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SYRIA News, May 20, 2013

Syria's Assad says he won't step down
San Francisco Chronicle
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get ...
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Assad accuses Israel of giving intel to Syrian rebel groups

>Haaretz
Syria's President Assad said that Israel tells Syrian 'terrorist groups' which sites to attack and how to attack them, according to an exclusive interview with Argentine newspaper Clarin. By Jack Khoury and News Agencies | May.19, 2013 | 7:56 AM ...
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>Bashar al-Assad says Syria peace talks doomed

>Telegraph.co.uk
Mr Assad again rejected allegations that his regime was relying on an influx of fighters from Iran and the Lebanese group Hizbollah to sustain itself on the battlefield.“We do not have fighters from outside Syria,” he said. “There are people here from ...
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>Assad's forces storm rebel town of Qusayr with help from Hezbollah

>GlobalPost
The assault comes on the heels of a rare interview with Assad in which the dictator said that his government was not using "fighters from outside of Syria, of other nationalities, and needs no support from any Arab or foreign state." He also reiterated ...
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>Netanyahu: Not true that Israel prefers Assad to rebels

>Haaretz
According to the Times, the senior intelligence officer in the north of Israel said a weakened but stableSyria under Assad is not only better for Israel but for the region as a whole. Another defense official was quoted saying it is more likely than ...
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>Turkey's Erdogan Visits Obama to Insure US Help in Ousting Assad

>Atlanta Black Star
Assad has been fighting rebels in his country for the past two years, resulting in the death of at least 80,000 Syrians, but Turkey is afraid that if the conflict isn't ended soon, it will bleed into neighboring Turkey and endanger the enormous gains ...
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>Assad says no info on journalists missing in Syria

>The Daily Star
DAMASCUS: President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has insisted he has no information on James Foley and Domenico Quirico, two journalists missing inside the war-torn country. "At present we have no information about the two journalists you mentioned," ...
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>'Here to Stay', Syrian President Assad's defiant message

>euronews
http://www.euronews.com/ President Bashar al-Assad has said he will not step down, as the conflict inSyria enters its third year. In an interview with Argentinian newspaper Clarin, he said 'to resign would be to flee'. He also said US and Russian ...
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>Assad: I Won't Quit, the People Say Who Stays and Goes, Not the US

>The Jewish Press
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview with the Argentine newspaper Clarin Saturday that he has no plans to step down before elections are held in Syria, utterly rejecting the demand by the rebels that the civil war must conclude with his ...
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>Assad skeptical about proposed Geneva peace talks

>RT
Syrian President Bashar Assad has welcomed the proposed peace talks for Syria agreed by Russia and the US, but voiced his skepticism about their prospects for success, saying that many forces don't really want to see a solution. Speaking to Argentine ...
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>Syrian activists: Shelling near Lebanon kills 16 - La Crosse Tribune

>La Crosse Tribune
The western Syrian town of Qusair, home to about 20,000 residents, has been besieged for weeks by government troops. According to opposition activists, members of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group were fighting alongside President Bashar Assad's ...
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>Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed - newspaper

>Reuters
LIMA (Reuters) - Proposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper on Saturday. Speaking ...
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>In interview, Syria's Assad says he will not step down, voices skepticism on ...

>Washington Post
BEIRUT — In a rare interview published Saturday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed doubt about the likely success of planned peace talks between his government and opposition forces and said he has no intention of stepping down.
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>Assad insists he will not quit, car bomb hits Damascus

>AFP
DAMASCUS — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted he will not resign before the end of his mandate in 2014 as a car bomb exploded in the capital Damascus on Saturday killing at least three people. "To resign would be to flee," Assad said in an ...
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>Assad: Israel supporting 'terror groups' in Syria

>Jerusalem Post
Syrian President Bashar Assad accused Israel of “directly supporting terrorist groups” in Syria, referring to rebels fighting against his regime, in an exclusive interview with Argentinian newspaper Clarin, which was shared with The Observer on Saturday.
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>Assad, Hezbollah forces enter Syria rebel town | Bangkok Post: news

