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Syria News - Jan 23

Bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants Obama to boost direct assistance to Syrian opposition - VOA

Russia says it is not planning full Syria evacuation, Bogdanov: " We think it (the conflict) may be prolonged" - Yahoo! News

Saudi says negotiated Syria settlement inconceivable - Reuters

Qatar hands Syrian opposition $20m - ArabianBusiness.com

UN concerned about sending arms to Syrian rebels, since "this contributes to spread of terror, destruction, and killings" - islamicinvitationturkey

US plea to protect Syria's rich heritage - AFP

Turkey Angered by Armenian Petition On White House Website - Al-Monitor

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Syria Blames Qaeda for Hama Car Bomb, Criticize Turkey for sheltering "terrorists" - almanar.com

More young Syrians disillusioned by the revolution - latimes.com

VIDEO: Suicide Car Bomb in Hama Today - Friends of Syria

VIDEO: Bishops: Qaeda's Jabhat al-Nusra & the Suffering of the 25,000 Christians of Hassake, Syria - YouTube

VIDEO; Documentary: Syrian rebels speak about their atrocities, Part 1 - YouTube

VIDEO: Documentary: Syrian rebels speak about their atrocities Part 2 - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian soldiers abuse teen - YouTube

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Syrian rebels continue to clash with Kurds in northeast: activists - Yahoo! News

VIDEO: Qamishli, Syria: Massive Funeral of YPG fighter killed by the FSA - Liveleak

VIDEO: Kurdish YPG Forces take control of Rumelan - YouTube

VIDEO: New Kurdish armed group in Syria: Freedom Falcons aim to establish a Kurdish de facto state by fighting for a democratic and federal Syria - YouTube

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Syria News - Jan 22

Syria Opposition Postpones Formation of Transitional Government - NYTimes.com

Syria builds paramilitary force aided by Iran: NGO - Yahoo! News UK

Syria car bomb kills 30, separate blast rocks capital - AFP

Power Outage Hits Damascus, South Syria - ABC News

Al Nusrah Front claims 2 suicide attacks in Syria - The Long War Journal

More Members from Salafi Movement in Jordan Killed in Syria - SANA

VIDEO: Syrian Army Abuses a Woman & Man in Latakia - YouTube

VIDEO: Corpses of security officers in pro regime village al Zighbeh - YouTube

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Report: Saudi Arabia Sent Death Row Inmates to Fight in Syria in Lieu of Execution - aina.org

Syrian Electronic Army releases secret documents from Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia - Al Akhbar English

Funding of terrorist groups compared - Money Jihad

Abbas: Israel to allow Palestinian refugees from Syria into PA — www.ynetnews.com

Russia sending two planes to pick Russians who want to leave Syria - RT

Russia to Hold Black Sea Antiterror Drills - RIA Novosti

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Syria News - Jan 21

Syria opposition meets to name PM-in-exile - AFP

Syrian opposition seeks Qatar backing for transition government - Reuters

The Bared Teeth of the Syrian War: Qatar Feels the Brunt - voltairenet.org

Syria Internal opposition statement regarding FSA attacks on Kurdish town Sere Kaniye/Ras al-Ain - ekurd

Jihadists terrorize Christians in Eastern Syria - Fides Service

Syria: funding an Islamist rebellion through theft (VIDEO) - Money Jihad

VIDEO: Syria Kurdish YPG Forces Protects Oil Fields Against FSA - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Syria Kurdish Forces take control of FSA Checkpoint - YouTube

VIDEO: FSA and Nusra Terrorists Bickering Over Looting Kurdish Area in Syria - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Jihadists attack Kurds in Syria: international Islamist forces seek to create Sharia state - YouTube

VIDEO: Free Syria Army Robbed Over 1,000 Aleppo Factories - YouTube

VIDEO: Aleppo Residents Want Syrian Army to Intensify Operation Against Insurgents - Press TV - YouTube

VIDEO: What happened in Hasawiya, Homs? Locals say rebels killed civilians - CNN

VIDEO: Terrorist in Syria Confesses to Participating in Karm al-Zeitoun Massacre in Homs in March 2012 - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Revolutionaries in Homs unite their voice on demanding an Islamic State - SyriaUpdate

VIDEO: More Evidence of FSA Use of Child Soldiers in Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Audio Recording Between Syrian Rebels Reveals Request for Chemical Weapons - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Criminals torturing a kid somewhere in Syria - LiveLeak.com

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Russia ‘Flexes Muscles’ in Mediterranean Amid Syrian Crisis, Largest naval exercise in post-Soviet era begins - RIA Novosti

Syria opposition and backers to meet in Paris: French minister — www.reuters.com

Algeria Attack May End Syrian Rebels’ Hope for Arms Aid - Bloomberg

Algeria hostage crisis: Most weapons used in attack came from Libya - Telegraph

Assad's overthrow 'red line' for Iran: supreme leader's aide - chicagotribune.com

Assad's mother leaves Syria - smh.com

Non-lethal chemical weapons used in Syria, Le Monde reports - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper

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Navi Pillay Targets Syria

Navi Pillay Targets Syria

by Stephen Lendman

She's UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Her job involves spurning them. She's a reliable imperial tool. She's up to her old tricks.

