Syria war spills into Lebanon
TRIPOLI ' Gunmen loyal to opposite sides in neighbouring Syria’s civil war battled in the streets of northern Lebanon on Wednesday, and the death toll from two days of fighting was at least five...
View ArticleFighting cuts off Damascus airport
Syrian rebels battled forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad just outside Damascus today, restricting access to its international airport, and the Dubai-based Emirates airline and EgyptAir stopped...
View ArticleSyria Conflict: Damascus Airport Cut Off, Communications Down
By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels battled forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad just outside Damascus on Thursday, forcing the closure of the main airport road, and the...
View ArticleFighting cuts access to Damascus airport, flights suspended
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels battled forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad just outside Damascus on Thursday, cutting access to its international airport, and the Dubai-based Emirates airline...
View ArticleFighting Cuts Internet, Access to Damascus airport
Beirut. Syrian rebels battled forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad just outside Damascus on Thursday, cutting access to its international airport, and Dubai-based Emirates airline and EgyptAir...
View ArticleWRAPUP 7-Fighting cuts access to Damascus airport, flights suspended
* Clashes along airport road heaviest during uprising * Report of rebel mortars fired at airport runways * Internet "shut down completely" - tracking service * Rebels advancing but "not last days yet"...
View ArticleSyrian civil war spills into Lebanon as rebels close in on Damascus
TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Gunmen loyal to opposite sides in neighboring Syria's civil war battled on Wednesday in the streets of a northern Lebanese city where two days of fighting killed at least five...
View ArticleForeign Truck Bombers in Syria Highlight Risk of New al-Qaeda
Two Jordanian men, a wealthy businessman and a salesman, got into explosives-rigged trucks last month and blew themselves up at a base occupied by troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in...
View ArticleSyrian civil war spills over into Lebanon
TRIPOLI — Gunmen loyal to opposite sides in neighboring Syria's civil war battled on Wednesday in the streets of a northern Lebanese city where two days of clashes have killed at least six people and...
View ArticleIn Syria, a fine line between jihadists and rebels
ATME, Syria — The influence of hardline Islamists is increasingly being seen on Syria’s battlefields, with even the more secular rebel fighters starting to sport jihadist-style beards, headbands and...
View ArticleSyrian civil war spills into Lebanon - Wire World News - The Sacramento Bee...
WASHINGTON -- Gunmen loyal to opposite sides in neighboring Syria's civil war battled on Wednesday in the streets of a northern Lebanese city where two days of clashes have killed at least six people...
View Article>Syrian civil war spills into Lebanon
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Gunmen loyal to opposite sides in neighboring Syria's civil war battled in the streets of northern Lebanon on Wednesday, and the death toll from two days of fighting was at...
View ArticleSyrian civil war spills into Lebanon
TRIPOLI, Lebanon - (AP) -- Gunmen loyal to opposite sides in neighboring 's civil war battled in the streets of northern Lebanon on Wednesday, and the death toll from two days of fighting was at least...
View ArticleSyria rebels win support from Britain, battle in Damascus
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government troops backed by tanks battled to oust rebel forces from an opposition stronghold in a Damascus suburb on Tuesday in the heaviest fighting in the capital for...
View ArticleSyria's Civil War Spills Into Lebanon
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Gunmen loyal to opposite sides in neighboring Syria's civil war battled on Wednesday in the streets of a northern Lebanese city where two days of fighting killed at least five...
View ArticleSyrian rebels, civilians brace for long civil war
By BEN HUBBARD, Associated Press HAREM, Syria (AP) — Before the civil war, Ramiz Moussa was a middle class civil servant who processed fines for littering, illegal construction and disturbing the...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-France eyes Middle East influence, image with Syria gamble
* Hollande breaks from allies in backing new anti-Assad bloc * Signals intent to be key player in future of Arab world * Risky decision could isolate Paris, analysts say By John Irish PARIS, Nov 19...
View ArticleFrance eyes Middle East influence, image with Syria gamble
PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande's decision to recognize Syria's new opposition bloc aims to secure long-term French interests in the region and boost his foreign policy image but, with...
View ArticleKurdish militiamen, Syrian rebels clash in northern Syria
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Heavy fighting in the Syrian town of Ras Ayn continued for a second day Tuesday, with Kurdish militiamen and Syrian rebels engaging in street combat, adding fresh ethnic dimensions...
View ArticleSyria strains the semantics of civil war
By Jacqueline Outka The semantics of war have been thoroughly debated over the years - one man's terrorist, as they say, is another man's freedom fighter. These semantics are always changing: in a...
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