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No Eid ceasefire for Syria: Car bomb rocks Damascus killing children, fighting rages at checkpoints (PHOTOS, VIDEO) — RT

General Command of the Syrian Army: Terrorist Groups Continued Committing Breaches of Ceasefire on Friday Afternoon - SANA, Syria

In Aleppo, Syria cease-fire was short-lived - CSMonitor.com

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Was Syrian weapons shipment factor in ambassador’s Benghazi visit? - Fox News

Benghazi Blowback Confirmed: US Intel Confirms Attack Linked to Pipeline of Libyan Jihadis to Syria - Daily Kos

US intel believes some Benghazi attackers tied to al Qaeda in Iraq – CNN.com Blogs

The Benghazi Suspect in the Ambassador Killing Was Headed to Syria - emptywheel

Glen Doherty, Former Navy SEAL Killed in Libya, Was on Intel Mission to Track Weapons - ABC News

Syrian rebels squabble over weapons as biggest shipload arrives from Libya - The Times

Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to C.I.A. Efforts - NYTimes.com

Ambassador Stevens warned of Islamic extremism before Benghazi consulate attack - Washington Times

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Syria Declares Eid Cease-Fire Through Monday - voa

US urges Syria, rebels to respect ceasefire - NOW Lebanon

Turkey's border towns want Syria truce - Al Jazeera English

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Russia suggests U.S. coordinating arms supplies to Syria rebels, State Department spokeswoman says the latest Russian suggestion is "ludicrous" - Reuters

The Qatar Conundrum: The Emirate That Arms Syria’s Rebels Also Embraces Hamas - TIME.com

VIDEO: FSA scored some new toys: RPG-26 and RPG-27 - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Lebanese Politician: Thousands of Missiles Will Rain Down on Turkey If It Intervenes in Syria - YouTube

Iraqi Shiites brace for violence amid Syria fears - AP

Russia, Peru and Ecuador join voices on Syria - Voice of Russia

Any military intervention in the Middle East to result in global chaos: Brzezinski - Voice of Russia

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The Orthodox priest kidnapped in Damascus found dead, "His body was horribly tortured and his eyes gouged out" - Fides Service

Pastor and Family Executed in Syria - Christian News

Syria Crisis: Foreign Fighters Worry And Boost Syrian Rebels - ap

Syria crisis: Discord grows between Islamist and secular rebels - BBC

VIDEO: Syrian rebels destroying cannabis and marijuana - LiveLeak.com

Militants Assault the Residents in al-Ashrafia area of Aleppo - Friends of Syria

Syria and the Myth of the Peaceful Start of the Protests - SyriaNews

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Final decision on ceasefire Thursday, says Syria - NOW Lebanon

Syria rebels say will cease fire if government does so first - NOW Lebanon

Islamic militant group Al Nusra rejects truce - AP

Damascus car bomb kills six: state TV - chicagotribune.com

Syrian ministry tells UN “armed terrorist groups” responsible for Douma massacre - NOW Lebanon

VIDEO: Douma Massacre - YouTube

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Aleppo business leaders targeted by Syrian rebels - alarabiya

Russian Church Highlights Persecution of Christians in Syria - RIA Novosti

VIDEO: Russian Orthodox Church Fears for Christians in Syria - Video Dailymotion

VIDEO: Testimony of Syrian Woman about FSA Practices - YouTube

VIDEO: Members of FSA al-Tawhid Brigade in Aleppo Pray Before Battle for Islam to Prevail in Syria, Kill All the Enemies of God - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Creation of 4 Al Qaeda terror groups on the outskirts of Damascus - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: FSA Toys"R"Us Brigade formation - LiveLeak.com

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Syrian Rebels Have US Stinger Missiles: Russian General - RIA Novosti

U.S. not supplying Stinger missiles to Syrian rebels: Pentagon - chicagotribune.com

VIDEO: Syria: Turkish Aselsan Stinger (Atılgan PMADS) downs Russian MIG-23 - YouTube

Many Turks Concerned with Erdogan's Syria Policy - voa

VIDEO: Iraq PM Maliki's Reaction to Syria - PBS

Obama administration open to bilateral talks with Iran - UPI.com

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VIDEO: Obama and Romney disagree on arming Syrian rebels - 9news.com

Turks say no to Syria intervention if Assad falls, Fifty-one percent believe that Turkey must “remain impartial without favoring any side" - AFP

Turkish opposition party chief opposes military intervention in Syria in WSJ article - todayszaman

Turkey lobbies for a proposal to bypass UNSC deadlock over Syria - todayszaman

Senior US commander in Ankara for talks on Syria, PKK - todayszaman

Did Erdogan and Putin talked in raised voice on Syria? - kavkazcenter.com 

Lavrov: Russia Demands That Turkey Acknowledge Publicly that Syrian Plane Forced to Land in Turkey Didn't Carry Any Weapons- SANA

