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US Secretary of State John Kerry attends the 'Friends of Syria' meeting in Amman, Jordan on May 22, 2013. The gathering seeks to discuss US-Russian proposal to hold a peace conference dubbed 'Geneva 2' to bring together rebels and representatives of Syrian President's regime.
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he will risk forfeiting his regime. The official added that Israel is considering further strikes in Syria in order to prevent the transfer of advanced weapons into Hezbollah's hands. The transfer of such weapons to Hezbollah will destabilize and endanger the entire region ... If Syrian President Assad reacts by attacking Israel, or tries to strike Israel through his terrorist proxies, he will risk forfeiting his regime, for Israel will retaliate.
Clearly, a policy that functions successfully for more than two years for Israel, that policy is not working because Syria, Iran, Hezbollah and Russia have all upped the ante
There are several thousands of Hezbollah militia forces on the ground in Syria who are contributing to this violence ... and it perpetuates he regime's campaign of terror against its own peopleMore quotes »
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Israeli air force chief warns of Syrian attacks
S-300 air defense systems are "on their way" to Syria, though Israel asked Russia not to supply them.Israel is concerned the Syrian civil war could spill across its border. Syrian and Israeli forces briefly exchanged fire on the Golan Heights border Tuesday.Israel 5/22/13 Read more »
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Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
no decision. He said he has been preoccupied "as you might imagine, with the challenges of the day, with Boston happening, this Syria crisis seems to be careening out of control here.""That's been my priority and taking care of my district back home. It has Read more »
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Hezbollah casualties show growing role in Syria
civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shia militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists said Monday. The intense battle drove rebels from large parts of the town of Qusair, part of a withering government Read more »
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Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
government forces pushed deeper into a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, Syrian state-media said Monday. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group Read more »
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Syria launches airstrikes, tanks in all-out assault on rebels
troops backed by tanks and warplanes launched an assault Sunday on a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, pounding the area with airstrikes and artillery salvos that killed at least 30 people and forced residents to scramble for cover in basements Read more »
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Saladin and the Crusades
before moving to Egypt at the age of twenty-six. There he started his own sultanate which at its height included Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Hejaz, Yemen, and parts of North Africa. He is well known for his recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187 19 m ago from OpPapers.com Read more »
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Israel maintaining intense intelligence activity in Syria and working with local villagers, report says
hands. "The transfer of such weapons to Hezbollah will destabilize and endanger the entire region,” the official said. "If Syrian President Assad reacts by attacking Israel, or tries to strike Israel through his terrorist proxies, he will risk forfeiting his 26 m ago from Haaretz Read more »
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Israel preparing for war on Syria
airstrike in January. The May 5 Israeli aggression was Tel Aviv’s second strike on Syria in three days. Turmoil has gripped Syria for over two years, and many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the 39 m ago from Press TV Read more »
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‘US, UK to blame for killing of Syrians’
for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Wednesday. The top official termed a mistake the US’s call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, adding, “Mr. Obama (the US president) cannot decide for the wise Syrian people on the 39 m ago from Press TV Read more »
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France backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list
Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius speaks to the media after the Friends of Syria alliance meeting in Amman May 22, 2013. PARIS (Reuters) - France is ready to support a British initiative to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the European Union's list of terrorist 41 m ago from Reuters Mobile Read more »
