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UN chief Ban demands international action to stop war in Syria, Obama renews call for end of Assad regime - AP

VIDEO: Iranian President Ahmadinejad Speaks on Syria - YouTube

Iraq gives humanitarian aid to Syria - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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280 Christians held hostage in Rableh by armed gangs, three kidnapped Christians found murdered - Vatican Agenzia Fides

Bomb near Damascus school leaves 4 wounded, Syria officials say - CBS News

Kurdish PYD Leader: We Have no Relations With Syrian Regime, We Want it to Fall - Rudaw

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Caught on Camera Robbing a Shop - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian rebels blow up a bridge - YouTube

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Free Syrian Army leaders face challenges of unifying the disparate fighters on home ground - Reuters

Syria frontline rebels indifferent to FSA command move to Syria - Middle East Online

Syria’s rebel groups are independent actors, sharing little in ideologies or resources - McClatchy

Rebels claim control over most of Syria - Times Of India

VIDEO: Syria rebels kill up to 40 soldiers daily - NBCNews.com

Nephew of Al-Qaeda’s former leader arrested at borders with Syria - UPI | CounterPsyOps

VIDEO: Rebels Ransack Alawite Village in Lattakia, Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Assad soldiers brutally beating suspected protesters - YouTube

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Children of Syria badly traumatised by killings, torture and other atrocities: NGO - The Press Association

UN: 1.5 million Syrians in need of food aid - Connecticut Post

Syria mediator tells UN he has a few ideas but no plan - Reuters

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Damascus conference of domestic opposition calls for a peaceful transition from a one-party state to democracy in Syria - Reuters

Afghan, Iraqi, and Yemeni veteran jihadists joining the foreign fighters in Aleppo - The Guardian

Syria's Irish fighters: 'I saw what was happening and had to do something' - The Irish Times

Jihadist site publishes list of 'foreign-backed groups in Syria' - longwarjournal.org

VIDEO: Syrian rebels bombing a civilian building in Aleppo, "we gonna bomb a building full of some infidels and shabiha" (nickname given to Assad supporters) - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Terrorists Bomb Al Watani Hospital in Qusayr, Homs - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Burns Muslim Mosques - YouTube

VIDEO:  Syrian Rebels Attack on Building of Agriculture & Use of Grenade Launcher - You Tube

VIDEO: Syria Freedom Fighters Form Mujahadeen Brigade United Military Command - Damascus - YouTube

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Egypt's Mursi says Iran is vital to ending Syria's crisis - Chicago Tribune

Saudi Arabia cancels National Day celebration in solidarity with Syria - .alarabiya.net

Qatar's support has primarily been directed towards Islamist groups in the Syrian opposition - The National

Unknown Groups Purchase Weapons from Iraq to be Smuggled to Syria- SANA, Syria

What's Non-Lethal About Aid to the Syrian Opposition? - Foreign Policy

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VIDEO: FSA moves command centre from Turkey to Syria, Trying to rein in the fragmented and unruly armed opposition groups - Al Jzeera

Survey: Syrian rebels are said to seek Islamic democracy , a government based on some kind of Islamic law – USATODAY.com

Free Syrian Army Infiltrates Lebanon, Attacks Army Post — Naharnet

Egyptian fighters join Free Syrian Army - Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)

VIDEO: 15 Executed by Insurgents in Al Raqqa - YouTube

VIDEO: Al Qaeda in Aleppo - YouTube

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Leader of Muslim Brotherhood Opposes Kurdish Region in Syria - Rudaw

Barzani hopes Syrian Kurds achieve their right after Kurdish politician assassinated, “We welcome a justice and nonviolent solution of Kurdish issue in Syria”  - Kurdpress News Aganecy

Kurdish leaders of Syria urge parties to implement Erbil agreement -  AKNEWS.com

"Rescuing Syria" conference postponed due to opposition's division - SINA English

