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'Assad must go': Western-Gulf intransigence bulwarks peace in Syria
RT
For anyone who has been critical of the Western narrative on Syria, the ongoing diplomatic circus begs a very basic question: How can the countries that have bankrolled and armed the insurgency honestly broker a meaningful peace deal? Well, they can't.
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RT
Israel Colluding with Iran, Hezbollah & Assad - Syria Opposition
IBTimes.co.uk
"Iran and Hezbollah are the ones who are continuing the war in Syria. Iran and Hezbollah are cooperating with Israel to be able to support Assad. Assad has protected Israel's border for 40 years," the opposition leader told the Turkey-based daily Today ...
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IBTimes.co.uk
'Turkey won't act on Syria without US blessing'
RT
Despite harsh rhetoric, Turkey won't take any action against the Syrian government of Bashar Assadwithout getting a go-ahead from Washington, Middle East expert, Jeremy Salt, told RT. Turkish authorities have detained nine people in connection with ...
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Grave risks of US military intervention in Syria
Billings Gazette
If we begin imposing a no fly zone, we have to be prepared to rescue any downed aircraft with ground forces. Further, if we begin bombing targets in Syria and Assad's regime somehow survives, we will face a choice of escalating the war or losing ...
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Syrian Opposition May Attend Talks Involving Assad Aides (1)
Businessweek
Syria's main political opposition has not ruled out attending a U.S.-Russian-sponsored conference that would include members of President Bashar al-Assad's government, its acting chief said today. The Syrian National Coalition is discussing with allies ...
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Obama's Red Line in Syria Was Drawn in Pencil - The Fiscal Times
The Fiscal Times
President Obama made it clear on August 20, 2012 that if Syria's President Assad used chemical weapons on the insurgents and their villages, he would be crossing a “red line” and would face "enormous consequences" from the United States. That line ...
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The Fiscal Times
Syrian troops take full control of strategic town
Boston Herald
Rebels seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad are trying to carve a pathway from the Jordanian border through the southern province of Daraa, in what is seen as their best shot at capturing Damascus. A few weeks ago, they scored significant ...
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Syrian Strikes Show Israel Prefers Sunnis
The Star
After making two major air strikes in and near Damascus in three days, Israel informed the Assadregime on Monday that it is not taking sides in the Syrian civil war. But of course it is. The Syriangovernment promptly claimed that these Israeli ...
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US military involvement in Syria a 'mistake': Gates
The Moderate Voice
But even if our massive military presence lands with boots on the ground, or plays a primary role in releasing Syria from Assad's grip, there is still a great deal that is unknown and that can't accurately predict either beneficial or harmful outcomes ...
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Pink line over Damascus
Chicago Tribune
The risk to Israel is less a counterattack from Damascus than from Hezbollah. Syrian President Bashar Assad doesn't need a new front with Israel. Syria remembers not just its thorough defeat at the hands of Israel in 1967 and 1973 but also its ...
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Syria: Assad Still Popular In Parts Of Country - Sky News
Sky News
If the proverbial fact-finding spaceship landed in the Syrian province of Latakia, the proverbial aliens might report back to Planet X that the most popular person on earth was a tall man with a moustache called President Bashar al Assad. They would of ...
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Syrian Opposition: Israel Conspiring to Keep Assad in Power
Arutz Sheva
A commander in the Syrian opposition said on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad's regime has been defeated, but accused Israel of collaborating to keepAssad in power, the Turkish daily Today's Zaman reports. The commander, Abdulkader Saleh of the ...
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Arutz Sheva
Russia shift on Syria sees Cameron urge new Western approach
Telegraph.co.uk
Russia has frustrated Cameron and other Western leaders in the past by blocking action against Assad in the United Nations and by supplying the Syrian government with arms. Mr Putin will meet with Benajmin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, after ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Assad's team announced for Syria conference - Turkish Press
Turkish Press
Evaluating Russian attitude towards the Syria crisis, el-Araby said, "There has been some changes in the attitude of Russia. At first they believed in Assad to be an indispensible part of the transition government. Now, they believe the Syrian people ...
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Iran foreign minister warns of Syria breakup
AFP
"God forbid, if there was a void, or disintegration, in Syria, this crisis would spill over into all countries in the region," said Salehi, whose country is a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Instead, the Assad regime and its opponents ...
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AFP
Syrian rebel says Israel supports Assad
UPI.com
DAMASCUS, Syria, May 13 (UPI) -- Iran and Hezbollah are cooperating with Israel to support SyrianPresident Bashar Assad's regime, Abdulkader Saleh, a Syrian opposition commander said. "Iran and Hezbollah are cooperating with Israel to be able to ...
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Syrians hold pro-Assad demonstration in Lebanon
Press TV
In an interview recently broadcast on Turkish television, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that if the militants take power in Syria, they could destabilize the entire Middle East region for decades. “If the unrest in Syria leads to the ...
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Press TV
Syrian Rebel Shown on Video Cutting Heart Out of Slain Assad Soldier
Jewish Daily Forward
A video of a Syrian rebel commander cutting the heart out of a soldier and biting into it is emblematic of a civil war that has rapidly descended into sectarian hatred and revenge killings, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. The New York-based group ...
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Jewish Daily Forward
Obama pushes for Syria talks, but warns of major challenges
Haaretz
With Syria's factional and sectarian hatreds more entrenched than ever and President Bashar al-Assad showing no sign of a willingness to give up power, it was far from clear whether the warring sides were ready to talk. "If, in fact, we can broker a ...
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Haaretz
'Israel, Hezbollah, Iran are working with Assad'
Jerusalem Post
Despite previous media reports that last week's airstrikes in Syria were an Israeli initiative to aid rebel forces and stop Hezbollah from helping Assad attain destructive weapons, Saleh apparently told Zaman that these reports were false. “The ...
