#Syria opposition group picks Kurd to lead, election of Abdelbaset Sieda, post-Assad Syria would be a safe place

UN: Syria using children as human shields

CBS News  -  9:33 AM

(AP) UNITED NATIONS - A UN report released Monday includes Syrian government forces and their allied "shabiha" militias for the first time on a list of 52 governments and armed groups that recruit, kill or sexually attack children in armed conflicts. Meanwhile, to stop the escalating violence ...

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In bid for unity, Syrian opposition group picks Kurd to lead »

The election of Abdelbaset Sieda to the presidency of the Syrian National Council is being held up as a sign that a post-Assad Syria would be a safe place for all minorities.

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''In a Revolution You Don't Have Much Time'' »

Walid al-Bunni is a prominent Syrian human rights activist and opponent of the Assad regime. In the light of the civil war going on in his ...

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US warns of new Syria 'massacre' »

The US warns that Syria "may be organising another massacre" in the town of Haffa, where civilians are believed to be trapped.

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Fires force Syrian rebels to scout new trails to Turkey »

YAYLADAGI, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian rebels are having to find new and more difficult routes to smuggle refugees and wounded civilians and fighters into Turkey after Syrian government forces began tor...

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US has wrong idea of Syrian opposition, backers say

USA TODAY  -  Yesterday 7:32 PM

This is how US officials and the international community have branded Syria's opposition, and many say that is why the West opposes military intervention. At a conference on Syria here recently, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said, "The opposition has work to do.

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Syrian Revolution: A foreign conspiracy or a legitimate demand for democracy? »

As we know, there are Syrians, pseudo “leftists”, and unfortunately many Arabs who have falsely labeled the noble Syrian Revolution as a foreign instigated conspiracy. Now I have been meaning to disse...

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Syrian children 'used as shields' »

Syrian troops are torturing children and using them as human shields on tanks to prevent attacks by opposition forces, a UN report says.

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Is Obama's re-election delaying action on Syria? - CNN.com »

Frida Ghitis says the president shouldn't put history on hold until after Election Day.

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Tuesday: #Obama ORDERS limited AIR STRIKES against SYRIA! It's easy to predict exactly what's going to happen - same SCRIPT »

US President Barack Obama has ordered the US Navy and Air Force to accelerate preparations for a limited air offensive against the Assad regime and the imposition of no-fly zones over Syria,DEBKAfile ...

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