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Syria News - Mar 6

 

Syrian jets bomb northern city Raqqa overrun by rebels, Governor and Baath party head detained by Jabhat al-Nusra - poststar.com

VIDEO: Al Nusra Captures Raqqa Governor and Raqqa Baath Party Boss - YouTube

VIDEO: Islamist Rebels in Raqaa Use Heavy Weapons - YouTube

VIDEO: Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham in Al-Raqqa - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Rebels destroy bottles of alcohol in Al Raqqa - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Film Burning of Shia Muslim Books & Artwork in Supposed Damascus Office - YouTube

VIDEO: Rebels execute Alawite - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Rebel beheads a civilian - Friends of Syria

VIDEO: Rebels Execute SAA Militia - LiveLeak.com

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Gulf arms to Syria rebels reaching "right people," Kerry says - NOW

VIDEO: Secretary of State John Kerry Blasts Russia for Aiding Syrian Government in War Against Rebels - ABC News

General says Syria too complex to give lethal aid to rebels - MiamiHerald.com

Iraqis call for U.S. military aid after Nusra-linked assault on ‘innocent Syrians’ - MiamiHerald.com

Hezbollah takes a greater role in Syrian conflict - USAToday

FSA: Hizbullah Preparing to Send 5,000 Fighters to Homs — Naharnet

Al-Qaeda gunmen study IDF patrols on Israeli-Syrian border - The Times of Israel

Turkey denies Syria's looting accusations, calls claims baseless - todayszaman

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Assad says Syria has "emerged victorious" - NOW

Children lack schooling in Syria crisis, At least 2,400 schools have been damaged or destroyed, UNICEF says - latimes.com

Syria petrol price jumps 18%, state media says - NOW

German Journalist Who  Entered Syria Illegally Handed Over to Russian Ambassador - SANA

Uneasy Calm Reigns in Assad Stronghold of Tartus - SPIEGEL ONLINE

 

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Syria News - Mar 5

 

 

Dozens of Syrian troops killed in Iraq after seeking refuge, raising concerns of war’s spread - The Washington Post

Iraq accuses Qatar of financing jihadi groups in Syria - The Cable

Kurdistan Region asks Turkey to negotiate with Syrian Kurds - Kurdpress News Aganecy

Russia to deliver Iraq weapons by June: Zebari - PressTV

Phalange: Lebanese-Syrian Border Areas Should Be Declared Military Zone under Army's Control — Naharnet

Israel warns it cannot stand idle as Syria war spills over border -| Reuters

Syrian industry sues Turkey for 'terrorism, looting': report - AFP

France, Turkey plot to assasinate Assad: Report - PressTV

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Syrian opposition says captures eastern city of Raqqa - Yahoo! News

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Plant an Islamist Flag in Raqqa - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Rebels tearing down the statue of Hafes Assad in Raqqa - YouTube

Syria troops launch major assault on Homs city - AFP

Kerry: "Moderate Syrian opponents should be armed" - turkishpress.com

The EU is Set to Support Syrian Rebels with Military Training - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Russian weapons flowing to rebels by way of Serbia - World Tribune

UNRWA deplores hanging of two Palestine refugees by syrian rebels in Yarmouk - keshcash.com

VIDEO: Battles Between FSA  And Syrian Troops In Yarmouk Camp In Damascus - Firstpost Topic 

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Blow up a Shiite Shrine in a Syrian Village - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Ambushed an SAA BMP and Beheaded the Crew - LiveLeak.com

 

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Syria News - Mar 3

 

 

VIDEO: 'Bullying’ Britain fanning the flames, warns Assad in interview - The Sunday Times

Transcript of Al Assad Full Interview with the Sunday Times - Friends of Syria

Syria army seizes key Aleppo airport road, Capture of highway will allow regime to deploy fresh troops -  Al Jazeera English

Fierce clashes pitting rebel fighters from several battalions against regular troops in Raqqa, At least 26 rebels, troops die - NOW

VIDEO: Islamist group Ahrar Al Sham fighting in Al Raqqa - YouTube

Palestinians suspected of aiding Syria regime “hanged" in Yarmouk - NOW

PHOTO: Two Palestinians Hanged in Yarmouk Camp - Real Syria Updates

Guide to Syrian Rebel Media Spokespeople and PR - Analysis Intelligence

PHOTO: Photographic Evidence Of Scud Missile Use In Syria - Brown Moses Blog

VIDEO: More Chechyan and Dagestanis in Syria - LiveLeak.com

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Iraq deploy massive reinforcements clashing with rebels near the Syrian border - NOW