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Erbil Agreement Yet to be Fully Implemented in Syrian Kurdistan - Rudaw

Lawmaker Claims Syrian Kurds Trained in Iraqi Kurdistan - Al-Monitor

Hashemi: Iran supplying Assad through ground convoys - The Cable

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Syria’s SNC chief shows no optimism over Brahimi’s call for Eid al-Adha truce - alarabiya

Syria rebel military councils pessimistic on mediator's ceasefire plan - Reuters

U.N. plans for Syria peacekeeping force if ceasefire holds - alarabiya

Vatican peace delegation to visit Syria “as soon as possible" - NOW Lebanon

The Maronite Archbishop of Damascus: questions, fears and prayers of the Christians of Syria after the car bomb massacre of Bab Touma - Agenzia Fides

Lavrov: President al-Assad Enjoys the Support of the Majority of Syrian People, he is the guarantee of the safety of minorities - SANA

Kofi Annan: Paul Ryan ‘dead wrong’ on Syria - Foreign Policy

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Jordanian soldier killed fighting militants crossing into Syria - NOW Lebanon

1st pay day for Syrian rebels in Aleppo, they are now paid $150 per month - AFP

Syrian rebels worried al-Qaeda infiltrating rebellion - USAToday

Damascus vigilantes vow to defend turf, Pro-regime community defence groups are springing up - FT.com

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Baghdad to investigate Syrian Kurds training in Kurdistan Region - Kurdpress News Aganecy

Kurdish National Council Prepares for Second Convention - Rudaw

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U.N. envoy Brahimi meets Assad and urges unilateral ceasefires by both sides - alarabiya

Assad tells Syria envoy arms flows to rebels must stop - Reuters

U.S. endorses Syria Eid ceasefire call - Chicago Tribune

VIDEO: Kofi Annan: Syria Military Intervention Won't Work - huffingtonpost

VIDEO: At least 13 killed, dozens injured in Damascus car bombing amid UN peace envoy visit - RT

Car bomb explodes at French hospital in Syria's Aleppo - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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Jordan disrupts major al-Qaeda terrorist plot, the group had amassed a stockpile of explosives and weapons from Syrian battlefields - The Washington Post

US sets $12 million reward for 2 al-Qaida members, they use an “extensive network of Kuwaiti jihadist donors” to send money and fighters via Turkey to Syria - VOA

70 Britons ready to join jihad in Syria - The Sunday Times

The Popular preacher leading an armed gang of jihadis in Syria - Telegraph

Syria: Terrorists Violated a Shia Muslim Girl, Left Her Bare in StreeT - abna

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Behead an Already Dead Syrian Pilot - Firstpost

VIDEO: Syrian rebel comments 'we beheaded Syrian soldiers' - hator-Ra!

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VIDEO: Clashes in Beirut as security chief mourners attempt to storm govt HQ - RT

Report: Turkish retaliatory fire has killed 12 Syrian soldiers - todayszaman

Turkey makes case for buffer zone in Syria with dim hopes of success - Xinhua

Syria strife tests Turkish Alawites - Al Jazeera English

Turkish unions, parties against Erdogan anti-Syria policies - PressTV 

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Beirut car bomb kills top official, 7 others - cbsnews.com

VIDEO: Al Jazeera interviews Lebanon's information minister - YouTube

VIDEO: Lebanon blast- Eight die in Beirut car bombing - YouTube

VIDEO: Bomb Blast in Beirut, Lebanon (raw footage) - YouTube

VIDEO: Syria Spillover: Lebanon Border battle rages as arms smugglers cash in on chaos - YouTube

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UN and Arab League chiefs urge Eid truce in Syria - NOW Lebanon

Syria wants calm situation, dialogue, spokesperson says - NOW Lebanon

Syrian opposition group supports Eid al-Adha ceasefire - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Pope Allies With the Ayatollahs In a New Syria Mediation Effort - Al-Monitor

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Al Nusrah Front states it commanded Free Syrian Army unit, 'Chechen emigrants,' in assault on Syrian air defense base - The Long War Journal

Rivalry sends Syrian rebels into disarray - FT.com

US State Department: Al-Qaeda sends money and fighters via Turkey to Syria - todayszaman

Turkey pounds Syria in response to shells — RT

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Emails said to reveal dismay among Al-Jazeera staff over its “biased and unprofessional” coverage of Syria - al-akhbar

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Iran and Turkey Join Syria Peace Envoy in Truce Call - NYTimes.com

VIDEO: Syria Opposition: "Sneaky Dictator Assad Cannot Be Trusted to Honor Eid Ceasefire" - YouTube