Syria says missing opponents kidnapped by "terrorists" - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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VIDEO: Romney aide: Obama "dragged his feet" on Syria, President Romeny will work " with our allies - like the Turks, like the Saudis, like the Qataris" - CBS News

Saudi millions and special forces expertise turn Syria's rebels into a fighting force - Telegraph

The war on Syria is a war on Iran, says Iranian top military official - Al Arabiya

PM says Turkey will not take unilateral action on Syria - todayszaman.com

Biden presses Iraqi PM on arms to Syria - AFP

Iraq blocks Syria-bound North Korean plane, suspects weapons cargo - Reuters

Russia: Qatar, KSA behind Syrian Crisis, No Alternative for Political Settlement - sana

Swiss Say Grenades Sent to UAE Ended up in Syria - ABC News

No military intervention in Syria, says top NATO general - Now Lebanon

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Hundreds of Saudi funded takfiri militants from Pakistan are fighting in Syria with an anti-Semitic cause –  Haaretz

Mass grave of terrorists’ victims found in Damascus : Voice of Russia

VIDEO: Terrorist War Crimes - Mutilated Bodies Cover Field as they film - YouTube

VIDEO: How can Wahhabi vandalism be stopped? Wahhabis have a history of vandalising and destroying Islamic heritage sites - YouTube

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Prominent Kurdish Activist Assassinated in Syria - Rudaw

VIDEO: Syrian kurds demonstrating in honor of the assassinated activist - Liveleak

Iraqi Kurds raise money for Syrian Kurdish refugees - UPI.com

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In interview Assad says rebels will not win, calls for dialogue - Reuters

Assad slams Turkey, Saudi, Qatar over arming the rebels - Now Lebanon

Ban Calls on UN Members to Stop Arming Syrian Regime and Rebels,  So that they can begin a political dialogue - talkradionews.com

US rejects linking Iraq aid to Iranian overflights row - AFP

The Role of Iraqi Kurdistan in the Syrian-Kurd Pursuit of Autonomy - Al Jazeera

VIDEO: Syrian village embraces greater freedoms to avoid violence, Both Assad supporters and opponents agree that there is nothing more precious than peace - YouTube

VIDEO: Christians in Syria fear radical Islamists  – CNN

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Libyans are fighting Syrian government forces in Aleppo - Now Lebanon

SANA: One hundred Afghan militants were killed in Aleppo - Al Arabiya

Syrian troops hammer insurgents in Raqqa, activists say blast of fuel station kills many - chinadaily.com.cn

VIDEO: Rebels killed by Security Forces in Aleppo - YouTube

VIDEO: In Aleppo al Fath Battalion uses a new kind of missile to attack regime forces - YouTube

VIDEO: Rebels Slaughter Residents in pro-Assad Town - Daraa - YouTube

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Western report says Iran ships arms, personnel to Syria via Iraq, US lists 117 Iranian planes arming Assad - Reuters

Kerry Says Iraq Aid Could Be Tied to Halting Flights to Syria - NYTimes.com

Conflating Spaces: Syrian Rebels and Refugees in South Turkey, Worrying signs that refugee camps in Turkey are being used by Syria's armed opposition - ISN

Kurdish violence undermines Turkey's stance on Syria - Reuters

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Syrian rebel leader wants Libyan-style Arab initiative, objects to Iran's participation in quartet - Reuters

Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey, bombs strike Damascus killing civilians - ctvnews

VIDEO: FSA Fighters conquer the Tel Abyad border crossing with Turkey - LIVELEAK

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Turkish Polls Show Waning Support for Ankara's Syria Policy, Only 18 percent of Turks back their government's support for the Syrian opposition - VOA

Turks Weary of Leaders’ Support for Syria Uprising - NYTimes.com

Syrian battle rages on Turkish border - The Irish Times

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Syrian Catholic Archbishopric of Homs set on fire, Christians form "popular committees" armed to prevent violence from jihadist groups - Vatican Fides Service

Syrian Christian opposition leader to meet Pope: report - afp

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Syria’s Secular and Islamist Rebels: Who Are the Saudis and the Qataris Arming? - TIME.com

