Syria News - July 20

Putin warns against action on Syria outside UN - Now Lebanon

Romney: Obama has abdicated leadership and subcontracted US policy to Kofi Annan and the United Nations on Syria - AFP

McCain: US should form 'coalition of the willing' outside the UN to aid Syrian rebels - The Hill

Boehner Sides With Obama Over McCain On Syria Intervention - ThinkProgress

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Syrian troops launch counterattacks in Damascus, retake Midan: TV - Xinhua

Iraqis flee Syria in droves by land and air, Maliki: They are subject to killings and looting by terrorist groups like in Iraq - ajc.com

Iraq: most border crossings under Syrian control, Rebels control one of four - Al Akhbar

Iraq Border Guards Describe Horrific Executions by Syria Rebels Before Shutting Down Crossing, Killing 22 and cutting off arms and legs of a Syrian army lieutenant - AFP

Fighters with Qaeda flag at Turkish border post - YouTube

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Kurdish Political Groups Run Liberated Kurdish Cities in Syria, Set checkpoints banning the Free Syrian Army from entering their territories - Rudaw