SNC Opposes Role for Assad Officials in Transition - Al-Monitor

Brahimi says Syria temporary ceasefire may form “real truce" - NOW Lebanon

VIDEO: Interview with Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo, Syria - YouTube

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Syrian Military’s Bombing Attack Kills Dozens - NYTimes.com

VIDEO: Syrian Military’s Bombing Attack - YouTube

Russian S-400s relocated near Turkey. Hizballah shifts units, rockets into Syria - DEBKAfile

Turkey ‘Admits’ Russian Air Cargo Legal - RIA Novosti

In split between neighbours, Sunnis besiege 2 Shiite villages, showing Syria's divides - calgaryherald.com

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Syrian rebels said to cut deals for arms from extremists - CNN.com Blogs

Missiles for Syrian rebels: Smuggled Manpads may end up in extremist hands - RT

Jordan arrests Qaeda's Zarqawi cousins on way back from Syria - Ahram Online

British gang of Muslims waging war in Syria 'pose threat to UK' - Telegraph

VIDEO: British Jihadists Going To Syria For Jihad - YouTube

The Syrian opposition's fanatical factions: a fool's guide - Al Bawaba

VIDEO: Captured Rebels in Aleppo Syria with Child Soldier - LiveLeak.com

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Syria envoy says bloodshed could engulf Middle East, pitching Sunnis against Shi'ites - Reuters

VIDEO: UN envoy warns of Syria crisis spillover - YouTube

Syrian regime and opponents consider Brahimi ceasefire proposal - BBC News 

If Syrian regime abides with ceasefire so does SNC: Seyda - Anadolu Agency

Pro-Hezbollah fighters and rebels clashing in Lebanon-Syria border, residents say - NOW Lebanon

PKK vow 'reprisal' if Turkey attacks Syrian Kurds - AFP

Iraq Intends to Deploy Troops in North of Country to Avoid Turkish Army’s Military Operations- turkishweekly.net

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France Reiterates Syria Cluster Bomb Charge -RIA Novosti

VIDEO: New Cluster Bomb Videos - Brown Moses Blog

Putin: Only the U.N. Security Council could restrict Russian weapons sales abroad - Reuters

Saudi Arabia, Qatar clash over funding Salafists vs Muslim Brotherhood in Syria - breakingnews

Syrian rebels may have acquired surface-to-air missiles - Telegraph

VIDEO: Helicopter explodes in the sky - LiveLeak.com

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Syria: Assad regime ready to explore four day truce - Telegraph

Exiled opposition would welcome any Syria truce, SNC leader says - NOW Lebanon

Erdoğan meets Ahmadinejad seeking to bridge widening gap over Syria, moots three-way regional talks between Egypt, Turkey and Iran - chicagotribune.com

No sign of Syria-Turkey war: U.S. Ambassador - hurriyetdailynews

US says Turkey needs urgent help on Syrian refugees, It has exceeded 100,000 - todayszaman

Pope sending delegation, including NY cardinal, to Damascus to express solidarity with Syrians - Fox News

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UN: Islamists Threaten to Radicalize Syrian War - ABC News

Divided Syrian rebels agree on joint leadership, It will include secular and Islamist groups - www.reuters.com

Iraqi Shia militants fight for Syria's Assad, "We formed the Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas brigade which includes 500 Iraqi, Syrian and some other nationalities" - REUTERS

Syria: Rebels losing support in Aleppo - GlobalPost

Rebels in Syria's largest city of Aleppo mostly poor, pious and from rural backgrounds - Fox News

Jihadists' Rise in Arab World Threatens Region's Stability - AP

Holy Warriors, A field guide to Syria's jihadi groups - Foreign Policy

Are Foreign Jihadists Gaining Influence Inside the Syrian Rebel Forces? - The Daily Beast

European Muslims hoping to fight in Syria's rebellion raise new fears - Fox News

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Abuse Body of Executed Civilian - Crimes Against Humanity - YouTube

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VIDEO: Syria Denies Cluster Bomb Allegations - VOA

VIDEO: Russia: No confirmation Soviet cluster bombs used in Syria - YouTube

Ankara insists intercepted Syrian plane carried "war equipment" - NOW Lebanon

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New US intelligence: Syrian rebels don’t have the numbers to win, The revised figure appears to be around 30,000 fighters - DEBKAfile

Syrian rebels' war machine funded by looted historical artifacts - Money Jihad

Heat-Seeking Missiles in Syria: The SA-7 in Action with Rebels - NYTimes.com

Syrian army corpses mark rebel attack on missile base - NOW Lebanon

Al-Arabiya: Bodies of Hezbollah fighters arrive from Syria to Lebanon - NOW Lebanon

Syrian rebels “kidnap” Ukrainian journalist - NOW Lebanon

VIDEO: Shoot down of a Libyan plane in 2011, published in 2012 in Syria - YouTube