VIDEO: Terrorist Aide's Confessions about Infamous FSA Homs Commander Abdul Razzak Tlas, Horror Story about Rape and Murder - YouTube

Syrian rebels fragmented and unruly , SNC official: more than 30 different rebel groups with Jihadists, Islamists, pro-al-Qaida and secular fighters – Hurriyet

Syrian rebels deny report of al-Assad bounty, Turkish agency reports $25 million bounty on Syrian president's head - CNN

VIDEO: Carnage and Chaos as FSA  Attack Aleppo - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian rebels burn farm land - YouTube

VIDEO: Masked Terrorists Execute a Syrian Citizen - YouTube

VIDEO: Civilians falling victim to foreign-backed unrest in Syria - YouTube

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VIDEO: Evidence of Thermobaric Bombs Used by the Syrian Army - Brown Moses Blog

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UN panel: Foreign jihadists making Syrian rebels radical - Yahoo! News

Syrian rebels tortured and executed detainees: HRW - Yahoo! News

Violence: Pope appeals for peace and reconciliation, condemns religious fundamentalism - tribune.com.ng

Barnabas Fund Highlights Humanitarian Crisis For Syrian Christians - christiantelegraph.com

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Destroys Telbeseh Parking Garage With homemade explosives - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian radical extremists shooting at Hotel Building targeting civilians - YouTube

VIDEO: Bodies of Dead Civilians Killed by Terorrists in Douma - YouTube

VIDEO: Snipers Try to Kill Child in Street, Syrians Struggle to Rescue Victim - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian rebels burned, tortured about 11 bodies in Mu'adameyyatu-Sham - YouTube

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Saudi Arabia stays away from Egypt-Iran-Turkey talks on Syria - todayszaman

Top US general in Ankara to discuss Syria crisis, Erdogan criticizes the Americans for not fulfilling "what is expected of them" - Now Lebanon

Turkey sends more military supplies to strengthen Syria border presence - PressTV

VIDEO: Anti-war protest against Turkish government in Antakya - YouTube

German against military intervention in Syria: Poll - PressTV

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VIDEO: The secret garden of the 'Syrian Kurdistan', One corner of the country that can say it has relative peace - FRANCE 24

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Syria accuses Turkey of allowing al-Qaida members to cross into its territories, Iran Says Its Elite Forces in Syria - The Washington Post

Anti-War Protests Break out against the Government in Eastern Turkey - english.cri.cn

VIDEO: Dead Iranian soldiers in Aleppo's Salahuddin district - LiveLeak.com

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FSA rebel leader: Brahimi mission "will fail" - Al Akhbar English

VIDEO: Internal Syrian opposition groups call for national dialogue - YouTube

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Barack Obama asks Turkish PM Erdogan to speak out against violence over Mohammad movie - .nationalturk.com

Erdoğan: Insulting religion can't be justified as free speech - todayszaman.com

Turkey Is No Partner for Peace, How Ankara’s Sectarianism Hobbles U.S. Syria Policy - Foreign Affairs

Dutch MP warns against Turkish interference in Syrian Kurds’ affairs - ekurd

US Doesn’t Oppose Aspirations of Syrian Kurds - Rudaw

Syria: How Ancient Artifacts Are Being Traded for Guns - TIME.com

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VIDEO: Syrian Opposition Burn American Flag in Aleppo and Chant Anti-American Slogans - YouTube

VIDEO: FSA In Aleppo Claims to Kill An Iranian Officer, Or Do They? The ID card on Facebook shows he is a civilian Syrian citizen - Brown Moses Blog

VIDEO: Syrian rebels fabricate videos with fake dead bodies - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Burns Saladin Houses during Retreat from Neighborhood in Aleppo - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian rebels executing some security guys - Liveleak

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Pope says import of arms to Syria a grave sin - Reuters