Wounded Syria soldiers treated in Iraq, spokesman says - NOW

VIDEO: Maliki lets Iran send weapons to Syria via Iraq -: Firstpost Topic

VIDEO: 124 AlQaeda Terrorists Heading to Syria Captured in Iraq - LiveLeak.com 

On the Frontline of the Battle for Syria’s Lebanese Villages - Al Akhbar English

Jordan stresses political solution to end Syria’s crisis - NZweek

Russian Arms Trade Czar Says "War" Declared on Weapon Supplies to Syria - RIA Novosti

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Syrian Kurdish KNC delegation to visit Russia - Kurdpress News Aganecy

VIDEO: The life in Rimêlan a day after it was captured by Kurdish YPG - LiveLeak.com

 

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Syria News - Mar 2

 

 

Obama, Putin discuss Syria by telephone, seek new initiatives aimed at a political settlement of the crisis - Reuters

Chuck Hagel: U.S. should only provide 'non-lethal support' to Syria's opposition - Haaretz Daily Newspaper

Lavrov : Extremists Dominate Syrian Opposition - SANA

Russia Plans to Keep 10 Warships in Mediterranean - RIA Novosti

US and allies are training Syrian rebels in Jordan to bolster moderate groups and to secure chemical weapons - The Times

VIDEO: Defected general sees close U.S., Russia ‘understanding’ on Syria - alarabiya.net

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Iraqi army helping Syrian government retake border checkpoint from jihadists - reports - RT News

Scud missile fired in Syria lands near Iraqi village: mayor - chicagotribune.com

Assad forces take Aleppo village, reopening supply line - Reuters

Lebanon erects string of watchtowers on Syrian border - CSMonitor.com

Syria's foreign jihadists legions facilitate the spread of al-Qaeda’s regional agenda - carnegieendowment.org

Another Tunisian of al-Nusra Front is killed in Syria - 3agelnetwork.com

Conflicting Accounts of Motives Behind Tunisians Fighting in Syria - Tunisia Live

VIDEO: Kurdish YPG has freed the Kurdish town, Rimêlan (oil capital of Syria) - YouTube

VIDEO: Alleged Scud missile launched towards the Syrian North from 155 Brigade, Damascus Suburbs - LiveLeak.com

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Disappointed FSA chief pleads for weapons rather than food supplies and bandages- Yahoo! News

Nestle burned by Syrian rebels cause owner is an Alawite - Real Syria Updates

VIDEO: Rebels Executes a Shiite Loyalist - YouTube

VIDEO: Video Shows Non-FSA Jihadists Ahrar al-Sham Using Croatian Weapons - Brown Moses Blog

VIDEO: FSA claims seizing regime Scud missile - NOW

VIDEO: Defected colonel Zakaria says we are all islamist and we will fight the dictator Assad - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Horror, Fear & Panic Among Al-Athir School Students After Damascus Bombing by Rebels - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Regime loyalists torture & humiliate a civilian - YouTube

 

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Syria News - Mar 1

 

 

US expands non-lethal support for Syrian rebels but no military aid, Rumors it might supply body armour, military vehicles or training did not materialize - The Guardian

EU agrees to allow some aid for Syrian opposition, including armored vehicles, non-lethal military equipment and technical aid - Reuters

Syrian opposition's hopes for "qualitative" Western armament diminish - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Syrian opposition delays meeting to choose PM - Reuters

Putin: International Community Must Prevent Extremists from Exploiting Crisis in Syria - SANA

Russia reiterates arms support for Syria - NOW

VIDEO: Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks at the Friends of Syria Meeting - YouTube

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Deadly blast hits regime-held part of Syria's Homs killing civilians near a public swimming pool: SANA - AFP

Rebel cooperation in Syria shows challenge of isolating Islamists, Making diffficult to control which of the rebel groups take possession of weapons - McClatchy

There are now said to be more than 1,000 separate rebel units fighting the Syrian regime, It seems they are becoming even more factionalized with every passing week - The National