On January 18, she addressed the Security Council in closed session. More on that below.

Syria News - Jan 20

Syrian Foreign Minister calls on rebels to drop arms and change Syria through dialogue - The Washington Post

Syria’s Reconciliation Minister: Assad’s recent speech consisted of “preliminary ideas” about a transitional phase, Turkish Role in Syria 'Very Bad' - Al-Monitor

VIDEO: FSA Losing Military & Popular Support in Syria - YouTube

VIDEO: Jihadists reportedly clashing with FSA rebels - YouTube

VIDEO: How Syrian Rebels Caused the Yarmouk Palestinian Refugees to Flee their Camp (English Version) - YouTube

VIDEO: French Journalist Killed By Sniper in Aleppo - YouTube

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Syria's Kurds urge opposition to stop Islamist attack - Reuters

The Bar Association Denounces Turkish Government's Arrest of Lawyers Opposing Erdogan Policy on Syria - SANA

VIDEO: Turkish Tank M60 Used by Syrian Rebels in Ras Al Ain - YouTube

VIDEO: Kurdish forces vs. Syrian rebels - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian rebels attack Raqqa - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: FSA Taking An Oil Pumping Station By Force In Raqqa - Firstpost

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Western Sponsored Aleppo Mass Murder

Western Sponsored Aleppo Mass Murder

by Stephen Lendman

For nearly two years, Washington waged terror war on Syria. Death squad proxies are used. They recruited largely from regional countries.

Some come from Europe. America supplies small numbers. They invaded Syria. They want Assad toppled, so they say. They're manipulated to believe he must go. They want Islamic extremism replacing secular governance.

Syria News - Jan 19

Casualties in Aleppo Rocket Attack, Twin Suicide Bombings Near Mosque South of Damascus - Latinos Post

Rebels may have more sophisticated weaponry blasting with sometimes inaccurate rockets - washington post

2 journalists killed in Syria - San Jose Mercury News

VIDEO: Rockets hit Aleppo residential building - YouTube

VIDEO: Aftermath of the suicide bombings in Daraa mosque - YouTube

VIDEO: Moment of sniper killing Al Jazeera Journalist while crossing the street with FSA in Daraa - YouTube

VIDEO: FSA Rocket and Mortar factory - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: More Information On The Equipment Looted From Taftanaz Air Base, including rockets - Brown Moses Blog

VIDEO: Documentary detailing the story of the bombing of Syria News Channel- YouTube

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Kurd-Jihadist firefights continue to rage in northern Syria - AP

UN agency says latest fighting in Damascus Palestinian refugee camp kills 12 - Fox News

Lebanon gunmen target pro-Syria minister's convoy - FRANCE 24

VIDEO: Rebels In Ras al Ayn Allegedly Fighting With YPG Kurds - YouTube

VIDEO: Crimes of Islamic armed groups in Ras al-Ain - YouTube

VIDEO: Yarmouk Palestinian Camp Clashes Continue - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian Army Soldier Abused by Rebel - YouTube

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Syria to establish new military organization, report says - NOW

VIDEO (Arabic): Woman Freed From Assad Prison Gives Testimony - YouTube

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Syria News - Jan 18

Kurdish Forces Clash with FSA in Ras Al Ain, Heavy Weapons and Deaths Reports Say - Rudaw.net

Islamist and Kurdish rebels fight for control of the north-east Syria - balcanicaucaso.org

Kurdish spokesman: The attack started by battalions “Descendants of the Prophet” and “The Brigade of Troch" - friendsofsyria

Schools in Turkey Once Again Closed Due to Fighting in Ras Al Ain, Syria - Daily Kos

VIDEO: FSA pounds Kurdish militias with a tank in Ras Al Ayn - YOUTUBE

VIDEO: Rebel tank enters Ras Al Ayn - YOUTUBE

VIDEO: Ras al-Ayn, Syria: Clashes between Kurds and FSA - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Qamishli, Syria: March of Kurdish Defense Units (YPG) - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: 150 men alleged shabiha were captured by rebels in north Syria - LiveLeak.com