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UN peace envoy to Syria denies plans to deploy 3,000 peacekeeping troops, calls for a temporary ceasefire - RT

UN envoy mulls Syria peacekeepers, SNC says- NOW Lebanon

Qatar Says Any Syria Peacekeeping Mission Must Have Enough Members, Equipment - Naharnet

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FSA chief hits back at Hezbollah, says group involved in Syrian fighting - NOW Lebanon

FSA says it killed 60 Hezbollah fighters - Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)

Nasrallah denies reports that Hizbullah commander and fighters were killed while fighting alongside the Syrian regime - Naharnet

Syrian Opposition Head: Hizbullah Must Reconsider Positions, Prepare for Post-Assad Phase - Naharnet

Hezbollah emerges as new threat for Syria rebels - The Australian

Hezbollah’s Qassem calls on Hariri to “stop arming” Syrian rebels - saidaonline.com

Hezbollah foes say support for Assad puts Lebanon at risk - Reuters

Syrian regime supporters stage Beirut rally - NOW Lebanon

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Murder 8 Syrian Workers Returning on a Bus from Lebanon - YouTube

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How rent-a-mob jihadis are tormenting a benighted Christian minority in Bashar al-Assad's Syria - The Independent

The Alawites and the Future of Syria - Gatestone Institute

YPG establishes third Kurdish brigade in Kobanê in Syrian Kurdistan - ekurd

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Al-Qaida poised for resurgence, Fall of Syria could trigger major expansion - wnd.com

Hijacking a Rebellion: New Trends in al-Qaeda Tactics - Praemon

Warning: Jihadist fighting in Syria may return to U.S. and U.K., At the heart of it all is Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries because that is where the money comes from - BIZPAC Review

The Times: British Terrorists Killed in Syria Were Gunmen who Attacked Syrian Army, Not Journalists - SANA

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Turkey closes airspace to Syrian civilian flights after similar move by Damascus - RT

Turkey Dismisses Security Dialog with Syria - RIA Novosti

Report: Russians aboard intercepted Syrian plane were state agents - todayszaman

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VIDEOS: Cluster bombs used by the Syrian Army - Brown Moses Blog

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Erdogan calls for UN security council reform over failure to pressure Syria - guardian.co.uk

VIDEO: Turkey's PM attacks UN security council on Syria – guardian.co.uk

The pro-war lobby rallies in Turkey - todayszaman

Turkey Moves Tanks to 250 Hilltops Overlooking Syria - Bloomberg

VIDEO: Turkey Moves 250 Tanks to Hilltops Overlooking Syria - YouTube

Analysts: Chances of Syria war engulfing wider region growing, but Turkey wading in probably wouldn’t help the rebels - nationalpost.com

For Erdogan quarrel with Assad is one thing, Putin another - Yahoo! News

VIDEO: Intercepted: First video aboard Syria-bound plane diverted by Turkey - YouTube

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UN peace envoy draws up plan for 3,000 strong peacekeeping force in Syria - Telegraph

VIDEO: Rebel fighters 'capture' 250 Syrian soldiers - Al Jazeera

VIDEO: Assad Fighter Jet Shot Down over Aleppo City - YouTube

VIDEO: FSA Assault Air Defence Base - YouTube

VIDEO: FSA captures yet another Syrian Assad army outpost near Maaret Numan - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Syria Assad Soldiers Surrender in Al Zeinah - YouTube

Syrian soldiers take shelter in Turkey as they escaped from opposition- todayszaman

VIDEO: Rebels massacre number of policemen, throw them in the river - YouTube

VIDEO: Terrorists in Syria Decapitate Injured Soldier - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Terrorist: Thanks to our Rockets, We Will Establish State of Islam in Syria - LiveLeak.com

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Qaeda linked Nusra Front joins rebels to seize missile base near Syria's largest city, activists say - Fox News

VIDEO: Nusra Front captures SAA Air Defence Base + Radar + AA Missiles + Scuds - LiveLeak.com

Pro-Government Syrians See Larger Sectarian Forces at Play - VOA

Director of Aleppo’s University hospital assassinated by Syrian rebels - islamicinvitationturkey

VIDEOS: Cluster Bomb Usage Rises Significantly Across Syria - Brown Moses Blog

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VIDEO: Biden and Ryan clash on Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian plane grounded by Turkey carried radar equipment, no weapons: Lavrov - RT

Turkey Scrambles Fighter Planes To Syrian Border - Huffington Post

Report: Syria Deploys Missiles near Border with Lebanon, in case Turkey uses Lebanese territories to attack it - Naharnet

Qatar calls UN to back arming Syrian opposition, no-fly zone -  Ahram Online

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Turkish PM says Syrian plane was carrying Russian-made munitions - todayszaman