Syrian Rebels, Secular And Islamist, Both Claim The Future - NPR.org

Who’s Turning Syria’s Civil War Into a Jihad? - The American Conservative

Lebanon minister says Syrian rebels posing as refugees - Al Akhbar English

VIDEO: Nusra Front Occupy Yabrud on Lebanese Border - The Coming Crisis

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Syrian Kurdish Party Distances Itself From PKK, FSA - Al-Monitor

BDP deputy blames Erdogan interfering remarks about Syrian Kurds - Kurdpress News Aganecy

 

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Syria News - Feb 28

 

 

US, Europe eye greater involvement in Syrian conflict with new aid to opposition, rebels - Fox News

Syria opposition to seek military support at Rome meeting - The Star Online

Syrian Opposition Coalition Announces US Offices in Washington, DC and New York City - SFGate

Top Dem prepares bill to arm Syrian opposition - The Hill's Global Affairs

Amos disappointed pledges made in Kuwait Donor Conf. for Syria not honored - KUNA 

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Russia's Putin tells army to shape up for foreign threat — www.reuters.com

Defense Minister: Russia to Deploy Warships Permanently in the Mediterranean - Real Syria Updates

Russia returns to the Mediterranean: Fifth Soviet Navy Squadron is back? - indiandefence.com

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Maliki Warns Syria War Could Spread to Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan - ABC News

Backers of Syrian rebels endanger Iraq: Iraqi minister - Reuters

U.S. official: Iraq continues to allow Iranian overflights to Syria - latimes.com

Hezbollah accuses Syria rebels of attacking Shiite villages - AFP

Jordanian top diplomat says Syria faces disintegration risk - todayszaman

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Syria agrees to renew passports of overseas citizens in apparent concession to the opposition - latimes.com

Free Syrian Army rejects foreign minister’s dialogue offer - alarabiya.net

Syrian National Coalition: Opposing Currents Fight for Control - Al Akhbar English

Terrorist Confesses to Taking Part in Acts of Abduction, Rape and Slaughter of Innocent Civilians in Homs - SANA

Criminals cash in on Syria's chaos with kidnappings and ransoms - CSMonitor.com

Report Shows War's Impact On Syrian Economy - Al-Monitor

VIDEO: Assadists amuse themselves with two of their deceased victims: Idlib - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Medieval Inquisitions, and Lying Propaganda by Rebels in Syria Exposed – LiveLeak.com

 

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Syria News - Feb 27

 

 

Lavrov meets Kerry, wants U.S. to urge Syria rebels into peace talks - VOA

Lavrov urges Syrian opposition to name their negotiating team to talk to regime - NOW

Russia: Extremists in Syria opposition blocking dialogue, seeking armed solution - NOW

Hawks in Syrian Opposition Resist Dialogue Initiative - Al-Monitor

Syria opposition to demand arms for FSA in Rome - World Bulletin

Syria opposition mulls 5 candidates for “premier" - NOW

"Friends of Syria" ramp up pressure on Assad, call for enhancing sanctions against Syria - NOW 

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Insight: Syria rebels bolstered by new heavy weapons but divisions remain - Reuters

Saudis Step Up Help for Rebels in Syria With Croatian Arms - NYTimes.com

Weapons From the Former Yugoslavia Spread Through Syria's War (VIDEOS) - NYTimes.com

How did Syria’s rebels get their hands on powerful new weapons? - The Globe and Mail

Hundreds of foreign jihadists leave Syria amid intensive clashes - NZweek

Brazilian Newspaper: Chechen and Kosovar Terrorists Are Fighting in Syria - SANA

VIDEO: FN-6 Chinese Manpad with Rebels in Syria - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: American Anti-Tank Missile Filmed In Syria - Brown Moses Blog

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Syrian rebels claim successful attack on Hezbollah - The Times of Israel

Syria civil war threatens to pull Lebanon into conflict, U.N. says - Yahoo! News

Jordan Prepares for Return Of Salafists From Syria - Al-Monitor

Conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims seen as escalating across Middle East - globalpost.com

Syria’s Armenian minority flees from conflict - Toronto Star

 

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Syria News - Feb 25

 

 

State Dept. scrambles to salvage Kerry's meeting with Syrian rebel coalition - Fox News

United States Condemns Attacks on Aleppo by the Syrian Government - State Department

US and British plans to seize Syria's chemical weapons - Telegraph

Top Democrat on Foreign Affairs panel calls for arming Syrian opposition (VIDEO) - The Hill's Video