VATICAN RADIO: Pope press conference on flight to Beirut - YouTube

VIDEO (in French): Pope's Speech At Airport - YouTube

Hezbollah hails Pope's Lebanon visit as 'extraordinary and historic' - The Independent

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The Times: Largest Shipload of Libyan Weapons Heading to Armed Groups in Syria, Over 400 ton cargo included SAM-7 surface-to-air missiles and rocket-propelled grenades - SANA

Turkish Islamic charity linked to Syria gun-running on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood - The Jewish Chronicle

Brotherhood denies reports of sending soldiers, weapons to Syria - Egypt Independent

VIDEO: Radical Terrorists kill civilians in a bus in the name of Jihad - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian rebels torture disabled civilian - YouTube

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Iraq's Maliki says supports Syrian people's wish for reform, He backs neither side in the Syrian conflict - Reuters

UK softens objection to Iranian role in Syria quartet - Ahram Online

In Turkey, Alawite sect sides with Syria's Assad - The Washington Post

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Syrian Activists Seek Ray of Hope In Internal Opposition Conference - As-Safir Newspaper

Internal opposition group says Brahimi bringing ‘new ideas’ on Syria - Reuters

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Syrian rebel leader says Sunni jihadists threatening to kill his Lebanese Shiite hostages - The Washington Post

Pro-Assad sectarian group fights rebels in Damascus, "Popular Committees" set up by neighborhoods - Reuters

Rebel Violence Drains Support of Fellow Syrians, They draw a line when they see the rebels’ own appetite for guns and killing - Bloomberg

Shia towns under months-long blockade by Wahhabi insurgents - PressTV

VIDEO: Graphic interrogation and torture of prisoner by Syrian rebels - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian rebels desecrate cemeteries - YouTube

VIDEO: Jihadist' fighters present in Syria - Al  Jazeera

Al Qaeda leader calls on all Muslims to back the rebels in Syria, saying the overthrow of Assad would bring them closer to the ultimate goal of defeating Israel - Reuters

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WIll The Libyan Attacks Make The US Leery Of Intervening In Syria? - International Business Times

France will not send weapons to Syrian opposition "neither today nor tomorrow", minister says - Now Lebanon

Pope To Call For End To Arming Both Sides of Syria Conflict: Patriarch - AFP

Aleppo Christians don’t want to be ‘page in history' - alarabiya.net

Russia sees no role for U.N.'s Chapter VII on Syria - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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POLL: Majority of Americans, Europeans and Turks against Military Intervention into Syria - turkishweekly.net

POLL: Americans favor Obama over Romney, Europeans would re-elect him in a landslide - AFP

VIDEO: Romney Adviser: He would do all that it takes to get arms to the Syrian rebels -- that means money and equipment, Discusses also Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, China - VOA

Expert: Romney may strike Syria if elected President, Obama would like to see other countries on board before taking any action - turkishweekly.net

Former UN observer chief Mood warns against supporting Syrian rebels - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Jonathan Marshall: The Perils of Saudi Arabia Bankrolling U.S. Foreign Policy - HUFFINGTON POST

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Activists: Car Bomb Kills 18 in Syria, Troops and rebels clash near Aleppo airport - VOA

Pope Benedict to visit Mideast in the shadow of Syria’s civil war - Reuters

Syria’s Christians fear violent backlash from anti-Assad uprising - Reuters

Syria: Christians take up arms for first time to repel opposition guerrillas - Telegraph

VIDEO: Syrian Soldiers & Civilians Beat A Group Of Rebels To Death - documentingreality.com

VIDEO: Syrian Army and local residents protecting Hama from terrorists and criminal gangs - Liveleak

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels torturing a civilian then calling his dad to bring some money to get his son back - Liveleak

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Plans to Unite Kurdish Armed Forces in Syria - Rudaw

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Snapshots of Middle East public opinion, There is no appetite for U.S. military intervention in Syria - Foreign Policy

Poll: Lebanese and Palestinian attitudes towards the Syrian crisis - The Angry Arab News Service