>Bangkok Post
Syrian troops backed by fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah attacked and entered the strategic rebel stronghold of Qusayr on Sunday, a day after President Bashar al-Assad insisted he would not quit. Syriantroops patrol the village of Haydariyah, some ...
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>Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Interview with Argentinian Newspaper Clarin

>YouTube
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks to Argentinian newspaper Clarin about the ongoing civil war inSyria. The president says the country's crisis has become so deadly because of international interference.Assad says that Barack Obama's reluctance ...
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>Syria's Assad says he will not resign as part of potential peace deal

>The Hill (blog)
Syrian President Bashar Assad said he will not step down ahead of elections, delivering a blow to political transition talks the United States and Russia plan to lead. Assad's comments to Argentine newspaper Clarin were the first since Russia and U.S ...
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>Al-Qaeda's Syrian wing takes over the oilfields once belonging to Assad

>Telegraph.co.uk
Up to 380,000 barrels of crude oil were previously produced by wells around the city of Raqqa and in the desert region to its east that are now in rebel hands - in particular Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda off-shoot which is the strongest faction in ...
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>Bashar al-Assad issues defiant message: 'I'm here to stay'

>The Guardian
Syria's embattled leader Bashar al-Assad has used a rare interview – carried out amid the sound of artillery fire resounding through his presidential palace in Damascus – to warn the United States and Russia that their efforts to bring about talks will ...
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>Father of Assad spokesman Mekdad kidnapped in Syria

>BBC News
Gunmen in Syria have abducted the elderly father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, one of the most powerful voices in the government. The man was seized in the southern province of Daraa, government and opposition sources said. No group said ...
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>Clashes kill two in Lebanon's Tripoli: security source

>GlobalPost
Violence has regularly broken out between the two communities as the conflict in neighbouring Syria -- pitting Assad's regime against a Sunni-led opposition -- raises tensions. The fighting erupted as Syriantroops launched an assault against the rebel ...
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>Assad tells Argentine newspaper he won't step down as Syria's president

>Deutsche Welle
Assad's comments to the Argentine newspaper Clarin highlight difficulties the international community faces in getting Syrian officials and opposition to meet at a June conference. The country's main opposition group has demanded that these talks lead ...
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>Assad welcomes Russia-US understanding, doubts West's intentions

>Xinhua
DAMASCUS, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has welcomed the new consensus between Moscow and Washington regarding finding a political approach to solve Syria's 26-month- old political crisis, but also expressed skepticism about ...
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>Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again - WKYT.com

>WKYT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad'sgovernment used chemical weapons, and make a fresh diplomatic and possible military push with allies to end the country's civil war. This renewed effort ...
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>Syrian army storms rebel stronghold Qusayr | Bangkok Post: news

>Bangkok Post
Syrian troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah on Sunday entered Qusayr, a strategic rebel stronghold linking Damascus to the coast, a day after President Bashar al-Assad insisted he would not quit. Syriantroops patrol the village of Haydariyah, some ...
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>PM: Israel will keep stopping arms transfers to Hezbollah

>Jerusalem Post
According to the Sunday Times, reconnaissance satellites have revealed preparations made by theSyrian army to deploy surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles. Syrian President Bashar Assad, the report said, is ready to use these missiles should Israel ...
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>Kerry meeting with Putin on Syria - WKYT.com

>WKYT
Officials said Kerry hopes to change Moscow's thinking on Syria with two new angles: American threats to arm the Syrian rebels and evidence of chemical weapon attacks by Assad forces. Over the weekend, Israeli warplanes targeted what Israel claimed ...
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>Report: Assad preparing missile strike against Tel Aviv in case attacked

>Haaretz
On Wednesday, The New York Times quoted a senior Israeli official warning of further attacks againstSyria in case Bashar Assad decides to take action against Israel. The official also said Israel is determined to prevent any transfer of advanced ...
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>Assad Says He Will Not Step Down - VOA