Russian arms export source says its arms not on Syrian plane, Moscow says “the lives and safety of the passengers were placed under threat” - The Globe and Mail

VIDEO: 'We were handcuffed at gunpoint' - flight engineer of Syria-bound plane - YouTube

VIDEO: Four beaten when masked men boarded Syria-bound plane' - attendant - YouTube

Syria: Erdogan keeps lying over plane, The information ministry challenged Erdogan to show the alleged weapons seized - PressTV

US Warned Turkey of Weapons on Syrian Plane - Israel National News

Syria-Turkey dialogue needed to resolve conflict -- Lavrov - Armenian News | Tert.am

No arms being smuggled into Syria via Iraq, Maliki says - Now Lebanon

Hezbollah denies sending fighters into Syria - Reuters

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VIDEO: Syria's FSA 'splintering into factions': Interview with the FSA Chief - YouTube

Syria's Islamist rebels join forces against Assad, form the "Front to Liberate Syria" - Reuters

Syrian opposition conference postponed until November - Voice of Russia

Eight Syrian workers die in rebel attack on bus at Lebanon border - Now Lebanon

French terror cell allegedly planned trip to Syria - Fox News

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U.S. Military Sent to Jordan on Syria Crisis - NYTimes.com

VIDEO: US Forces Deployed On Jordan-Syria Border Leon Panetta Confirms - YouTube

Iraqi PM: Turkey not threatened by Syria, don't overblow war or drag in NATO — RT

Turkey Seizes Cargo from Syrian Plane Forced to Land in Ankara - VOA Breaking News

First formal displaced persons camp opens inside Syria near the Turkish border - Now Lebanon

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Muslim  Brotherhood: The proposal that VP al-Sharaa leads the transitional phase is a satisfactory solution to both sides, the opposition and Assad's regime - Al Monitor

Syrian National Council will in a 'matter of days' set up in a rebel-controlled area inside Syria - Sky News

Syria's main opposition bloc to restructure, seek new impetus - Reuters

Chaos among Syrian rebels allows jihadists to thrive - alarabiya.net

A Shadow State in Lebanon for the Syrian Opposition - Al Akhbar English

Syrian rebels battle attack army in landmark Aleppo mosque- Now Lebanon

VIDEO: al-Qaeda Terrorists Target Aleppo Christians via Mortar Rounds - LIVELEAK

VIDEO: Terrorists Massacre Civilians in a Bus in Al Ramosi in the name of Jihad - LIVELEAK

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NATO vows to back Turkey in Syria clashes. Is a broader war likely? - CSMonitor.com

Turkey deploys fighter jets to reinforce base at southern border with Syria and Iraq— www.timesofisrael.com

Maliki in Russia for huge arms deal and Syria agreement, stands against the logic of overthrowing the regime by force - AFP

Iraq helps keep Syria fueled, The Iraqi Oil Ministry made deliveries worth of $14 million in June and July - UPI.com

Iran aids Syria in tracking opposition via electronic surveillance, U.S. officials say - The Washington Post

VIDEO: NATO Vows to Protect Turkey Against Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Turkey sends fighter jets to Syrian border - YouTube

VIDEO: FSA Launch Rockets in the Syria-Turkey Border - Liveleak

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Romney Says U.S. Needs to Match Iran’s Influence in Syria, He is prepared to work with Saudi Arabia and Turkey to facilitate the delivery of weapons to Syrian rebels - ABC News

Qaeda-Linked Group Says It Struck Compound on Edge of Damascus - NYTimes.com

FSA warns to take battle to Hezbollah stronghold in the heart of Beirut - Now Lebanon

VIDEOS: SNC leader meets Free Syria Army fighters inside Syria - World Bulletin

VIDEO: Romney says he would seek to arm Syrian rebels - YouTube

VIDEO: UNICEF Strikes Deal to Expand Syria Relief Efforts - YouTube

Syrian Kurds Opening their Doors to Fleeing Arabs - Rudaw

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Turkish president says worst case unfolding in Syria - Reuters

VIDEO: Turkey Ready for War with Syria says PM Erdogan - YouTube

VIDEO: Turkey-Syria border incident: UN calls for calm - YouTube

VIDEO: U.S.-Turkey Divergence on Syria - Strafor

UNICEF says agrees with Syria to expand relief efforts - Yahoo! News

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Syria opposition may accept roles for members of Assad’s ruling party , SNC will discuss the possibility of Syrian VP Sharaa serving as interim leader - AP

Free Syrian Army positive to Turkish FM's proposal, to appoint Syrian VP Sharaa as the president of interim government - World Bulletin

Syrian National Council Plans Massive Makeover — Naharnet

VIDEO: 'Saudi weapons' seen at Syria rebel base in Aleppo - BBC News

Syria rebels postpone Iran hostages execution - NOW Lebanon

VIDEO: Message from Revolutionary Guards hostages in Syria to the Iranian regime - YouTube

