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Assad vows to ‘live and die’ in Syria

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DAMASCUS: President Bashar Al Assad scotched any suggestion he might flee Syria and warned that any Western military intervention to topple him would have catastrophic consequences for the Middle East and beyond. S ...

Nov 8 2012, 3:50pm CST

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Kerry pushes dual peace bids on Middle East return

Source: Hurriet Daily News

Secretary of State John Kerry was returning to the Middle East Monday, aiming to shore up peace efforts as he seeks to help end the Syria war and coax Israel and the Palestinians back to talks. The new top US diplomat -- making his fou ...
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"The opposition is urged to agree on a leading body which would have credibility among the Syrian people and the international community"


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Readout of the President's Call with Lebanese President Sleiman

Source: The White House

President Obama and President Sleiman spoke by phone today to discuss their shared commitment to preserving Lebanon’s stability, sovereignty, and security, particularly in relation to the ongoing conflict in Syria. President Obama expressed h ...
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German Foreign Minister Opposes Sending Arms to Rebels in Syria

Source: Hit and Run

Credit: Dirk Vorderstraße/wikimediaSecretary of State John Kerry is heading to the Middle East today for talks on setting up a Syria peace conference that will bring together representatives from the Assad regime and its opp ...
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Russia urges Iran participation in Geneva conference on Syria

Source: GlobalSecurity.org

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stressed Iran's influential role in settling the Syria unrest, underlining the need for the inclusion of Iran in an upcoming international conference on Syria. "If we admit that Iran has a ...
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Syrian army seizes half of al-Qusayr in Homs province

Source: GlobalSecurity.org

The Syrian army has restored security in the western city of al-Qusayr in the central province of Homs, after taking back control of 50 percent of the city from foreign-backed militants. The army said it has killed ...
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Kerry to Mideast for Syria Talks

Source: GlobalSecurity.org

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels Monday to the Middle East for talks on holding a Syrian peace conference. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he doubts the U.S./Russian initiative can stop the fighting. The latest effort to end Syrian v ...
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28 Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria

Source: PerthNow

A SYRIAN government assault on the rebel bastion of Qusayr has raged into a second day, with at least 28 members of Lebanon's Shi'ite group Hezbollah reported killed as they fought alongside the army. As official media reported that the ar ...
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Turkey: As of today, there are 193.767 Syrian Citizens at our Accommodation Centres

Source: Humanitarian News

As of today, there are 193.767 Syrian citizens staying at the 14 Tent Cities, 1 Temporary Admission Centre and 3 Container Cities established by Prime Ministry AFAD for those coming from Syria. AFAD has erected a total of 14 tent-ci ...
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The ‘Humanitarian’ Pretext: Why Applying Moral Purpose to the Warfare State is Absurd

Source: AntiWar.com

“Almost every time someone calls for a war to be entered on humanitarian grounds, there’s a way to save more lives more cheaply and reliably with philanthropic spending,” he explains. “And even if it’s true that doing nothing [in Syria] will resu ...
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