Report: Iran Helping Syria Skirt Sanctions in Shipping Oil | Iran lent tanker to Syria to ship oil directly to China
Report: Iran Helping Syria Skirt Sanctions in Shipping Oil
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Syrian Rebels Kill Two Colonels, Kidnap General
Syrian Rebels Kill Two Colonels, Kidnap General | Assad: Peace talks require rebels to stop attacking
Maliki: Arming Syrian Rebels Will Lead to ‘Proxy War’
Maliki: Arming Syrian Rebels Will Lead to ‘Proxy War’ | Says move meant to ‘prepare the ground for foreign military intervention’
Assad Will Pursue UN Peace Plan If Foreign Intervention Stops
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he will commit to the UN plan to end the violence so long as the armed opposition halt their attacks and international powers stop aiding them. The plan brokered by UN envoy Kofi Annan calls for a total cease-fire, withdrawal...
Arab League Backs UN Plan for Syria at Baghdad Summit
Leaders at the Arab League Summit in Iraq on Thursday endorsed the UN envoy Kofi Annan's plan to end the violence in Syria, with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warning that arming either side in Syria would lead to a "proxy war." Fewer than half the Arab...
Syrian Troops Retake Key Town of Saraqeb
Syrian Troops Retake Key Town of Saraqeb | Rebel council claims other factions unite behind them
McCain Resolution Calls for Arming Syrian Opposition, Safe Zones
Senator John McCain introduced a new resolution on Syria Wednesday that calls for arming the Syrian rebels to fight the regime of Bashar al-Assad and establishing safe zones inside Syria. The non-binding resolution stops short of calling for U.S. military intervention...
Annan: Syrian Govt. Endorses Peace Plan
Annan: Syrian Govt. Endorses Peace Plan | Rebel faction official rejects talks, insists govt. not serious
Syrian Rebels Stage ‘Battle’ Background for Video
Syrian Rebels Stage ‘Battle’ Background for Video | Rebels burn tire to simulate combat conditions
Peace Deal in Syria Languishes as Powers Continue to Meddle
Clashes between Syrian government forces and insurgent groups continued in major cities like Homs and Damascus, as UN peace envoy Kofi Annan stressed that there can be no deadline placed on when the crisis would end. Syrian activists claimed dozens of people - both...