'Israel's strike on Syria last month killed top Iranian general' - The Times of Israel

Document revealing the involvement of Qatar and Libya in training rebels sent to Syria via Turkey - Real Syria Updates

VIDEO: Syria SNC To Boycott Talks - To Form Government in Liberated Zones - Denounce Arms Embargo - YouTube

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Al Nusra claims bus bombing on Hama factory which produced army uniforms, 60 civilian workers killed - ahram.org

Jabhat al-Nusra Claims Responsibility for Terrorist Bombing of Aleppo Hospital, More than thirty citizens killed - SANA

Terrorist Confesses to Taking Part in Destroying Hospital - Real Syria Updates

Rebel teenager from Ireland is killed in Syria - Telegraph

VIDEO:  Foreign rebels captured by the Syrian Arab Army (english subtitles) - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: German Jihadist Fighting in Homs, Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Civilians killed by rebels and thrown in the garbage - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Rebels Torturing Young Syrian Shias - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Armenian-Syrian Elderly Man Kidnapped by Rebels is Forced to Convert to Islam & Weeps - YouTube

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KRG Pres Barzani meets Russian FM Lavrov, Says the rights of Syrian Kurds must be respected - Iraq Business News

Syrian Kurdish women set up Martyr Rokan battalion: NGO - NOW

VIDEO: Kurds increasingly entangled in Syrian war - Al  Jazeera

VIDEO: Kurdish Forces take al Jawadyeh city - YouTube

VIDEO: Ras al Ayn, Syria Kurdish YPG fighter in action - YouTube

 

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Syria News - Feb 23

 

 

Russia accuses U.S. of double standards over Syria for blocking a U.N. Security Council statement condemning a car bomb attack in Damascus- Reuters

US says it accepted the Russian draft statement but requested the addition of language concerning the regime's brutal attacks against the Syrian people - The Hill

No easy options for ending Syrian violence: White House - SINA English

Brahimi says Damascus attack that killed 100 people is a ‘war crime' - AFP

VIDEO: Lavrov alarmed by US refusal to condemn Syria bombing - RT Free Video

VIDEO: U.S. Remarks on Syria and Russia - U.S. Department of State

VIDEO: Brahimi: No military victory for any side in Syria - RT Op-Edge

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Syria opposition to choose PM to head a provisional government that would operate in rebel-controlled areas of Syria - Reuters

Syria opposition spurns U.S., Russia invites to protest the international silence over destruction of Aleppo by Syrian missile strikes - Reuters

Explosions in Syria's Aleppo kill at least 12: activists - Toronto Star

FSA Chief says Assad must step down and there must be trials of security-force commanders - washingtonpost.com

VIDEOS: Jabhat al-Nusra releases videos of its deadliest attacks in Syria - The Observers

VIDEO: Chechen Commander AbdulKarimov of Jubhat Al Nusra Killed in Syria - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Report: Foreign Jihadis Infiltrate Syria and Fight in an Islamist-Infested Syrian Revolution - LiveLeak.com

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Reports: Qatar Ready to Pay $5 Million to Free Lebanese Held in Aazaz by the Syrian rebels — Naharnet

Israel closely watching what weapons are being sent to Syria’s rebels - NewsObserver.com

Poll Shows Weak Support For Turkey’s Syria Policies - Al-Monitor

Syria: Difficult to Read New Kurdish-FSA Alliance - Al-Monitor

VIDEO: Christians, threatened by Syrian war, flee to Lebanon - CBS News

 

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Syria News - Feb 22

 

 

Syria car bomb leaves at least 53 dead, 235 injured, officials say - latimes.com

Syrian National Coalition denounces Damascus "terrorist" bombing - NOW

Syria urges UNSC to condemn "terrorist" blasts in Damascus - KUNA

Moscow Calls for West to Pressure Extremists in Syria to Stop Terrorist Acts - Friends of Syria

VIDEO: Syria Car Bombing Kills Children in Damascus - ABC News

VIDEO: Dozens dead in central Damascus bombing, People reactions - Al Jazeera

VIDEO: Blast in Damascus (raw footage) - YouTube

PHOTOS: In Photos: 53 Killed In Damascus Car Bomb -- VosIzNeias.com

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Armenian Christian martyred, One of the terrorists shot point blank at the cross tearing open the man’s chest - Fides