Egypt’s president trying to persuade Iran to drop Assad with promises of easing isolation - The Washington Post

Iran wants Iraq, Venezuela in ‘contact group’ on Syria - alarabiya.net

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VIDEO: French Surgeon in FSA controlled Aleppo quarter: Many Jihadists among Injured, Their cars with Al Qaeda flags - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Destroy Alcoholic Beverages in Aleppo - YouTube

African Militants Killed in Syria Fighting Alongside al-Qaeda - Al-Monitor

Syria's rebel fighters vow no mercy for their own pro-regime family members - CSMonitor.com

Liberated town turns to Islamic sharia law until end of Syria chaos - Now Lebanon

On 9/11, al Qaeda looks to Syria to revive its fortunes – CNN

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Syrian rebels execute 20 soldiers in Aleppo, United Nations Warns Them Over Atrocities - NYTimes.com

VIDEOS: Alleged Mass Execution By The FSA And Al-Nusra Front In Aleppo - Brown Moses Blog

Syria says death toll in Aleppo car bomb rises to 30 including women and children - AFP

VIDEO: Terrorist Bombing in Aleppo, Lebanese Terrorist Confesses, and More Syria News - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian rebels bury executed, dismembered Christians in Deir Ezzor - Liveleak

VIDEO: Snapshot of crimes committed by Free Syrian Army - YouTube

Syria army retakes control of Aleppo barracks: military - AFP

Who supplies anti-aircraft missiles to Syrian rebels? - Voice of Russia

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Russia says Syria regime "still solid" - Reuters

Iraq's role in Syria war poses problems for US - Las Vegas Sun News

Sectarian fury, Syrian turmoil pressure Iraq's Maliki - Reuters

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Syria transferred chemical weapons to Tartous last month, raising alarm bells, report says - The Times of Israel

Worries intensify over Syrian chemical weapons - The Washington Post

Syria will not resort to using chemical weapons, says minister - NOW Lebanon

Hezbollah denies possessing chemical weapons - NOW Lebanon

IDF intel: Israel closely monitoring Syria's chemical weapons - Ynetnews

Huge Gathering in Tartous in Solidarity with Syrian Regime - Friends of Syria

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Russia rejects US' calls for penalties on Syria, Iran - Fox News

Car bomb kills 17 in north Syrian city of Aleppo - News - Boston.com

Jordan militant warns of attacks in Syria - Businessweek

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Turkish opposition leader: Gov't policy on Syria serves interests of terrorist groups - Todays Zaman

Turkey unnerved by Iran, Algeria deal on Syria - Todays Zaman

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Jihadists have swollen the ranks of rebels eyeing Islamic State, at least half of them non-Syrian, says surgeon who treated them in Aleppo hospital - Reuters

Epidemic of kidnappings by Syrian rebels, including FSA, breaks out in Syria - Telegraph

VIDEO: Foreign and Arab Journalists Interview Captured Al Nusra Terrorists in Syria for the First Time, They say to have had relations with FSA, Turkey and Gulf States - YouTube

Taliban fighters leave Pakistan, some heading to Syria, as US drone strikes and dwindling funds make life increasingly uncomfortable - The Australian

VIDEO: Syrian Jihadists beheading a policeman - YouTube

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Armed groups fire mortar shells at church, convent in Syria's Aleppo: TV - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Eastern Catholic Church head calls for Pope’s mediation in Syria - Al Arabiya

VIDEO: Syrian rebels shell civilian houses in Idlib with mortars - kill Christians - YouTube

Syria Druze back Sunnis' revolt with words but not arms - FRANCE 24

Syria funeral is focus of Kurdish anger, the mourners chant "Long live Kurdistan!" - latimes.com

Families of Lebanese hostages in Syria call for Hariri’s intervention to end ordeal - The Daily Star

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John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Lindsay Graham Urge To Arm Syria's Rebels - AP

Assassination of Rebel With Qaeda Links Highlights Rifts Facing Syria Rebels - NYTimes.com

