Daily Archives: September 2, 2012

U.S. intervention in Syria appears unlikely, say officials

Posted on September 2, 2012 by 456098

A sharp escalation in fighting and civilian deaths in Syria, pleas for help from rebel fighters and a tide of war-zone refugees are focusing American attention on a high-stakes Mideast conflict nine weeks before the U.S. presidential election. Yet, as … Continue reading →

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Video: 80,000+ Syrians seek refuge in Turkey

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More than 80,000 Syrians flee into Turkey to escape the bombing of their villages. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports. Source: Cable News Network

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Jordan calls on world to ‘open its pockets’ to aid Syrian refugees

Posted on September 2, 2012 by M-BZ12

Jordan on Saturday appealed for support from the international community to be able to continue to provide services for tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in the Kingdom. At a press conference Saturday, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Jafar … Continue reading →

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Syrians find love in time of war

Posted on September 2, 2012 by M-BZ12

Marriage was between rebel sniper and the nurse who treated his leg wound. ALEPPO, Syria – In the heart of Aleppo, besieged by Syrian troops for more than five weeks, a young couple who found love in a time of … Continue reading →

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FSA seizes Syrian air defense facility, hits back at Assad’s air power

Posted on September 2, 2012 by M-BZ12

By: Dominic Evans BEIRUT, Lebanon – The Syrian Free Army (FSA) seized an air defense facility and attacked a military airport in eastern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group said, hitting back at an air force which President Bashar al-Assad … Continue reading →

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The Syrian Expatriates Organization (SEO) Demands the Release of American Freelance Journalist Austin Tice From Syrian Government Custody

Posted on September 2, 2012 by M-BZ12

Austin Tice, 31, a freelance journalist and contributor to the Washington Post and McClatchy News, has reportedly been taken into custody by the Syrian government, according to a senior Czech diplomat and other sources close to the case. He was … Continue reading →

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Video: In Syria, Another Sighting of a Complete SA-7 MANPADS.

Posted on September 2, 2012 by M-BZ12

More evidence that the Free Syrian Army is expanding its holdings of anti-aircract weapons, suggesting that the Syrian Air Force’s allotment of borrowed time grows shorter. (Though that does not mean it does not retain for now the capacity for extraordinary … Continue reading →

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Report: Senior Syrian army officer killed in Damascus blast

Posted on September 2, 2012 by M-BZ12

A general of the Syrian army was killed Saturday in a car bomb explosion in the north of Damascus, the Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadine reported without specifying the name of the general. The bomb planted in the vehicle of the … Continue reading →

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Syrian helicopters pin down fighters in Taftanaz

Posted on September 2, 2012 by M-BZ12

By: Abdul Ahad TAFTANAZ, Syria – Syrian helicopter gunships deployed from a nearby airbase kept rebel fighters pinned down in the town of Taftanaz of Idlib province on the border with Turkey on Saturday. Artillery fire hit at least two … Continue reading →

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Syrian Rebels Say They Have Seized an Air Defense Post and Its Missiles

Posted on September 2, 2012 by M-BZ12

By: Kareem Fahim BEIRUT, Lebanon — Opposition fighters in Syria said early Saturday that they had captured an air defense base in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour, taking at least 16 soldiers captive and seizing weapons and ammunition in what appeared … Continue reading →

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