Kurdish residents of Qamishli Shaken by Recent Wave of Bombings - Rudaw

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Turkey retaliates at Syria for a fifth day — RT

Turkey backs Syria VP Sharaa as Assad replacement, to lead possible Syrian transitional administration - guardian.co.uk

Turkey motion to launch military operations an attempt to oppress Syria Kurds: BDP - Kurdpress News Aganecy 

Syria Kurds get KRG defense instruction - kurdpress.com

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Saudi Arabia's state coffers fund Salafi fighting units in Syria, Libya & Mali - France24

After Arab Spring, Salafists are building influence — at polls and at gunpoint - The Washington Post

Saudis line up against Syria’s Assad - The Washington Post

Did Saudi Arabia And-Qatar Offered Moscow 25 Billion Dollars To Abandon President Al Assad? - friendsofsyria

Theft by jihadists increasingly popular, as a means of funding themselves and their organizations - Money Jihad

Syria strife lures in militants from Libya - Washington Times

Free Syrian Army Names 2 Battalions After Saddam Hussein - aina.org

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Report: Iran pulls elite army unit from Syria, 275 members of Unit 400 of the Revolutionary Guard  - Haaretz Daily Newspaper

Iran seeks Turkish mediation for release of hostages in Syria - todayszaman

Qatar urges Syrian rebels not to kill Iranian prisoners - Reuters

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Turkey strikes back at Syria after Erdogan warning - Reuters

Panetta says U.S. is using its diplomatic channels to relay worries about the fighting in the hopes that it will not broaden - The Hill 

Turkey deploys military vehicles along border with Syria - Xinhua | English.news.cn

VIDEO: FSA preparing to fire mortars at the turkish border - LIVELEAK

VIDEO: Rocket Launchers Base In The Hands Of The FSA - YouTube

VIDEOS: Jet Shot Down In Mohassen, Deir ez-ZoR - Brown Moses Blog

Libya ‘dangerous arms source’ – Kremlin envoy -  Voice of Russia

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Citing U.S. Fears, Arab Allies Limit Aid to Syrian Rebels - NYTimes.com

Rise of jihadist Salafism threatening the ideals that drove the Arab spring - Al-Ahram Weekly

The Islamic supremacist threat in Syria - the Australian

VIDEO: Syrian Christians Caught in Sectarian Fears - YouTube

Syria’s Kurds Head to Iraq to Prepare for War -- Antiwar.com

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Erdogan: "We're not far from war", warns Syria more strikes would be fatal mistake - Reuters

Syria keeping military 10 km away from Turkish border, report says - todayszaman

Thousands protest in Turkey over military operations against Syria - ITV News

VIDEO: Istanbul Anti-War Against Syria Protest - YouTube

VIDEO: Anti War Protest Against Syria In Ankara - Firstpost

Turkey, Iran commit to boosting ties amid tensions over Syria - todayszaman

VIDEO: 'Suppliers of arms to opposition want to destroy the Syrian people’ – Iraqi PM — RT

Analyst: The Delusion of the No-Fly Zone in Syria, the scale of such an operation is bound to be much larger than its proponents have suggested - Bloomberg

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U.N. Security Council condemns "terrorist attacks" in Aleppo - chicagotribune.com

Syria rebels threaten to execute Iranian hostages - FRANCE 24

VIDEO: Syrian rebels threat to kill captured Iranians one by one after 48 hours - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian rebels say they've seized an air defence base outside the capital Damascus - Vidéo Dailymotion

The forgotten tragedy of Syria’s Christians - Barnabas - Christian persecution

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UN Security Council condemns Syrian shelling of Turkey, "The members of the Security Council call for restraint" from both parties - Trend.Az

Erdogan Says Turkey Doesn't Want War, Syria Says Not Seeking 'Escalation' — Naharnet

VIDEO: Syria did NOT take responsibility and apologize to Turkey for the mortar strike, it is conducting an investigation of the incident: Bashar al-Jaafari - YouTube

Locals turn anger on officials at funerals of victims of the mortar strike in the Turkish village- hurriyetdailynews.com

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Syrian rebels kill 21 elite soldiers in Damascus suburbs - Reuters

How Syrian National Council Fell From Rebel Darling to Outcast - Al-Monitor

VIDEO: New footage of FSA killing Berri clan members in Aleppo - LiveLeak.com 

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Jihadi group Al Nusra claims responsibility for deadly Aleppo suicide bombings killing dozens - NBC World News

VIDEO: Aleppo hit by four car bombs - Telegraph

VIDEO: Three suicide bombers shot dead by Syrian Army before detonating themselves in Aleppo - Liveleak