Paper: Turkey not positive on Armenia border after White House petition on Syrian Armenian refugees - ArmeniaNow.com

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US asks Turkey, Jordan to secure chem weapons if Syria crisis worsens - Open Channel

US will share Syrian information with Russia on chem weapons - Voice of Russia

Lavrov: Statements on Syrian Forces' Responsibility for Aleppo Terrorist Attack Repulsive - SANA, Syria

Russian ships to pick up munitions on way to Syria | Reuters

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Meqdad: FSA Will Negotiate Several Suggestions to Release Lebanese Kidnapped Pilgrims — Naharnet

Less bail for release of Ukraine journalists demanded : Voice of Russia

Report: Tit-for-Tat Abductions between Hizbullah, FSA — Naharnet

Zarqawi brother-in-law killed in Syria: Jordan Salafist | THE DAILY STAR

Syrian rebels accuse jihadist groups of trying to hijack revolution | guardian.co.uk

Syria: Islamist Nusra Front gives BBC exclusive interview - BBC News

VIDEO: Syrian rebels in Yarmouk - YOUTUBE

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Syria News - Jan 17

Suicide bombings kill at least 22 in Idlib, northern Syria - Chicago Sun-Times

US State Department blames Assad regime for 'despicable' Aleppo campus blasts - AFP

Russia condemns attacks on Syrian University of Aleppo blaming the explosions on terrorists - PressTV

Syria's U.N. envoy calls Aleppo attack "a cowardly terrorist act" - Chicago Tribune

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Syrian opposition bemoans ‘loose' pledges of world support, calls for arming the rebels - todayszaman

Syria PM: We are even ready to negotiate with armed groups that tend to lay down their weapons - PressTV

FSA pushed to the sidelines by Jabhat al-Nusra in Aleppo - al Monitor

Baghdad Traces Iraqi Terror Links To Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra - Al-Monitor

Lebanon, Turkey send Qaeda prisoners to Syria, Jaafari says - NOW

Al-Shihabi: We Have Decisive Evidence on Turkey's Involvement in Robbing Factories in Aleppo- SANA

VIDEO: Syrian rebels firing rockets into Idlib - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Promise of Mass Beheadings: Message from Abu Hafs, the Sword-Waving Jihadist in Syria - YouTube

VIDEOS: Are Yugoslavian Anti-Tank Weapons Being Smuggled Into Syria? - Brown Moses Blog

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White House doubts Syria chem. weapons report - Yahoo! News

Rape And Abuse In Syria's Detention Centers Documented In BBC Report (VIDEO) - Huffington Post

Syria allows U.N. to step up food aid - Yahoo! News

Damascus, Tehran ink deal on $1 bln credit facility, electricity projects - THE DAILY STAR

Assad doesn’t live on Russian warship – source : Voice of Russia

US missile destroyer arrives in the Mediterranean: Voice of Russia

VIDEO: Syrian Kurds demand autonomy - YouTube

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Syria News - Jan 16

Deadly rocket attacks hit Aleppo University killing dozens, Damascus - Xinhua | English.news.cn

VIDEO: Two missiles of an unknown type land in the University of Alleppo campus killing and wounding many people - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: More on the explosion at Aleppo University - Syria - YouTube

Russia Closes Aleppo Consulate - RIA Novosti

FSA gives 24 hours to Iranians to leave Syria - World Bulletin

Jihadist Nusra 'mufti' killed in Daraa: Jordan Salafist - FRANCE 24

VIDEO: FSA rebels firing MANPAD - LiveLeak.com

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Russia says against referring Syria crisis to war crimes court - Reuters

Exclusive: Secret State Department cable: Chemical weapon Agent 15 used in Syria | The Cable

Syria's Chemical Weapons: Who Ends Up with Them? :: Gatestone Institute

Annan shares Brahimi's opinion against a military solution to crisis in Syria - SANA

VIDEO: Annan on Syria - YouTube

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Syria News - Jan 15

State Department reports North Syria descending toward anarchy, Picture of disorganized rebels, greedy arms peddlers and profiteering warlords - Washington Post

Aleppo Dispatch: The Dark Side of the Syrian Opposition - The Atlantic

6 Months Of Combat, And No Victor In Aleppo, Syria's Biggest City (RADIO) : NPR

Syria: Rape is big problem, International Rescue Commission says - globalpost

Jihadists seeking Islamic state in post-Assad Syria | Kuwait Times

Syria using rockets to spread cluster bombs: HRW - Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)

