SYRIA News, Sep 06, 2011

Red Cross Chief Will Visit Syrian Prison; Killings and Raids Continue Care2.com (blog) by Kristina C. Earlier today, Jakob Kellenberger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, met with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad about humanitarian concerns regarding the treatment of detainees and prisoners in the uprising that ... See all stories on this topic »

MPs protest at embassy against Russia's support for Assad Kuwait Times Russia is the Syrian regime's main source for weapons, which are used in the horrific crimes committed against the Syrians. Russia is also the main source of military, security, and political advice for Bashar Al-Assad's regime. ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian troops hunt for defector Boston Globe Syria has banned foreign journalists and restricted local media during the revolt, which poses the most serious challenge to the Assad family's four-decade rule. Activist accounts and amateur videos posted online are vital sources of information, ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Syrian Troops Kill 10 Before Arab League Visit Bloomberg UK Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday called on Assad to leave office, saying in the House of Commons that “he has lost all legitimacy and can no longer claim to lead Syria.” Cameron said the UK will continue to argue at the United Nations to build ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria And India's Presidency Of UNSC – Analysis Eurasia Review The West has called for the removal of President Assad, a stand which India doesn't support. India, currently a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, has taken the lead to prevent any kind of western-led action against Syria. ... See all stories on this topic » Eurasia Review

Obama's Libyan mistakes Washington Times Mr. Rumsfeld believes the administration is making the same mistake with Syrian President BasharAssad. It took Mr. Obama until mid-August and countless deaths before he said regime change was necessary in Damascus. “Mrs. [Hillary Rodham] Clinton [the ... See all stories on this topic »

UNHCR says 120 Syrian refugees fled into northern Lebanon Monsters and Critics.com The refugee flow comes as Syria remains gripped by pro-democracy protests calling for the ouster of the President Bashar al-Assad. According to human rights groups, some 2200 people have been killed in the harsh government crackdown against the ... See all stories on this topic »

UK envoy says tougher world stand on Syria needed Jordan Times “[Syrian President] Bashar Assad has ignored all appeals made by the UN Security Council, the EU and the Arab League to stop the cruel and violent repression of his people,” he told reporters yesterday. “The Syrian people have shown incredible courage ... See all stories on this topic »

Mari inquiry: I acted in the national interest. President says... Cyprus Mail The president said his assurance to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that the cargo would remain in Cyprus until it was returned to Syria, was a “diplomatic maneuver.” “At the same meeting we made it clear that Cyprus cannot violate the (UN) Security ... See all stories on this topic »

A United Nations Miracle Wall Street Journal All of this might have provoked a bit of soul-searching within the Turkish government, just as its once-warm embrace of Syria's Bashar Assad has. Instead, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has doubled down on his anti-Israel bets, insisting that ... See all stories on this topic »

WikiLeaks: Berri told Feltman Assad's 2006 speech was 'stupid' NOW LEBANON Speaker Nabih Berri told former US Ambassador to Lebanon Jeffrey Feltman in 2006 that SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assad's speech, delivered on August 15 of that year, was “stupid and unbelievable,” a leaked US cable said. According to WiKileaks, Berri ... See all stories on this topic »

Rai warns of sectarian wars during Paris talks The Daily Star The bloody crackdown on the five-month anti-government uprising in Syria has been met with heavy criticism from the international community and calls for President Bashar Assad to step down. The United Nations Security Council issued a statement on Aug ... See all stories on this topic » The Daily Star

World news in brief STLtoday.com Syrian soldiers raided homes and made arrests Monday in a manhunt for a provincial attorney general who appeared on video last week saying he had defected from President Bashar Assad'sregime to protest a violent government crackdown on dissent, ... See all stories on this topic »

Al Jazeera's Role in Toppling the Dictators One by One Huffington Post (blog) The Syrian tyrant Bashar Al Assad is next. If Al Jazeera takes the side of the people you can bet your bottom dollar that the dictator is doomed. The Channel provided extensive coverage of the peaceful protests in Syria and the harsh military crackdown ... See all stories on this topic »

WORLD - News of the Day From Across the Globe San Francisco Chronicle ... drought and famine, the United Nations said. 3 Syria violence: Syrian soldiers raided homes and made arrests Monday in a hunt for an attorney general who appeared on video last week saying he had defected from President Bashar Assad's government to ... See all stories on this topic »

Gaddafi bastion surrender talks fail Arab Times Kuwait English Daily The European Union announced Friday it was banning oil imports from Syria, which will cost the embattled regime millions of dollars each day. While Assad brushed off earlier condemnation as foreign meddling, the oil embargo is significant because ... See all stories on this topic » Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

David Cameron Libya statement in full Politics.co.uk On Syria, Britain will continue to lead the argument for a UN resolution to build on the EU's oil embargo which is now in place. The message to President Assad must be clear: he has lost all legitimacy and can no longer claim to lead Syria. ... See all stories on this topic »

It's not just about oil. Is it? Sky News (blog) The Prime Minister is enormously frustrated that while the European Union and the United States are imposing tougher sanctions against the Assad regime, they have so far failed to get the backing of the Arab League or the United Nations. Syria has ... See all stories on this topic » Sky News (blog)

UK: Inquiry to examine intelligence ties to Libya The Associated Press He also repeated calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to stand down, and to halt violence which the United Nations estimates has seen 2200 people killed since a crackdown on protests began mid-March "The achievement of the Libyan people gives hope ... See all stories on this topic » The Associated Press

Ireland - Tánaiste discusses Syria, Libya and the Middle East with EU Partners ISRIA (registration) “The brutal attacks on civilians over the last months in Syria have appalled us all and have seriously undermined the legitimacy of President Assad and his regime. The basic choice for President Assadis to stop the violence and reform or step down. ... See all stories on this topic »

Turkey and Israel: Can they repair the relationship? Washington Post (blog) With Syria's Bashar al-Assad under siege and the rest of the Middle East convulsed in turmoil, Turkey may find it unwise to sulk for too long. Who knows which of Ankara's allies will survive? Perhaps cooler heads and a desire to keep at least one foot ... See all stories on this topic »

UN - Secretary-General''s remarks to Auckland University ISRIA (registration) In Syria, publicly and privately, I have repeatedly urged President Assad to end the excessive use of force by his security forces – to initiate reform. Yet the violence continues. In crises such as these, the international community must do its utmost ... See all stories on this topic »

UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI.com 5 (UPI) -- Syrian troops cracked down on countrywide protests against President Bashar AssadMonday, killing at least five people, activists and residents said. The New York Times reported the Local Coordination Committees, a group that organizes and ... See all stories on this topic »

After Gaddafi International Viewpoint It took regime forces one week to recapture the city, a stronghold of Islamic anti-Assad opposition, after which they went on a killing spree for two weeks, searching the city house by house. Now look at what is happening today in Syria: a much bigger ... See all stories on this topic »

Cautious Cameron's triumphant whisper ePolitix In 2003 the Syrian government was accused of supporting terrorists in Iraq: Blair declared that Syria"should stop, and it should stop irrespective of what has happened in relation to Iraq". Today, Cameron went further, declaring that President Assad ... See all stories on this topic »

Lebanon cannot fund STL “conspiracy,” says Layoun NOW LEBANON “The mobilizations in Syria are not peaceful. [Most demonstrators] are backed by the West and by fundamentalists.” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's troops have cracked down on protests against almost five decades of Baath Party rule which broke out ... See all stories on this topic »

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