>Voice of America
Assad's comments were published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper, Clarin. They were the first about his political future since the United States and Russia agreed this month to try to bring the Syriangovernment and opposition together for talks ...
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>Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter - WLUK Fox 11

>Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad ...
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>Assad, Hezbollah forces enter Syria rebel town | Capital News

>By AFP
DAMASCUS, May 19 – Syrian troops backed by fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah attacked and entered the strategic rebel stronghold of Qusayr on Sunday, a day after President Bashar al-Assad insisted he would not quit. The advance came ...
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>Bashar Assad: A Political Solution In Syria Is 'Unreal'

>The Syrian president also left no room for his departure.
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>Bashar al-Assad Interview: Israel Supports Al Qaeda Terrorists ...

>By Global Research News
President Bashar al-Assad affirmed that the basis for any political solution for the crisis in Syria is what theSyrian people want, which is decided through ballots, saying that Syria welcomes the Russian-US rapprochement, voicing Syria's support ... In an interview with Argentina's Clarin newspaper and Telamnews agency, President al-Assad said that Israel supports terrorists, directs them and gives them the general plan of their movements according to its interests which intersect with ...
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>Syria: Assad won't quit yet | P.M. NEWS Nigeria

>By pmnews
SyriaAssad won't quit yet | First with Nigeria News – Nigerian leading evening Newspaper -
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>In a rare interview Syria's Assad says he will not step down | Ya ...

>By Ya Libnan
Ya Libnan features frequently updated breaking news, world news, op-eds and features, live from Beirut, Lebanon. ... assad worried again BEIRUT, Lebanon — In a rare interview published Saturday, SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assad expressed doubt about the likely success of planned peace talks between his government and opposition forces and said he has no intention of stepping down. In the interview, given to Argentina's Clarin newspaper, the embattled leader also said he ...
Ya Libnan
>Prison Planet.com » Al-Qaeda's Syrian wing takes over the oilfields ...

>By yihan
Al-Qaeda's Syrian wing is helping to finance its activities by selling the product of oilfields that once helped to prop up the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Up to 380,000 barrels of crude oil were previously produced by wells around the city of ...
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>Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter - CBS News

>Syrian president said in a newspaper interview that he won't step down before elections.
www.cbsnews.com/.../assad-syria-transition-talks-are-internal-...

>Syria's Assad says he won't step down before election ... - Fox News

>Syrian President Bashar Assad says he won't step down before elections are held in his war-ravaged country.
www.foxnews.com/.../syria-assad-says-wont-step-down-before...

>Report: Syria's Assad vows 'no dialogue with terrorists' - World News

>LIMA - Proposed peace talks for Syria would not curb.
worldnews.nbcnews.com/_.../18352752-report-syrias-assad-vo...

>Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would ... - Yahoo! News

>From Yahoo! News: LIMA (Reuters) - Proposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, ...
news.yahoo.com/syrias-assad-little-chance-peace-talks-succeed...

>Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative - latimes.com

>President Bashar Assad says he doubts the West wants a solution in Syria, and he reiterates that he does not intend to resign.
www.latimes.com/.../la-fg-syria-assad-20130519,0,2814602.st...

>Assad accuses Israel of providing intelligence to Syrian rebels ...

>The Guardian publishes Argentine newspaper's interview with Syrian president, in which he warns U.S., Russia that talks with rebels will prove fruitless.
www.haaretz.com/.../assad-accuses-israel-of-providing-intellig...

>Israel to Assad: air strikes did not aim to help Syria rebels | Reuters

>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel sought to persuade Syrian President Bashar al- Assad on ... But Israel has repeatedly warned it will not let Assad's ally Hezbollah receive ... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-syria-crisis-israel-idUSBRE94505I201...

>Syria's Assad Says He Won't Step Down | TIME.com

>(BEIRUT) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down and will instead "face the storm," raising new doubts ...
world.time.com/2013/.../syrias-assad-says-he-wont-step-down/
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