Christians in Syria Being Targeted for Kidnapping By Islamic Extremists - aina.org

Bus Passengers Kidnapped in Idleb Released - SANA

Jihadists from Caucasus arrive in Syria - The Times of Israel

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Syrian National Coalition says Assad cannot be part of any 'political solution' for Syria, but does not call for his ousting - GlobalPost

Syrian Opposition Leader May Visit Russia in Early March - RIA Novosti

There is a chance to end war in Syria - Arab League chief - Voice of Russia

Lavrov and Kerry to meet next week — RT Russian politics

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Syrian rebels attack Hezbollah's positions in Lebanon: FSA commander - hurriyetdailynews

Lebanon FM: Lebanese in Syrian Territories Defended Themselves against Attacks - almanar

Syria War Spurs US Military Aid To Lebanon - Al-Monitor

Iraq shuts down 3 illegal tunnels used to smuggle arms to Syria - Al-Shorfa

 

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Syria News - Feb 21

 

Russia and the Arab League offer to broker talks between the Syrian government and the opposition - Reuters

Russia Urges Syria to Respond to Opposition’s Talks Offer - Bloomberg

Israel Not Pushing Obama to Arm Syrian Rebels - Inter Press Service

Britain's Hague discusses Syria war in Qatar - Ahram Online

Saudi Arabia, Qatar press for more help to Syrian rebels - Reuters

$100m Qatar aid to Syrian opposition - thepeninsulaqatar.com

Libya transporting weapons and fighters to Syria - phantomreport.com

Analysis: Who just started arming Syria rebels? - NOW

Female Syrian refugees in Turkey being sold to Arab states: Turkish politician - PressTV

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Hezbollah Announces Alert after Members Killed in Nusra Front Attack on Border Town — Naharnet

FSA gives Hezbollah 48-hour ultimatum to stop intervention in Syria (VIDEO) - alarabiya.net

Lebanese, Syrian officials indicted in bomb plot targeting Syrian rebels and weapons smugglers - Yahoo! News

Lebanese Druze Leaders Divided on Syria - Al-Monitor

News Agencies Claim Israeli Drone Downed by Syria near the Lebanese Border - The Jewish Press

Lebanon braces for spillover from Syrian civil war - UPI.com

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Syrian footballer killed by rebels in Damascus stadium mortar attack - guardian.co.uk

VIDEO: Rebel Mortar attack kills footballer, injures several in Syrian capital - LiveLeak.com 

Syrian regime says Aleppo airport is 'safe' and under army control despite rebel offensive - Fox News

Yesterday's Aleppo missile blast wounded Syrian rebel commander, killed or wounded other fighters: activists - Reuters

Chechen commander leads Muhajireen Brigade in Syria, A jihadist group that fights alongside the Al Nusrah Front - The Long War Journal

Ex-Guantanamo detainee reportedly killed in Syria - The Long War Journal

Deciphering the Jihadist Presence in Syria: An Analysis of Martyrdom Notices - CTC

 

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Syria News - Feb 20

 

More Russian warships head to Syria in show of power - latimes.com

Russia opposes referring Syrians to ICC now: official - Reuters

Lavrov: Moscow, Washington Stress Necessity of Negotiations between the Government and Opposition- SANA

VIDEO (Russian): Russia, US ready to mediate in Syria peace talks – Lavrov - RT Free Video

Qatar criticises EU over Syria arms embargo - guardian.co.uk

Assad: I will stay in Damascus and continue my work as ophthalmologist, even if I won't be president -  Ynetnews

Moaz Khatib warned Turkey against military intervention in Syria - Kurdpress News Aganecy

What the Syrian death tolls really tell us - guardian.co.uk

Iraq greenlights gas pipeline deal with Iran, Syria - hurriyetdailynews

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Activists say Syrian missile strike kills at least 19 in Aleppo - Newser

VIDEO: Aftermath of missile attack on Aleppo - YouTube

Al Nusra Headquarters Stormed By Syrian Army In Aleppo - Real Syria Updates

Aleppo Jihadists “whip” a media activist who did not mention al-Nusra Front in his report - Friends of Syria

Rebels shell Assad Damascus palace causing material damage near an hospital - NOW

Syrian rebel fighters threaten to hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon - The Washington Post