VIDEO:  Aleppo citizens oppose the Syrian rebels - YouTube

Q&A with Yasser al-Najjar, member of the Free Syrian Army - Egypt Independent

Jihadis in Syria: The Cracks Start to Show - Al Akhbar English

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VIDEO: Turkey attacks Syrian targets following deadly mortar attack - Telegraph

Syria urges restraint after Turkish strike, says it is investigating the source of a mortar bomb that killed five civilians - Yahoo! News

Saudi misses another regional meeting over Syria - todayszaman

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Russia warns Turkey, Syria over tensions near border, worry whether they could prompt NATO to intervene - www.reuters.com

Turkish troops fire across Syria border, kill Kurd: NGO - AFP

Hezbollah buries fighters, sources say killed in Syria - Yahoo! News

Iran's Ahmadinejad says Syria crisis may engulf region - Yahoo! News

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VIDEO: Syria's Assad tours Aleppo, orders 30,000 more troops into battle - Reuters

Fighting Spreads Through Aleppo as Services Vanish - NYTimes.com

VIDEO: Residents call on rebels to cancel takeover of Raqqah - Al Jazeera

VIDEO: Terrorist Al-Hajji Discloses Details of Armed Groups' Massacres in Jisr Al-Shughour, Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Terrorist Al-Saleh - We Killed 3 Young Men in Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Terrorists Confessed Killing Pharmacist Qantari in Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Terrorist Confesses to Murdering Dr. Eid And Firing At Soldiers For Money in Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Terrorist Shalhoum Confesses to Opening Fire at Protests in Homs - YouTube

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Syria FM calls for a political solution and Syrian-led dialogue with the opposition, SNC says these calls for political dialogue are not genuine - Boston.com

Representative of Syria’s UN envoy says opposition divisions an obstacle to resolving conflict - The Washington Post

Report: Turkey and Qatar cut arms supply until divided factions unite - todayszaman

Deepening divide between Syrian Islamist and pragmatist rebels, And there are even splits within the Islamist camp between the Salafists and the Muslim Brotherhood - Foreign Policy

Arab Spring: How Saudi petrodollars fuel rise of Salafism - abovetopsecret.com

Unesco appeals to Syrian fighters to spare heritage sites - The Irish Times

VIDEO: YouTube video shows US journalist Austin Tice alive with armed Syrian militants - globalpost.com

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Turkey and Egypt share all points of view on Syria: Morsi - hurriyetdailynews.com

At Party Congress Erdogan Adopts Islamic Fervor For Turkey's Future and His Own - Al-Monitor

VIDEO: Turkey Istanbul - Protest against Saudi Arabia for the bloodshed in Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Syria internally displaced languish in squalor at Turkish camp - YouTube

Report: Iran transfers $10 billion to Syria - Ynetnews

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Iraq to check Syria-bound Iran flights for arms: Zebari - Reuters

Egypt not mulling Arab intervention in Syria: Morsi spokesman - Ahram Online

VIDEO:  Qatar: Time for Arab intervention in Syria - Video Dailymotion

Al-Jazeera's political independence questioned amid Qatar intervention - guardian.co.uk

Turkey Says Al-Arabiya Documents 'Fake', They allege that Turkish pilots of the downed jet were deliberately executed by the Syrians - Israel National News

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Suicide Car Bomb Strikes Syrian Kurdish City of Qamishli - hurriyetdailynews.com

Salafist Movement in Jordan Announces Sending Terrorists to Syria - .islamicinvitationturkey.com

VIDEO: Suicide car bombing in Qamishli - YouTube

VIDEO: Aftermath of the suicide car bombing in Qamishli - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian rebel leadership still fragmented - AL JAZEERA

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Fire Sweeps Through Aleppo’s Ancient Market, Some Assad opponents incensed at insurgents they said had operated conspicuously near the old city - NYTimes.com

VIDEO: FSA invading the Aleppo ancient market with RPG's and assault rifles - YouTube

VIDEO: Ancient market burns as fighting rages in Aleppo - YouTube

Aleppo residents angry and disillusioned, grumbling about the high cost of the Syrian revolution and accuse rebels of excesses - theSundaily

Syrian rebels take the fight to a Kurdish area of Aleppo - philly.com

VIDEO: Syrian rebels recruiting children in Aleppo - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Britons Among Foreign Fighters in Syria - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: The Rise of the Salafis - TIME

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FSA chiefs back, forth to Turkey’s soil - hurriyetdailynews.com

VIDEO: Turks unhappy with FSA insurgents in Syrian refugee camps - YouTube

Free Syrian Army fighters aren't extremists or 'al-Qaeda types,' group's DC fundraiser insists - The Times of Israel

U.S., France boost Syria humanitarian and non-lethal support, less than rebels hoped - Chicago Tribune