VIDEO: Man tortured and executed by the Syrian army, A soldier says: Would you let me fuck your wife? - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Assad forces brutally torture a young man in Aleppo - YouTube

VIDEO: FSA Deathsquad Abdullah Aljabail (Wafeiu) Kills Prisoners - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: FSA Abdullah Aljabail Killing Civilians near Raqqa - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Syrian rebels training child soldiers in Syria - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Signing of the document by numerous brigades to establish Califate and refuse civil society in Syria - SyriaUpdate

VIDEO: Rare Video Shows A Surface-To-Air Missile Fired By The Syrian Opposition- Brown Moses Blog

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UN Security Council to meet on Syria late January, looking at ways of sending a new observer mission to Syria - NOW

Arab League Decides to Send Team to Syria Neighbors as Lebanon Asks for $180mn in Aid for Refugees — Naharnet

Russia’s FM calls on Syrian opposition to propose 'own' peace plan, adds that Assad’s removal from power is ‘impossible to implement’ — RT

Saudi newspaper: Assad staying on Russian-guarded warship - UPI.com

Did Assad Order Commanders to Target Israel, US Interests "If Assassinated"? - Real Syria Updates

Russia Sees Al-Qaeda Growth in Lebanon, plans to evacuate its nationals - Al-Monitor

IDF brass to PM: Syrian rebels on fence with Israel - JPost

Saudi Arabia Funds Al Nusra Fighters in Syria - nuqudy.com

Turkish CHP Leader: Allowing Extremists to Use Land against Syria by Governemnt Would Increase Tension - SANA

Iran, Iraq, Syria sign agreement to boost transit cooperation - PressTV

Iran's Revolutionary Guards hold exercises in Strait of Hormuz - todayszaman

Energy security: the chokepoint risk factor, 5 of 7 critical oil transit corridors are in Islamic world - Money Jihad

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Opposition Leader Says Syrian Kurds Should Not Demand Guarantees or Autonomy, Defends Al Nusra - Rudaw.net

Kurdish Youth Forces in Syria Accuse KNC Parties of Squeezing Them Out - Rudaw.net

Syrians facing hunger rush to Iraqi Kurdistan, risk death by walking in freezing weather - ekurd

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Syria News - Jan 13

Russia rejects Assad exit as precondition for Syria deal - Haaretz Daily Newspaper

Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministers change position to demand political resolution for Syrian crisis - abna.ir

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood praises Iran's six-point peace plan for Syria - english.irib.ir

Qatar revives proposal to send an Arab force to Syria | Reuters

Iraq to close two border exits with Syria - KUNA

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Syrian Army Advances in Strategic Damascus Suburb - ABC News

1000 Christians trapped in Syrian village near Aleppo endangered by fighting - Catholic Culture

Sports Champion Hisham al-Raqsheh Assassinated in Damascus- SANA

Sniper fire kills three-year-old kid at Yarmouk camp in Damascus - PressTV

VIDEO: Scenes from FSA-Controlled Part of Aleppo, by RT - YouTube

VIDEO: Pro-government Latakia's Men: Message to FSA - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Highlights From The Video Tour Of Taftanaz Air Base - Brown Moses Blog

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Syria News - Jan 12

Syria talks end in Geneva without solution, Brahimi: The transitional government has to enjoy complete powers - US News and World Report

Turkey may have to accept transition period with Assad - todayszaman

Is Saudi Arabia Shifting Its Stance On Syria? - abna.ir

Russian Navy Holds Syria Exercises - RIA Novosti

UK seeks deal to arm Syria rebels shipping night vision goggles, body armour and helmets - London Evening Standard

Opposition eyes Syria seat at UN, Arab League - NOW

Syria may hold uranium stash, Western and Israeli experts say - Yahoo! News

Jordan Pulls Israel Card to Deny Syrian Palestinians Help – Tablet Magazine

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Syria launches counterstrikes after rebels seize Taftanaz airbase, Assault led by jihadists of Al-Nusra Front, Ahrar al-Sham and Islamic Vanguard (VIDEO) - FRANCE 24

VIDEO: Huge rebel convoy at Taftanaz airbase including tanks, anti-aircraft guns, ammunition and military trucks - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Syrian Troops Captured In Taftanaz Military Airport - YouTube

VIDEO: Dead SAA soldiers in the Battle for the Taftanaz airport - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Spoils at Taftanaz heliport - LiveLeak.com

Turf war between Al Nusra and FSA group feared after Syrian rebel leader killed - Yahoo! News