Lebanese delegation meets with Syria kidnappers - THE DAILY STAR

Gazans Joining Jihadist Groups in Syria - Algemeiner.com

Danish jihadist reported dead in Syria - The Copenhagen Post

VIDEO: Syrian rebels cut off citizens' heads in Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: 20-minutes documentary on the atrocities committed by Syrian rebels - Firstpost

VIDEO: Syrian army barbarically beats detainees - YouTube

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Islamists and Kurds End Hostilities, Agree to complete withdrawal of military forces from Ras Al Ain — Naharnet

VIDEO: Syrian Kurds and FSA reach peace agreement - YouTube

 

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Syria News - Feb 18

Syria News - Feb 15

 

 

Syria Gunmen Kidnap 40 Shiite Civilians, Mostly Women and Children - Naharnet

Christians Squeezed Out by Rebels Fighters in North Syria - NYTimes.com

Armenia tries to help as Christian Armenians flee Syria - usatoday

Negotiation continuing between Syria Kurds and the opposition - Kurdpress News Aganecy

Can the Kurds protect their oil fields in Syrian Kurdistan? - Rudaw

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New Syria peace plan circulated in UN: Saudi daily - Yahoo! News Maktoob

US shifting stance on Syria: Russian official - RIA Novosti

Syrian Opposition Denies Leader's Plan to Visit Moscow - RIA Novosti

Syria National Coalition to visit regions under control of opposition, to discuss possibility of a political initiative -  Anadolu Agency

Syria may have moved chemical weapons - CNN.com Blogs

Russian Military Source: Syria Received Panzer-C1 Air Defense Systems- SANA

Syria: UN official concerned over news of journalist’s death in government detention - United Nations News Centre

VIDEO: Secretary of State Kerry with Jordan FM, comments on Syria, North Korea - YouTube

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Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate seizes control of another town - The Long War Journal

Iranian Guards commander Shateri killed in Syria - Reuters

Shateri: Iran’s Regional Point Man, He controlled funds amounting to $200 million a year - Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)

FSA to seize Mikati’s assets in Syria for supporting Assad - Ya Libnan

Along Turkey's Border, Smugglers Supply Syrian Refugees And Rebels - worldcrunch.com

Syrian rebels loot artifacts to raise money for fight against Assad - The Washington Post

VIDEO: MIG Fighter Jet Downed in Idlib (As It Happened) - YouTube

 

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Syria News - Feb 14

 

 

Russian arms exporter says supplies to Syria will go on - Reuters

Syrian foreign minister, rebel chief to visit Moscow - NOW

In Speech, Obama Tempers Expectations of Syria’s Future - NYTimes.com

Kerry seeks to change Assad's thinking on remaining in power, says his priority is to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict - Houston Chronicle

Qatar to hand over Syrian Embassy to rebel Syrian National Coalition - Washington Times

Tehran mocks of rumors about sending its fighters to Syria - breakingnews.sy

Lebanese Energy Ministry denies providing fuel to Syria - NOW

Lebanese protesters block fuel shipments to Syria - Yahoo! News

Jordanian activists back Assad - Ynetnews

PLO seeks to neutralize Palestinian refugee camps from Syria's internal conflict - Bahrain News Agency

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Kidnappings, rapes, and trafficking of Syrian refugees, Minorities have become an easy target for criminals and terrorists - Fides

Syria official warns of trafficking in antiquities - Kentucky.com

Al Nusrah Front, FSA overrun another Syrian military base (VIDEO) - The Long War Journal

Syria's Al Qaeda-linked militants gain hearts by providing food to Syria's population - The National

Ahrar al-Sham jihadists emerge from shadows in north Syria - Yahoo! News Maktoob

Syrian Civil War Grounded To A Stalemate - IDN-InDepthNewss

Fragile cease-fire between rebels and government holds in besieged town (VIDEO) - CNN.com

Salafi Movement in Jordan Admits Six of its Members Killed in Syria- SANA

Maghreb jihadists flock to Syria - Magharebia.com

Egyptian activist killed in combat in Syria - Ahram Online

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Arabs, Turkey Want to Control Serekaniye for Strategic Advantage, Kurdish Leader Says - Rudaw.net - English 

Iraq’s Kurdistan launches donation campaign as Syrian refugees reach 90,000 (video) - PressTV

 

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Syria News - Feb 13

 

