Tag archive for ‘Syria’
By Brandon Jones On Monday, March 11th, 2013
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US confirmed to be training Syrian rebels in Jordan

Americans are training Syrian anti-government fighters in Jordan, the German weekly Der Spiegel said on Sunday, quoting what it said were participants and organizers. Syrian rebel fighter with missile launcher. More...

By Brandon Jones On Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
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Syrian violence spreads to Iraq as 40 soldiers murdered during attack on Iraqi military transport

 More than 40 Syrian soldiers who had sought temporary safety in Iraq from rebel fighters along the border were killed on Monday in an attack by unidentified gunmen as the Iraqi military was transporting the soldiers More...

By Brandon Jones On Friday, March 1st, 2013
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John Kerry confirms US to give $60 Million in aid to Syrian rebels

Western powers pledged aid for Syrian rebels on Thursday but stopped short of offering them weapons, disappointing opponents of President Bashar al-Assad clamoring for more arms. photo/FreedomHouse via Flickr public More...

By Brandon Jones On Thursday, January 31st, 2013
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Israel destroys convoy of Russia weapons in Syria headed to Hezbollah, Iran upset

Israel bombed a suspected shipment of antiaircraft missiles in Syria on Wednesday, according to regional and U.S. officials, in its most ambitious strike inside its neighbor’s territory in nearly two chaotic More...

By Brandon Jones On Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
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Over 60 Syrians shot in head, execution style, while bound

A Syrian opposition group says 65 people have been found shot dead, with their hands bound, in Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll could rise as high as 80, calling More...

By Brandon Jones On Friday, January 25th, 2013
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Saudi Arabia cuts a deal with death row inmates to send them to fight in Syria

A report from the Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) suggests that Saudi Arabia offered death row inmates an early release from prison if they agreed to join alongside jihad forces trying to bring down the More...

By Brandon Jones On Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
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Russia sending planes to evacuate citizens from Syria who wish to return home

Russia is sending two planes to Lebanon to evacuate more than 100 of its citizens from Syria, the Emergencies Ministry said, in the clearest sign yet that Moscow may be preparing for President Bashar al-Assad’s More...

By Brandon Jones On Monday, January 7th, 2013
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Syrian rebels reject peace plan proposal by President Assad

Syrian opposition groups have rejected a new peace initiative by President Bashar al-Assad that includes a national reconciliation conference and a new government and constitution. Assad was speaking on Sunday More...

By Brandon Jones On Thursday, January 3rd, 2013
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Syrian death toll at 60,000 says UN Human Rights group

On Wednesday in a press release United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, stated that a detailed analysis has revealed that the bloody conflict in Syria has left over 60,000 people have More...

By Laura Jones On Monday, December 31st, 2012
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Syria rebels behead a Christian and feed his remains to a dog

Syrian rebels beheaded a Christian man and fed his body to dogs, according to a nun who says the West is ignoring atrocities committed by Islamic extremists. photo Richard Loyal French Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/richard_french/4989518338/ The More...