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Syria News - Jan 11

Opposition leader: Assad can't leave Syria without trial - todayszaman

Russia plays down pressure on Assad - NOW

US focused on Syria's chemical arms after Assad: Panetta - AFP

Syrian Foreign Ministry: Brahimi Statements Deviate from the Essence of his Mission- SANA

Brahimi apologizes to Assad for calling his position "sectarian": Voice of Russia

Britain says world must prepare to step up Syria response, seeks to amend the EU weapons embargo - NOW

BRICS Group: Resolving Crisis in Syria Realized only Through Dialogue- SANA

VIDEO: Assad soldier executes a man - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Assad soldier abusing an animal - YouTube

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Abbas says he rejected Israel's conditional offer to resettle Palestinians from Syria | Fox News

Amnesty: Protection of minorities in Syria - including Alawites - should be priority - amnesty.org.uk

Lebanon families of hostages in Syria picket Qatar embassy - Ahram Online

VIDEO: Red Cross: conflict causes increased suffering in Idlib - YouTube

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Battles renew at Taftanas airbase in Syria's Idlib - chinadaily.com.cn

Syria’s Battle for the Airports - Al-Monitor

Syria says rebels involved in looting northern factories, with the full knowledge and facilitation of the Turkish government - NOW

VIDEO: Discovery of a Mass Grave in Marj Al Sultan Airport - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Kill Civilians for Stealing a Car - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Islamists brainwashing & indoctrinating very young children - LiveLeak.com

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Syria News - Jan 10

Syria releases 2,130 captives to rebels in exchange for 48 Iranian prisoners - The Washington Post

Russia, U.S. to meet Syria envoy Brahimi on Friday - Yahoo! News

Russia: West should consider Assad's proposals - US News and World Report

Russia, Syria discuss ways of political outcome of crisis - China.org.cn

Russia is coordinating the supervision of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal: Report - haaretz.com

Top Turkish diplomat set for Syria talks in Moscow, Washington - todayszaman

Report: Saudi Arabia mulling over changing approach to Syria, withdrawing its financial support of Syrian rebels - PressTV

SNC propose transitional government, based in areas rebels refer to as "liberated territories" - NOW

VIDEO: Lakhdar Brahimi laments Assad's 'lost opportunity' - YouTube

VIDEO: Syrian army tortures and executes a rebel - LiveLeak.com

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Al Nusra Says It Stands With Other Syrian Rebels, The jihadis are fighting now alongside Free Syrian Army units - NYTimes.com

VIDEO: Report ties Syrian rebels to al Qaeda - YouTube

VIDEO: Nusra Front sees Islamic state in Syria - YouTube

Quilliam Releases New Strategic Briefing ‘Jabhat al-Nusra’ | Quilliam Foundation

Zarqawi's legacy: Jihadist rebels in Syria - UPI

VIDEO: Al-Nusra Militants Execute Three Assad Soldiers - IBTimes UK

VIDEO: Syrian rebels' lies and propaganda EXPOSED! - YouTube

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Report: Hizbullah Training Shiite Syrians to Defend Villages against Rebels — Naharnet

Amid Syrian violence, the exodus of Christians continues - JNS.org | News Service

Anti-Christian violence in Syria can trigger mass exodus – report : Voice of Russia

70.000 Syrian refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan - EKURD

VIDEO: Syria Kurds seek essential supplies in Iraq - Al Jazeera English

Surviving in Aleppo - NYTimes.com

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Syria News - Jan 9

Insight: Aleppo misery eats at Syrian rebel support, the city face chaos at the hands of motley bands of fighters recruited from surrounding rural areas - Reuters

Alawites in the Damascus “Mezze 86” district fear reprisals in the event of the Assad fall - Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)

Pro-Assad Palestinians call for Yarmouk truce - Al Jazeera English

VIDEO: Syria Rebels in Yarmouk - YouTube

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UN: 1 Million Syrians Need Emergency Food Aid - VOA

Riot breaks out at Syrian refugee camp in Jordan after tents collapse due to weather | Fox News

White House asks Turkey to open Armenia border for Syrian Armenians - News.Az

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NYT: Syrian chemical weapons stored at bases, ready to use - UPI.com

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The Anti-Empire Report: Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?

By William Blum www.killinghope.org

"France no longer recognizes its children," lamented Guillaume Roquette in an editorial in the Figaro weekly magazine in Paris. "How can the country of Victor Hugo, secularism and family reunions produce jihadists capable of attacking a kosher grocery store?" ¹

I ask: How can the country of Henry David Thoreau, separation of church and state, and family Thanksgiving dinners produce American super-nationalists capable of firing missiles into Muslim family reunions in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia?

Does America recognize its children? Indeed, it honors them. Constantly.