Syrian Minister Defects From Assad Regime in Video

A senior official in Syria's Oil Ministry announced in a video message on Thursday that he was abandoning the regime of Bashar al-Assad, in what appeared to be the highest-level defection of a government official since the start of the violence in Syria. Abdu...

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Obama Admin. Decides to Aid Syrian Opposition

The Obama administration has retreated from its initial refusal to stay out of the conflict in Syria by agreeing this week to provide direct humanitarian and communications assistance to the Syrian opposition. While the change in policy did not go as far as providing...

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