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Gunmen kill pro-Assad figure in Lebanon as Syria war spreads

YoopyaJul 18, 2013June 16, 20240

(Reuters) – Suspected rebel gunmen assassinated a well-known supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Lebanon on Wednesday, the latest sign that Syria’s civil war

Activist group says al-Qaida-linked gunmen shot dead local Syrian rebel commander

YoopyaJul 12, 2013August 1, 20240

BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked gunmen killed a rebel commander in northwestern Syria, an activist group and an opposition spokeswoman said Friday, in a sign of

UN says nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian conflict

YoopyaJun 13, 2013August 16, 20240

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s spiraling violence has resulted in the confirmed killings of nearly 93,000 people but the real number is likely to be far

Syrian army advances in Qusair and Damascus suburb

YoopyaJun 4, 2013August 11, 20240

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian troops advanced toward the center of the strategic town of Qusair near the border with Lebanon and chased rebels from

Russia faults U.S. over ‘odious’ Syria rights resolution

YoopyaMay 29, 2013June 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denounced as “odious” a U.S.-backed draft resolution condemning the Syrian government before a debate at the U.N. Human

Disputes over arms for Syria cloud U.S.-Russian peace drive

YoopyaMay 29, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Disputes between Russia and the West over arming warring sides in Syria on Tuesday dimmed prospects for peace talks that were also clouded by disarray among President

In Tripoli, Lebanon’s 2nd city, neighbors fight Syrian proxy war but also settle old scores

YoopyaMay 27, 2013August 11, 20240

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — In a rundown district of Lebanon’s second largest city, residents have adapted to waging war with their neighbors. Whenever violence breaks

Israel asks Russia not to sell Syria advanced S-300 air shield: officials

YoopyaMay 9, 2013September 8, 20240

(Reuters) – Israel has asked Russia not to sell Syria an advanced air defense system which would help President Bashar al-Assad fend off foreign military intervention as he battles a more

Kerry in Moscow to bridge gap with Russia on Syria

YoopyaMay 7, 2013September 2, 20240

US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Russia to try to bridge the divide with Washington over the Syria conflict. He is to have

Israeli PM visits China after Syria strikes

YoopyaMay 6, 2013September 2, 20240

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel signaled a return to “business as usual” on Monday, a day after its aircraft struck targets in Syria for the second