Saudi group to set up Syrian refugee camp in Turkey - afp

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Kurds to Pursue More Autonomy in a Fallen Syria - NYTimes.com

Damascus to Ankara: We’ll Arm Every Kurdish Man with A Rocket - almanar.com

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VIDEO: Panetta: Syria Moving Some Chemical Weapons In Order To Protect Them, U.S. believes that the main sites remain secure - YouTube

Syrian rebels claim knowledge of chemical weapons sites - CNN.com

Panetta: No Direct U.S. Intervention in Syria - RIA Novosti

EU defense ministers rule out military intervention in Syria - Xinhua | English.news.cn

NATO chief: No intention to intervene in Syria but the alliance will defend Turkey should this be necessary - todayszaman

Davutoğlu says war a risk worth taking for Syria safe zones - todayszaman

Iraq floats plan to get Syrian opponents talking - seattlepi.com

Russia says backing Syrian rebels deepens strife, says Moscow demands comprehensive cease-fire - AP

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Damascus sets up new elite Guard Corps - Voice of Russia

VIDEO: American NGO raises money to arm Syrian rebels - YouTube

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Syria rebels say launch decisive battle in Aleppo - Reuters

Syrian military's text to rebels: 'Game over' - Times Union

Commerce in war torn Aleppo grinds to a halt - CNN.com Blogs

UN: Syrian Refugee Exodus to Reach 700,000 - VOA

Syrian rebels get new ammunitions in Aleppo,“Everyone is willing to pay you just a little bit to buy you – the Muslim brotherhood, Riad al-Assad - CounterPsyOps

Armed group blow up oil pipeline in NE Syria - Xinhua | English.news.cn

VIDEO: Syria rebels announce decisive Aleppo attack - Video Dailymotion

VIDEO: Rebel chiefs meet in their Aleppo headquarters - MSN Video

VIDEO: Free Syrian Army Rebels Take Refuge in Turkey, Funnel Weapons Across Border - PBS NewsHour

VIDEO: The DIY Weapons Of The Syrian Opposition - Brown Moses Blogn

VIDEO: Islamists Attack Christians In Syria - Walid Shoebat

Scholar Warns Syria Rebels Could Turn Into Warlords - VOA

Syria Islamists: 'next stop Israel' - The Jewish Chronicle

Britons Among Foreign Jihadists Fighting in Syria

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Hezbollah increases support for Syrian regime, U.S. and Lebanese officials say - The Washington Post

Turkey’s Erdoğan slams Russia, says it stands by massacre in Syria - TODAYSZAMAN

Iraq's Maliki turns down Turkey's invitation to AK Party congress - TODAYSZAMAN

Syrian Muslim Brotherhood says Russia “an excuse” for inaction - NOW LEBANON

Clearing Syrian WMDs Means 75K Troops and Massive Air Strikes - U.S. Naval Institute

Russia helped US to interact with Syria on WMDs – Lavrov : Voice of Russia

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Suicide bombers strike outside Syrian military headquarters in Damascus, FSA claims responsibility in cooperation with an Islamist group, VIDEO - The Washington Post

Syrian Rebels : Damascus Attack a Preview of More Bombings to Come - The Daily Beast

Iranian reporter killed by sniper at scene of blasts targeting Syria military HQ in Damascus - CBS News

VIDEO: Syrian rebels bomb Damascus military building - euronews

VIDEO: Damascus car bomb aftermath aired on Syrian state TV - Telegraph

VIDEO: Last moments of Iranian reporter killed by rebel sniper - YouTube

Report: FSA Gunmen Kill Lebanese Man — Naharnet

West complicit in Syria “massacres,” rebel leader says - Now  Lebanon

Syrian rebel chief and other defectors abandon FSA and return to the Assad army - Now Lebanon

VIDEO: High figure of FSA defects to engage in dialogue with government - CounterPsyOps

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240 Christian hostages released by Syrian rebels in the village of Rableh - Vatican

Syria’s Suffering Christians Flood Neighboring Countries as Civil War Continues - NCRegister.com

Are the Syrian Christians vanishing? - National Post

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Putin: Use of Force without UN Approval is Road to Chaos, Unilateral actions or block agreements are unacceptable - RIA Novosti

VIDEO: Russian Foreign Minister defends support of Syria - CBS News

At U.N., Qatar emir calls on Arab nations to intervene in Syria - The Washington Post

Tunisia says would support Arab peacekeepers in Syria - Now Lebanon

India against unauthorised internal intervention - The New Indian Express

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Syria not to blame for surge in Turkey violence, analysts say - Now Lebanon

Turkish Opposition Party : Erdogan's Support to Terrorists a Constitutional Crime - SANA

Turks prefer Gul over Erdogan for president: poll - Yahoo! News

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