says the U.S. has "serious interests" in Syria, but he is aware of the pitfalls of over-involvement in the civil war there. "It is very easy to slip slide your way into deeper and deeper commitments," Obama told Charlie Rose of PBS ...
Obama: Syria Isn't Another IraqThe Atlantic Wire

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Why Kerry Wants to Strike Syria - Bloomberg

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:12:52 GMT

The Independent

Why Kerry Wants to Strike Syria
Bloomberg
Yesterday, shortly after I posted a column on Secretary of State John Kerry's push to have the White House approve U.S. strikes on Syrian airfields -- and how Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey pushed back strongly against the idea -- I ...
Top US general, diplomat clash over Syria, report saysAl-Arabiya
US Secretary of State John Kerry 'argued for air strikes on Syria chemical ...The Independent
Kerry briefs House leaders on SyriaPolitico
Sun-Sentinel -Antiwar.com -Press TV
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Nick Clegg warns over Syria intervention - The Guardian

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:43:15 GMT

The Guardian

Nick Clegg warns over Syria intervention
The Guardian
In a sign of how the Liberal Democrats would resist direct British military involvement in Syria, the deputy prime minister said it was difficult to intervene in a conflict in which "people are absolutely determined to butcher each other". The remarks ...

Fierce fighting for control of Syria's Aleppo - Aljazeera.com

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:16:00 GMT

Press TV

Fierce fighting for control of Syria's Aleppo
Aljazeera.com
The Free Syrian Army says it is trying to defend the area from a military force armed with helicopters, tanks and a lot of artillery - far superior to the weapons and supplies the FSA has. But other opposition groups nearby seem to have acquired the ...
Saudi Arabia provides heavy weaponry to militants in SyriaPress TV
Friends of Syria to meet Saturday in Doha: FranceYahoo! News
US arms to Syria 'unlikely' to harm IsraelNews24
Al-Arabiya -Hamilton Spectator -Yahoo! News UK
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