BBC RADIO: Syrian Christians 'targeted' by rebels recount their stories - BBC

VIDEO: Syrian rebels kill family in Homs, daughter tells the tragic story - YouTube

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Two explosions hit Damascus, five security personnel reported killed - RT

Aleppo merchants shun armed struggle - AFP

VIDEO: Syrian brothers fight on opposing sides in Aleppo - YouTube

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Burden of Syrian Rebellion Weighs on Turkey - AP

Turkey delays buffer zone plan in Syria: SNC president - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Iran sends elite troops to aid Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria - Telegraph

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VIDEO: Ben Swann interviews President Obama (NDAA, Kill List, Syria, Afghanistan) - YouTube

US sends more spies, diplomats to help organize, train and study Syria’s rebel ranks, watching for al-Qaida’s infiltration - The Washington Post

Putin defiant on Syria, says Romney "mistaken", Obama "an honest person who really wants to change much for the better" - reuters.com

VIDEO: Putin: Using Al-Qaeda in Syria like sending Gitmo inmates to fight (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW) - RT

US humanitarian aid to Syria tops $100 million, Nearly half is dedicated to WFP food assistance - The Times of Israel

VIDEO: UN Envoy Brahimi calls for Syrian-led leadership transition but not for Assad to step down - Al Jazeera English

VIDEO: Al Fateh Hospital Raid by Syrian Rebels & Executed its Medical Team - YouTube

VIDEO: Terrorist bombings in Syria target Damascus civilians in Jaramana - YouTube

VIDEO: Terrorists Destroy Minaret in Aleppo - YouTube

Al-Qaeda militants left Yemen to Syria - .yobserver.com

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Syria's Christians support peace and stability, not regime: Church - AFP

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Iran Supplying Syrian Military via Iraq Airspace - NYTimes.com

Iraq wary over sectarian pull of Syria crisis - Chicago Tribune

America's key allies in Middle East invite Iran to Syria talks in quartet meeting - Telegraph

Al Jazeera Wrests Back Its Web Sites From Pro-Assad Hackers - NYTimes.com

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General: Free Syrian Army to be reorganized, renamed, "There are many groups that claim to be the FSA, but do as they please" - Ahram Online

VIDEO: Syrian rebels claim to have blown up Homs hospital "being used by Assad's forces" - Telegraph

Putin on Syria: The Opposition Uses The Help of al Qaeda - PRNewswire

Islamists attack Christian village in Syria - Voice of Russia

Activist: FSA lost support and alienated people - openDemocracy

France gives Syria liberated zones aid, mulls weapons - source - Reuters

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KNC leader: Syrian Kurds will not fight each other, "All the Kurdish political parties and forces are united over the patriotic and national issues" - AKNEWS.com

Turkish PM: U.S. elections hampering Syria action, United States is "lacking of initiative" on Syria — www.cnn.com

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Ban Ki-moon says Syria arms suppliers to both sides spreading misery, humanitarian situation is "grave and deteriorating" - chicagotribune.com

Assad gives Red Cross chief positive pledges on Syria aid - Reuters

Syrian rebel leader calls for 'Marshall Plan' -  www.ajc.com

Syria Consumer Prices Soar From Year Ago Amid Sanctions - Bloomberg

SANA: Revolt cost $9 billion in damages to Syria's Homs - Now Lebanon

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Kurds will stay away from "sectarian" war in Syria, says KNC leader - AKNEWS.com

Interfax: Russia considered quitting Syria naval facility, It determined that the situation was sufficiently stable and the naval facility was not under threat - Reuters

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Russia: Syria Rebels’ Airport Threat ‘Unacceptable’ - RIA Novosti

Syria says UN envoy can only succeed if rebels lose outside support from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar - Reuters

Syria opposition pleads for arms, intervention - Now Lebanon

Five Killed, Dozens Injured by car bomb in Christian suburb of Damascus - RIA Novosti

