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U.S. provides communications aid for Syria opponents
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday acknowledged providing communications equipment and other forms of assistance to members of the “peaceful opposition” in Syria. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the aid is part of “non-lethal” assistance to Syrians living under President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and part of a global…
Amnesty says Syria committing crimes against humanity
Syria is committing crimes against humanity as part of state policy to exact revenge against communities suspected of supporting rebels, Amnesty International said in a report. The London-based rights group called for an international response after claiming it had fresh evidence that victims, including children, had been dragged from their…
A day in the life of a UN observer in Syria
A day in the life of a UN observer in Syria (via The Christian Science Monitor) As soon as Gen. Robert Mood stepped out of his white SUV he was mobbed by hundreds of men, women, and children. The leader of the unarmed UN observer mission to Syria had come…
Russia sending attack helicopters to Syria
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused Russia Tuesday of sending attack helicopters to Syria, warning it will escalate the fighting and openly questioning whether the UN mission can survive beyond the end of its mandate in July. As a top UN peacekeeping official said Syria had now…
UN: Syria now in full-scale civil war
Syria is now in a full-scale civil war, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said on Tuesday, as UN observers reported they were fired on as they tried to enter a town feared to be the target of a new massacre. The news came as the Syrian government accused Washington of…
U.S. fears new Syria massacre as helicopters hit towns
DAMASCUS — The United States voiced fears that Syria’s government is planning a new massacre, as regime helicopters fired on rebel stronghold towns and raging violence killed nearly 90 people on Monday. On the political front, the newly elected leader of Syria’s exiled opposition urged President Bashar al-Assad to hand…
U.S. fears for new massacre in Syria
The United States on Monday voiced concern that Syria’s government is planning a new massacre after accounts that tanks have approached the edge of the city of Al-Heffa. A spokesman for former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, who drafted a fledgling UN-Arab League peace plan, earlier warned that civilians were…
UN reaches Syrian massacre site
UN monitors on Friday finally reached the site of a massacre of villagers in Syria on their second attempt as Western powers pressed at the United Nations for sanctions against Damascus. The sanctions push came as international envoy Kofi Annan called for “additional pressure” in the wake of the latest…
UN tries again to reach Syria massacre site
UN monitors are to try again on Friday to reach the site of a new Syrian massacre after being shot at in their first attempt, after Kofi Annan urged united action to stop the crisis from spiralling out of control. Anti-regime demonstrations were expected after weekly Muslim Friday prayers, activists…
Russia vows to block UN mandate for Syria intervention
ASTANA — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday vowed there would be no UN Security Council mandate for outside intervention in Syria, indicating Moscow would use its veto to block any military action. “There will not be a Security Council mandate for outside intervention, I guarantee you that,” Lavrov told…
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