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Portraits of Syrian rebels
FrameworkNish L. Nalbandian is a freelance photographer based in Denver. He has traveled and photographed extensively around the world, mostly via motorcycle, over the last several years. In 2009, he rode a motorcycle from San Diego to Cairo (via cargo ship and... -
Syria: Intense shelling by government is reported in Aleppo
BEIRUT – Residents of a Kurdish neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo fled Sunday under intense government shelling estimated at three shells per minute, activists said. The bombardment on the Sheikh Maqsood district came two days after...Tags: Activism, Government, Politics, Petroleum Industry, Wars and Interventions
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Syrian rebel commander badly hurt in car bombing
BEIRUT -- A Syrian rebel commander who led the opposition Free Syrian Army for more than a year was wounded by a bomb planted in his car Sunday. Col. Riad Asaad, who defected from the country's air force and fled to Turkey in 2011, was in the eastern...
Tags: Rebellions, Riad al-Asaad, Skype, Turkey, Turkey (animal)
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HOW CYPRUS WILL PAY FOR ITS BAILOUT EU leaders signed off on a deal taxing bank deposits of more than 100,000 euros. The rest of the 5.8...Tags: Georgetown, Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure, Riad al-Asaad, Arts and Culture
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Senior cleric, others killed in Syria mosque bombing
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ANTAKYA, Turkey -- A senior pro-government Sunni Muslim cleric was killed in the Syrian capital Thursday night when an explosion struck the mosque where he had been giving a lecture. More than a dozen other people were killed in the blast at the Iman...Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Bashar Assad, Suicide
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Few protests on 2nd anniversary of Syrian uprising
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — On the second anniversary of Syria’s uprising, there were only small protests and a few firecrackers defiantly popping in the capital of Damascus — a grim contrast to the early days when crowds of demonstrators danced to...Tags: Politics, Al-Qaeda, Science and Technology, National Government, David Cameron
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A cautious course on Syria
President Obama's decision to provide the Syrian opposition with another $60 million in aid — while continuing to withhold weapons — will disappoint those who have argued that the United States should step up its role in the battle to...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Defense, NATO, Wars and Interventions, Leon Panetta
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Syria's Rebel Fighters To Receive U.S. Aid Directly, Kerry Says
Bloomberg NewsThe United States will provide support directly to Syrian rebel fighters for the first time, increasing U.S. involvement in the two-year-old war to oust President Bashar Assad, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. The U.S., in its first official...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Wars and Interventions, Islam, Bashar Assad, European Union
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Syria blast leaves at least 53 dead, 235 injured, officials say
BEIRUT--Syrian officials said the death toll from a blast in Damascus, the capital, early Thursday has increased to at least 53 people and that at least 235 were injured. The midmorning explosion was probably a massive car bomb that detonated on busy Al...
Tags: Terrorism, Explosions, Disasters and Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Wars and Interventions
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Syrian rebels say they've seized strategic Taftanaz air base
BEIRUT -- Syrian rebels on Friday said that after a weeks-long battle in northwestern Idlib province they had seized a strategic air base, depriving the government of its ability to carry out helicopter airstrikes in the area. The Taftanaz air base...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions, Skype, Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Pictures in the News | December 12, 2012
FrameworkWednesday's Pictures in the News begins in France with an aerial photo of tracks left by skiers in the French alps. Recent snowfalls have encouraged skiers to hit the slopes and the Val d'Isere authorities have opened certain slopes early. In... -
Column: A call to arms for Syria's rebels
Los Angeles TimesA new word defines the debate over Syria in Washington: endgame. Policymakers expect the regime in Damascus to fall soon, and their focus has shifted to what happens then. In a cold-blooded, pragmatic sense, the United States and its allies don’t...Tags: Government, Politics, Barack Obama, Saudi Arabia, Wars and Interventions
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