VIDEO: Rebels with surface to air missiles - apacheclips.com

VIDEO: Insurgents Kill a Prisoner - YouTube

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Syria’s Kurds Call on Armed Groups to Unite Under One Army - Rudaw

Barzani visits a Syrian refugees' camp stating that Syrian Kurds are denied nationality and rights -  Aswat Al Iraq

VIDEO: Barzani visits Syrian Kurdish Refugees - YouTube

Kurdish guerrillas in Turkey ramp up attacks, possibly sensing opportunity in Syria's chaos - AP

Erdogan: there is no Kurdish issue in Turkey any more - Anadolu Agency

Iran to stage military drill near Turkish border - todayszaman

CIA chief Petraeus arrives in İstanbul for key talks - todayszaman

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Biden: Romney wants war with Syria, Iran - Businessweek

UN Envoy Brahimi Rules Out Arab Military Intervention in Syrian Civil War - Novinite.com

VIDEO: Mass demonstrations in Antioch condemning Erdogan policy on Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Newly-Supplied Russian Pantsir-S1 Anti-Air Missile Used To Down Turkish warplane by Syria - YouTube

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Bombings target security buildings in Damascus, FSA Grandchildren of the Prophet brigade claims responsibility, Clashes persist elsewhere - Voice of Russia

Lebanese woman learns of mother’s slaying in Daraya from TV, kidnapped by the FSA with her husband and other residents of the town - alarabiya.net

Syrian rebels kill family of five in Aleppo including three children - Friends of Syria

MI5 stops British extremists joining Syria after concerns they will return home with deadly skills, Up to 100 British jihadists in Syria -  Mail Online

Egyptian Jihadists Flocking to Syria? - National Review Online

VIDEO: Syria TV report on the Damascus bombings of security service buildings - YouTube

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Syrian Rebels Seize Air Defense Facility - VOA Breaking News

Syrian rebels give airlines '72-hour warning' before they plan to seize civilian airports - RT

VIDEO: Spoils from Albu Kamal air defense base - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Captured Assad soldiers from the Albu Kamal air defence base - LiveLeak.com

Al-Qaida threatens Hezbollah over its support of the Syrian regime - Haaretz Daily Newspaper

Robert Fisk: Another week in the violent, murderous and divided world of Syria - The Independent

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Official: Iran would take action if U.S. attacked Syria - Yahoo! News

Turkey PM says no buffer zone for Syria without U.N. resolution - alarabiya

Russia says “naïve” to expect Assad to halt fire first, and then wait for the opposition to follow suit - NOW Lebanon

Syrian Americans divided over the conflict - GlobalPost

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'Syrian Kurds fate will affect whole Middle East': Interview with the head of the main Syrian Kurdish political party - DW.DE

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Civilians face dramatically worsening conditions in Syria: Red Cross - Reuters

UN Security Council discusses deepening humanitarian crisis in Syria – UN

Humanitarian aid to Syria must be neutral: Russia's UN ambassador - RT

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Syrian Rebels Threaten Civilian Flights to Halt Weapons Supplied by Russia and Iran to the Goverment - Businessweek

Fierce fighting in Aleppo as Syrian rebels adopt new tactics - Haaretz Daily Newspaper

VIDEO: Residents of Aleppo celebrating their liberation by the Syrian army - Liveleak

VIDEO: Execution of a Civilian by Ansar Al-Sunna insurgents in Deraa - Firstpost

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In Syria, Turkey Opposes Any De Facto Sovereignty in Kurdish Zones - Inner City Press

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Syria buffer zone plans raise serious questions: United Nations - alarabiya.net

US not supportive of Turkey's proposal to establish safe zones within Syria - todayszaman

Republicans attack Obama on Syria, In opinion polls Obama gets high marks for his handling of foreign policy and edges out Romney on the issue - AP

Egypt President Mohammed Morsi slams Syria regime at Iran summit - CBS News

Iraq PM to present Syria plan at Tehran summit, based on a formation of a unity government that includes regime officials and rebels, his spokesman said - Yahoo! News

