Daily Archives: May 3, 2012

SYRIA WITNESS: Living the Dark Ages in Assad’s Damascus

Posted on May 3, 2012 by 4NR0

By: David Arnold As far back as a year ago, Syrians were already suffering from bread shortages. Hope, a Syrian women writing under an assumed name, describes how international economic sanctions against Syria and dwindling government funds have exacerbated the … Continue reading →

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Video: Al Jazeera Right group accuses Syria of war crimes

Posted on May 3, 2012 by 4NR0

AL Jazeera Interviews Human Rights group who accuses Syria of war crimes.

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White House: Time to try another tactic in Syria

Posted on May 3, 2012 by 4NR0

WASHINGTON—It may be time for the world to acknowledge that a cease-fire is not holding in Syria, and that it is time to try another approach to stop the violence, the White House said Thursday. “If the regime’s intransigence continues, … Continue reading →

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Video: Syrian forces raid Aleppo University

Posted on May 3, 2012 by 4NR0

The Syrian National Council has called for a nationwide student protest – after four students were killed by security forces in a raid on a University. The attack on a dormitory at Aleppo in northern Syria followed anti-government protests on … Continue reading →

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Obama spokesman on Syria ceasefire: We may have to ‘admit defeat’

Posted on May 3, 2012 by 4NR0

By: Olivier Knox The White House on Thursday angrily denounced a bloody overnight raid on Aleppo University by Syrian troops, and warned that it may soon be time for the world to “admit defeat” in its current strategy of driving … Continue reading →

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Annan briefs Turkey on Syria peace plan

Posted on May 3, 2012 by m450h3

U.N.-Arab League joint envoy on Syria Kofi Annan called Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu late May 2 to brief him on recent developments in the peace plan. Davutoğlu conveyed Turkey’s concerns on increasing violence against civilians in Syria, despite the monitoring mission for … Continue reading →

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Syria’s old cultural treasures in danger

Posted on May 3, 2012 by m450h3

On its towering hilltop perch, the Krak des Chevaliers, one of the world’s best preserved Crusader castles, held off a siege by the Muslim warrior Saladin nearly 900 years ago. It was lauded by Lawrence of Arabia for its beauty … Continue reading →

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Deadly Crackdown Reported on Syria University

Posted on May 3, 2012 by m450h3

By: NEIL MacFARQUHAR BEIRUT, Lebanon — A violent clampdown by Syrian security forces against a student demonstration at Aleppo University ended with at least four students killed, including one heaved out a fifth-floor window, and scores arrested, activists and opposition organizations … Continue reading →

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Ceasefire in Syria not holding, UN admits

Posted on May 3, 2012 by m450h3

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The UN admitted a shaky three-week-old truce in Syria is not holding, but said the number of observers would be doubled within days, as violence erupted yesterday near Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo. … Continue reading →

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Video: EVERYONE deserves to go home

Posted on May 3, 2012 by m450h3

 

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