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Robert Rabil: U.S. should flex muscle to help Syria
The Syrian rebellion has become tightly linked to the ongoing shifts in the Saudi and Iranian-led regional axes of powers that have resulted from withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. At the same time, Washington's war-fatigued mentality and wariness about...Tags: Weaponry, Israel, Jerusalem (Israel), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Syria's government presses battle in key rebel city of Qusair
BEIRUT -- Renewed clashes were reported Monday in the strategic Syrian city of Qusair, where government forces pressed an offensive aimed at chasing rebels from the supply and logistics hub. There were conflicting accounts from the government and the...
Tags: Tripoli (Libya), Rebellions, Explosions, News Agency, Politics
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Syria launches major assault on strategic rebel stronghold
BEIRUT — Syrian forces launched a large-scale assault Sunday on the city of Qusair, a rebel stronghold near the Lebanese border, in the government's latest effort to push back opposition fighters from strategic areas of the country. The opposition...
Tags: Islam, Politics, Activism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Skype
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Fears grow of clash between Israel and Syria
JERUSALEM — Fears about a possible escalation of violence between Israel and Syria grew Sunday amid renewed Israeli threats to destroy Syrian weapons caches and Syria's warnings of retaliation. After decades of relative calm along the two nations&...
Tags: Hamas, Weaponry, Politics, Defense Equipment, Israel
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Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country, according to an interview published Saturday in an Argentine newspaper. The Syrian leader...
Tags: John Kerry, United Nations, Politics, Taliban, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Syrian soldiers warned daily of sectarian dangers, defectors say
MARAAT NUMAN, Syria — Each morning, after saluting the Syrian flag and before the warplanes take off, soldiers at army bases across Syria are given political orientation. During the lectures, conscripts and career officers alike are repeatedly...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Free Syrian Army, Jihad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Science and Technology
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U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...
Tags: Suez Canal, Muammar Gaddafi, Weaponry, United Nations, White House
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President Obama says the Syrian regime is more interested in holding on to power than in the welfare of its people. Funny, I think the same thing about Obama and the Democrats. To those who think people on Social Security are relying on so-called big-...Tags: Danny Werfel, Hillary Clinton, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Social Security
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Three U.N. observers released unharmed between Syria and Israel
BEIRUT -- Three United Nations observers posted in the buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights were seized by armed anti-government forces and held for five hours this week before being released unharmed, the U.N. said. It...Tags: Pakistan, Career and Workplace, United Nations, Kidnapping, Politics
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Russia defends weapons shipments to Syria
MOSCOW -- Russian officials on Friday defended the country’s weapons sales to Syria, saying the country is primarily providing defense systems that are in line with international treaties. Responding to news reports that Russia has sent advanced...
Tags: Weaponry, The New York Times, United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Missile Systems
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Obama says U.S. won't act alone on chemical weapons in Syria
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON--President Obama on Thursday ruled out any unilateral U.S action in response to the alleged Syrian use of chemical weapons, further reducing the chance of any forceful response to the crossing of what Obama had described as a “red line.&...Tags: Hamas, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Weaponry, Politics, West Bank
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U.S. announces new sanctions against Syria
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions against the Syrian government Thursday, blacklisting four senior officials, a private television station that it said had colluded with Syrian authorities and an airline it accused of...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Iran, White House, Television Industry, U.S. Military
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