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Bombardment of Syria’s Homs city resumes: activists – Reuters
Globe and Mail Bombardment of Syria's Homs city resumes: activistsReuters| AMMAN (Reuters) – Heavy bombardment of the Syrian city of Homs resumed on Tuesday after at least 95 civilians were killed on Monday in an offensive to put down a popular revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, activists and residents said.Syrian crisis: Army renews... »
Syrian crisis: Homs army assault continues – BBC News
BBC News Syrian crisis: Homs army assault continuesBBC NewsThe Syrian army has resumed heavy shelling in the restive city of Homs as Russia's foreign minister is due in Damascus for talks. Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed since government troops began pounding known strongholds of opposition …US shuts Syria embassy, pulls... »
Syrian opposition says dozens killed in attack on Homs – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times Syrian opposition says dozens killed in attack on HomsLos Angeles TimesA makeshift clinic that was treating the wounded was among the targets, activists say. The US suspends embassy operations in Damascus. An image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network purportedly shows a wounded person outside a …Syria crisis:... »
Syria’s Assad Learns Lessons from Arab Spring, Recent History – Voice of America
Globe and Mail Syria's Assad Learns Lessons from Arab Spring, Recent HistoryVoice of AmericaFebruary 06, 2012 Syria's Assad Learns Lessons from Arab Spring, Recent History Henry Ridgwell | Beirut With Russia and China blocking a UN resolution condemning the crackdown on protests in Syria, the prospects for a quick end to the conflict seem... »
Syrian forces attack Homs on eve of Lavrov visit – Reuters
Globe and Mail Syrian forces attack Homs on eve of Lavrov visitReutersBy Dominic Evans | BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian military assault on Homs killed dozens of people on the eve of a visit to Damascus by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov aimed at pressing President Bashar al-Assad to end an 11-month uprising by... »
Syria’s rebels: Ordinary men fight and die – CBS News
TIME Syria's rebels: Ordinary men fight and dieCBS NewsAn image taken from a video posted by Syrian opposition activists to the Youtube shows smoke rising from buildings in the city of Homs after an apparent rocket or mortar strike, Feb. 6, 2012. (CBS News) The situation in Syria is getting more dangerous …US Embassy... »
US Embassy in Syria Closes as Violence Flares – New York Times
New York Times US Embassy in Syria Closes as Violence FlaresNew York TimesBEIRUT, Lebanon — The United States closed its embassy in Syria on Monday and withdrew all staff members amid escalating mayhem in what American officials called the Syrian government's unbridled repression of an 11-month-old uprising that has become …Syria's Assad Deploys Tactics... »
UN chief appalled at mounting Syria violence – USA TODAY
USA TODAY UN chief appalled at mounting Syria violenceUSA TODAYUNITED NATIONS (AP) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the escalating violence in Syria appalling and told the government Monday that the Security Council's disagreement over a resolution condemning the bloodshed was not a license to escalate …World seeks next step on Syria as deaths... »
Russia, China lose credit in Arab world: League chief – Reuters
Sydney Morning Herald Russia, China lose credit in Arab world: League chiefReutersBy Paul Ingrassia and Edmund Blair | CAIRO (Reuters) – The Arab League chief said on Monday that Russia and China had lost diplomatic credit in the Arab world by vetoing a UN resolution on Syria and may have sent a message to... »
South Africa’s cautious UN vote for Syrian action – Christian Science Monitor
Globe and Mail South Africa's cautious UN vote for Syrian actionChristian Science MonitorWhile Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution calling for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, South Africa voted for the measure. But it voices qualms on foreign intervention. By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer / February 6, 2012 Russia and China's... »