Syrian minister offers to meet opposition leader overseas - guardian.co.uk

VIDEO: Syrian Minister Ready To Talk To Opposition Leader - YouTube

Syrian Opposition Member Says Solution Political, Not Military - Al-Monitor

Ban Ki-moon Urges Syria to Accept Opposition Talks Offer — Naharnet

Lavrov: Russia, Algeria advocate political, diplomatic settlement in Syria, Mali - Interfax

Lavrov: Russia, South Africa Have Same Stance on Settling Crisis in Syria - SANA

Saudi FM: World must allow Syrians to 'defend themselves - NOW

Homs' displaced residents begin to return after the Syrian army is back in control of much of the city - guardian.co.uk

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Syria opposition group says it was target of Turkey bus blast — www.reuters.com 

BDP leader Demirtaş harshly criticizes gov't Syria policy - todayszaman

VIDEO: Car Bombing At Turkey-Syria Border On Live Camera - LiveLeak.com

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Al Nusrah front spearheads capture of Syrian dam, claims suicide assault (VIDEO) - The Long War Journal

'Islamist factions' seize Syrian airbase (VIDEO) - The Long War Journal

After Muslim rebels seize two priests in Aleppo, there are fears for their life - Asia News

Armed men "behead" statue of one of the greatest Arab poets known for his criticism of Islam and other religions - NOW

PHOTO: Rebels behead the statue of a famous poet - breakingnews.sy

Tension rises in rebel Syria between jihadists, locals - .globalpost.com

“Beautiful” Syria revolt marred by corruption, rebel leader says - NOW

Yemeni Jihadists to Syria via Turkey - Nasser Arrabyee

Six Jordanian ‘jihadists’ killed in Syria - The Jordan Times

VIDEO: First Images Of Grad Rockets Used By The Syrian Opposition -Brown Moses Blog

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Syria's Kurds and the Struggle for Oil, Technically the majority of oil fields in northern Syria are in Kurdish hands - The National Interest

Fuel, food aid draw Iraq, Syria Kurds closer - Reuters

VIDEO: Kurdish YPG making gains in Syrian Civil War - YouTube

VIDEO: Kobani Kurdish Demo for Syrian Kurds - YouTube

 

 

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Syria News - Feb 9

 

 

White House defends decision not to arm Syrian rebels - AFP

U.N. Diplomat Jeffrey Feltman on Syria: "Perhaps that locked door to negotiations is starting to be unlocked" - Reuters

Bogdanov: The Only Solution to Crisis in Syria Is through Dialogue with the Participation of All- SANA

Damascus “Open” to Khatib’s Dialogue Initiative, Interview with Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Qadri Jamil - Al Akhbar English

UN refugee agency says 5,000 fleeing Syria daily in 'full-on crisis' - Fox News

UN: Water supplies in war-hit Syria cut by a third - NOW

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Melkite Patriarch: Thousand Christians were killed and some twenty churches destroyed - NOW

The Silent Exodus of Syria’s Christians - National Review Online

Report: Christians Between The Barbed Wire - betweenthebarbedwire.com

Activists: Car bomb at Syrian military factory killed 54 workers, included 11 women - Irish Examiner

Syria: how jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra is taking over Aleppo - Telegraph

Spy chief: Dozens of Dutch citizens have travelled to Syria to join 'jihad' - montrealgazette.com

Information on Belgian-Made Weapons Used by Terrorists in Syria Ignite Controversy in Belgium- SANA

VIDEO: Jabhat al-Nusra's Growing Popularity in Syria - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Syrian soldiers cursing and playing with the corpse of a rebel - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian soldiers beating some people in a field - LiveLeak.com

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Negotiations Fail Between Kurds And Syrian Opposition - Al-Monitor

Kurdish Opposition Leader Says ‘Turkey Wants to Harm the Kurdish Cause’ in Syria - Rudaw.net - English

VIDEO: Kurdish YPG forces take over parts of Aleppo - LiveLeak.com

 

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Syria News - Feb 8

 

 

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation calls for a peaceful resolution to the Syrian conflict through "serious dialogue" between the regime and its foes - NOW

VIDEO; Muslim leaders urge Syria dialogue - euronews, world news

Egypt's Morsi hopes for Syria ceasefire 'soon' - Morocco World News

Ahmadinejad urges negotiations, elections in Syria - hurriyetdailynews.com

Moscow Welcomes the Syrian Opposition's Readiness for Dialogue- SANA

Syrian opposition chief demands regime release women prisoners or he'll scrap offer of talks - Fox News