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Rebel leader: Israel wants to keep Assad in power
Ynetnews
The commander of a Syrian rebel militia is claiming that the alleged Israeli airstrikes in Damascus were meant to prevent rebels from seizing Assad's weapons caches, Turkey's Today Zaman reported Sunday. Abdul Qader Saleh, commander of the Al-Tawhid ...
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Syria meet unlikely this month
Firstpost
Syria has been locked in an increasingly bloody civil war since demonstrations broke out against President Bashar Assad in March 2011. According to UN estimates, at least 70,000 people have been killed in the conflict. –IANS/RIA Novosti. sd. Share. 0 ...
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Syrian death toll hits 82000: opposition group
ABC Online
At least 82,000 people have been killed and 12,500 are missing after two years of civil war in Syria, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. Most of the dead were killed by troops and militia loyal to president Bashar al-Assad, and ...
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Syria blames 'murderer' Erdogan for bombings: Russian TV
Chicago Tribune
Israel has asked Russia not to sell Syria an advanced air defense system, the S-300, which would help President Bashar al-Assad fend off any foreign military intervention, though the United States and NATO have shown little appetite for that.
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Turkey accuses group loyal to Assad of car bombing
Scotsman
TURKEY has directly accused a group loyal to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad of carrying out car bombings that killed 46 people in a Turkish border town and said the risk of unrest spreading to Syria's neighbours was increasing. The twin car bombs ...
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Scotsman
Obama condemns IRS targeting, calls GOP criticism of Benghazi efforts ...
Washington Post
They said they were committed to working together to keep pressure on Syria's President BasharAssad and assist the opposition in a protracted civil war. Cameron said, “There is no more urgent international task.” Domestically, Obama is facing heat at ...
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Syria: David Cameron pledges to redouble efforts for settlement
Telegraph.co.uk
They have identified a former Marxist terrorist group based in Turkey led by Mihrac Ural, an ethnic Arab living in Syria close to the Assad regime. An Alawite, he was filmed calling for Baniyas to be "cleaned" of Sunnis. Four Turkish national members ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Obama faces tough decisions on Syria as pressure for intervention mounts
The Guardian
Before that, Obama sees British prime minister David Cameron at the White House on Monday, for an update on a renewed push for a diplomatic solution, an international conference that would bring together Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's government...
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The Guardian
David Cameron arrives in US buoyed by Russian signals on Syria
The Guardian
Britain has been insistent for months that the Syrian crisis, which has claimed at least 70,000 lives, can only be solved if the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, is removed from power. Russia has been supportive of the regime and has vetoed a series ...
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The Guardian
Israeli minister says Russia destabilizing Mideast by selling weapons to ...
Washington Post
JERUSALEM — An Israeli Cabinet minister is accusing Russia of destabilizing the Middle East by selling weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime. Monday's remarks by Tourism Minister Uzi Landau are likely to raise tensions with Russia on the ...
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Washington Post
UK to double aid to Syria insurgents: PM
NEWS.com.au
THE UK will double the non-lethal military support for Syrian opposition rebels to help them withstand an "onslaught" from Bashar al-Assad's regime, Prime Minister David Cameron says. Cameron, speaking in a joint press conference with US President ...
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Screws tighten on rebels as Assad forces advance on Qusayr
Middle East Online
WESTERN DUMAYNA (Syria) - Syrian troops captured three villages in the strategic Qusayr area of Homs province on Monday, allowing them to cut supply lines to rebels inside Qusayr town, a military officer said. "The attack on the villages of Western ...
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Middle East Online
Britain's Cameron Sees 'A Real Breakthrough' On Syria
NPR (blog)
Russia has continued to support Syrian President Bashar Assad through the past two years of fighting in Syria, which has left an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people dead. Britain, the U.S. and other nations have been calling for Assad to step aside and ...
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NPR (blog)
Israeli raids against Syria: redefining resistance
Al-Arabiya
Israeli warplanes struck Syrian army targets twice in 24 hours in early May. Instead of responding to the aggressor, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad attacked theSyrian town of Azaz near the border with Turkey, bombing civilians and affirming ...
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Al-Arabiya
After bombings,Turkey says world must act against Syria
Reuters
Syria's conflict has fuelled confrontation across the region between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims, with Shi'ite Iran supporting Assad, and Sunni powers like Saudi Arabia backing the rebels. Israel launched air strikes a week ago, aimed at stopping Iranian ...
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Britain's Cameron heartened by talks with Putin on Syria
Reuters India
Though Russia shows no signs of withdrawing its backing for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad'sgovernment, a meeting between British Prime Minister David Cameron and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday suggested Moscow was more willing to ...
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Putin and Netanyahu to discuss Syrian conflict
Kansas City Star
Israeli officials say Russia is on the verge of selling S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria and they have asked Russia to stop supplying Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with such "game-changing" weapons. Despite the civil war in Syria, Russia ...
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Syria behind bombings: Turkey - The Nation
The Nation
Turkey, a member of Nato, distanced itself from its erstwhile ally soon after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad started cracking down on pro-democracy protests in 2011. Ankara has since become a rear base for the Syrian rebellion and Damascus has ...
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Israel colluding with Hezbollah, Iran to save Assad , report - Ya Libnan
By Ya Libnan
Syrian opposition commander has accused Israel of colluding with Iran and Hezbollah in an effort to save the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad , Turkish news network Today's Zaman reported on Sunday. Abdulkader Saleh, a ...
Ya Libnan

Syria's Assad makes appearance, unveils statue - The Washington ...
State TV showed Syrian President Bashar Assad visiting a Damascus ... The broadcast said Assadunveiled a statue to "martyrs" from Syrian ... In the News ...
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