NAM summit: India says no to foreign intervention in Syria - Hindustan Times

South Africa reiterates opposition to military solution to Syrian crisis - Globaltimes.cn

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A family of christians beheaded by Syrian rebels - Vatican Fides Service

VIDEO: I saw Syrian rebels beheading men for religion: Syrian nun - YouTube

Pro-regime journalists receive death threats - The Daily Star

Syria activists refute Robert Fisk's report, They say Daraya residents lied about the killings under fear of the Syrian army - Now Lebanon

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Free Syrian Army Claims MiG Fighter Jet Downed - RIA Novosti

VIDEO: FSA Fighters down another MiG 23 Jet near Idlib, 1) Footage of the Pilots parachuting down 2) Footage of one of the two pilots dead 3) Footage of the wreckage burning up close - LiveLeak.com

Over 8,000 regime forces killed in Syria: military hospital - TheDaily Star

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Robert Fisk Inside Daraya: Residents say armed insurgents rather than the Syrian army perpetrated the killing of civilians - The Independent

Deadly bombing hits funeral of Assad supporters outside Damascus killing 12, Syrian National Council accuses Syrian regime of staging the bombing – AFP

Russia demands probe into “barbaric” violence near Damascus - Now Lebanon

Syria accuses “terrorists” of slaying people in Damascus - Now  lebanon

The Free Syrian Army – Not as United as You Think - From The Mashriq To The Maghreb

VIDEO: Damascus: Funeral Comes Under Attack by Syrian rebels - YouTube

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Putin Warns: Long Civil War in Syria If Assad Unconstitutionally Ousted - almanar

UN chief says Iran can play role in resolving Syrian crisis - Xinhua | English.news.cn

French FM Fabius Says Creation of Syria Buffer Zones 'Very Complicated' — Naharnet

VIDEO: US, UK & French Units on stand-by to seize Syria chemical weapons - DEBKAfile Reports

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Fears of Anti-Kurdish Campaign by Syrian Arab Opposition, Free Syrian Army to form brigades in Kurdish areas with Turkish support - Rudaw

Kurdish opposition of Syria to meet in Erbil next week, says leader - AKNews.com Mobile

Armenians in Syria fear likely Muslim Brothers’ rule - hurriyetdailynews

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Syrian opposition chief slams US remarks on Syria, For saying it was premature to speak about a provisional Syrian government - Yahoo! News

Syrian opposition figures say too soon to form provisional government, "The Day After" project releases report on Syrian transition - Middle East Online

Syria's non-violent opposition groups seek end of fighting - Now Lebanon

Washington Post editorial decries “moral bankruptcy” of Obama policy on Syria -The Trenchant Observer

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Report: Iran admits to military intervention in Syria - Haaretz Daily Newspaper

VIDEO: Iran Deploys Troops to Syria - Wall Street Journal

Russia not “running away” from Syria, army chief says - Now Lebanon

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Turkey opposition party proposal on Syria rebuffed by Erdoğan - hurriyetdailynews

In Turkish border city, Erdogan's backing of Syrian rebels draws ire - CSMonitor.com

SNC Official: Opposition 'receives training' in Istanbul - hurriyetdailynews

Turkey violating Geneva Conventions using ambulances for weapons transport to Syria - Examiner.com

VIDEO: Child fighter with AK 47 on Syria border - YouTube

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Hollande Urges Syria Opposition to Form Interim Govt., Says Working with Partners on Possible Buffer Zones - Naharnet

SNC Chief: There is no room in the Syrian interim government for those who defect late - As-Safir Newspaper

Kurdish Leader Rejects Interim Government for Syria - Rudaw

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Aleppo archbishop flees to Lebanon: Vatican radio, Archdiocese ransacked by "unidentified groups who want to start a religious war" - Now Lebanon

VIDEO: Lebanese pilgrim kidnapped by Syrian armed rebels released - YouTube

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Visit by Egypt’s Morsi to Iran reflects foreign policy shift - The Washington Post

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