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Pentagon leaders favored arming Syrian rebels, A position that put them directly at odds with the White House - The Washington Post

VIDEO: Panetta, Dempsey testify that supported arming Syria rebels - YouTube

Damascus Repels Another Rebel Attack, Nusra’s call was backed by the various factions of the FSA - Al Akhbar English

Kurdish militias proliferating in Syria, Calling for greater autonomy - NYTimes.com

Exponential Increase' in Kidnappings of Christians Occurring in Syria - Fides

Tentative Jihad: Syria’s Fundamentalist Opposition - International Crisis Group

Kuwait, 'the back office of logistical support' for Syria's rebels - The National

The Syrian Islamic Front: A New Extremist Force - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

VIDEO: Syrian rebels burning Jobar's central Mosque : Damascus - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Fighting rages in Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus - YouTube

VIDEO: FSA Rebels run back to Turkey after Syrian Soldiers go after them - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Rebels in Syria cry: We have been dying for three days - Liveleak.com

VIDEO: Shell targets FSA child during interview - YouTube

VIDEO: Latakia countryside: a tour of the training camps for national defense committees - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO:  Soldiers beating rebel on bus - LiveLeak.com

 

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Syria News - Feb 7

 

Arab League Backs Syrian Opposition Call For Dialogue With The Regime - Israel National News

Islamic Summit Opens With Calls for Syrian Dialogue - NYTimes.com

Syria govt assign two senior officials to reach out to the political opposition - Globaltimes.cn

Elements in Syrian Opposition Call on Alkhatib to Resign - Asharq Alawsat English Mobile

Syria's domestic opponent supports exiled opposition's call for dialogue with gov't - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Syrian opposition group to open New York, Washington offices - Reuters

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Heavy fighting breaks out in Syrian capital, while two car bombs kill 19, activists say - Fox News

Islamists Fighting Kurds in Syria Admit to Turkish Military Support - Rudaw.net - English

Syria rebels train 'killing machine' teenagers - AFP

VIDEO; FSA recruiting and training child soldiers - YouTube

VIDEO: Kurdish Army ready to protect Syrian Kurds ! - YouTube

VIDEO: Rebel Threatening Opposition Chief Moath Khatib - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian rebels Whipping Women for Supporting President Assad - YouTube

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Nearly 800,000 refugees flee fighting in Syria, US officials say - Fox News

State Department won’t disperse aid through the Syrian opposition - The Cable

US ambassador says Obama's 1st Israel visit to address Iran, Syria and Palestinians - AP

US condemns Turkey's 'inflammatory comments' on Israel attack to Syria - The Times of Israel

Israel boosts defenses along Syria, Lebanon borders - Reuters

 

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Syria News - Feb 5

 

Syria opposition heads wants to talks to Assad's deputy - globalpost.com

US backs Syrian opposition leader's call for talks - globalpost.com

Turkey says Syrian opposition should not be pressured into talks with Assad regime - Washington Post

Two Russian hostages, one Italian freed in Syria: Moscow - Yahoo! News

Aleppo bishop speaks out against Christian kidnappings - globalpost.com

New protests of the Christians of Syria against the scourge of kidnapping - Fides Service

Religious minorities: ‘We’re all losing in this battle’ over Syria | The Desert Sun

Abbas to send delegation to Damascus to take up Palestinian refugee plight in Syria : Voice of Russia

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White House rebuffed Clinton-Petraeus plan to arm Syrian rebels: report | Reuters

Clinton: Syrian rebels getting ‘messages’ from Pakistan region known as Qaeda haven - Washington Post

Al-Nusra Front: Seeking a Lebanese Base in Ain al-Hilweh | Al Akhbar English

Syrian Islamist groups announce they would unite - pietervanostaeyen

Terrorists Assassinate Former MP Ibrahim Azzouz, His Wife and 2 Daughters - Real Syria Updates

Syria: Horrific 6 Hour Torture of Kidnapped Civilian by Syrian rebels (PHOTO) - Real Syria Updates

VIDEO: Syrian rebels decapitate civilian - LiveLeak.com

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Syria’s National Defense Forces: New Style of Fight against Insurgents - .almanar.com

VIDEO: New Syrian paramilitary organization, National Defense Forces - LiveLeak.com

 

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