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Posted Wednesday, November 16, 2011
10:00 PM EST
Intelligence heart of Syria is attacked by army defectors

No more friends for Bashar Assad

Former Syrian regime insiders expect Assad's fall
Deborah Pasmantier

Syria on the Brink
The beginning of the end
Brian M Downing

Bashar's fate in his own hands
Barbara Slavin

News
Posted Sunday, November 6, 2011
4:41 AM EST
Syria: Bashar’s dangerous myopia
Amir Taheri
Ahsarq Al Awsat

News
Posted Friday, November 4, 2011
10:54 PM EDT
Syrian forces kill 19, government offers amnesty
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Reuters

Syria Crackdown Gets Italy Firm’s Aid With U.S.-Europe Spy Gear
Ben Elgin and Vernon Silver
Bloomberg

Posted Thursday, October 27, 2011
7:02 AM EDT
Alain Juppe, Foreign Minister of France:
Fall of Syrian government is "unavoidable":
Nicholas Vinocur
Reuters

Stories of killings in Homs are reinforcing support for Assad in Damascus
Robert Fisk
The Independent

Defectors Claim Attack That Killed Syria Soldiers
Nada Bakri
The New York Times

News
Posted Friday, June 24, 2011
6:31 PM EDT
'They Can Only Kill and Hope'
Journey Through a Divided Syria
Spiegel Staff

Will Syria's sectarian clashes spill into Lebanon?
Nicholas Blanford
The Christian Science Monitor

Conflict In Syria 'In Danger Of Escalating'
Sky News

Syria on the brink
Al Ahram

US warns Syria over troop movement at Turkey border
BBC

Syria’s Ailing Economy Poses a Threat to Assad
Anthony Shadid

News
Posted Saturday, June 18, 2011
9:31 AM EDT
Echoes of Arkan in Syria
Michael Young

Why Iran needs to drop Assad
Amir Taheri

Syria, pawn in power play by world’s major powers? Yes.
James M. Dorsey
Al Arabiya

Sixteen die as Syrian uprising enters fourth month
Phil Sands
The National

News
Posted Sunday, June 12, 2011
5:27 PM EDT
Syrian infighting suggests Assad's grip on power is slipping
Simon Tisdall

Tanks, Helicopter Gunships Patrol Syria's North
VOA News

Graham: Now is the time to take action in Syria
Lucy Madison
CBS News Video

Syria's regime cracks down hard. But is the military on board?
Nicholas Blanford
Beirut, Lebanon

Syrian army 'moves on Jisr al-Shughour'
Istanbul - Daily News with wires

News
Posted Sunday, June 5, 2011
8:24 PM EDT
Syria‘s opposition: Will get in touch with intl institutions
PTI

Syria: 'Dozens killed' as thousands protest in Hama
BBC

Clinton : US 'deeply concerned' at Syria's Internet cut
AFP

Syria's cruel regime
Source: Chattanooga Times

Syrian Tanks Move in on City as Thousands Mourn Protesters’ Deaths
The New York Times
Liam Stack

News
Posted Friday, June 3, 2011
10:47 PM EDT
Unrest in Syria inspires Kurdish activism
Chris Zambelis

At least 67 people killed, scores injured in Syria as protesters reach capital
Abeer Tayel and Dina Al Shibeeb
Al Arabiya with Agencies

IDF sources: Assad regime will eventually succumb to Syria protests
Amos Harel

SYRIA: Many deaths reported as thousands march in 'Friday of the children of freedom' protests
The Los Angeles Times

Anonymous to Attack Syrian Embassy Web Sites
Chloe Albanesius

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• Intelligence heart of Syria is attacked by army defectors
   
• No more friends for Bashar Assad
   
• Former Syrian regime insiders expect Assad's fall
  Deborah Pasmantier
   
• Syria on the Brink
  The beginning of the end
  Brian M Downing
   
• Bashar's fate in his own hands
  Barbara Slavin
   
• Syria: Bashar’s dangerous myopia
  Amir Taheri
  Ahsarq Al Awsat
   
• Syrian forces kill 19, government offers amnesty
  Khaled Yacoub Oweis
  Reuters
   
• Syria Crackdown Gets Italy Firm’s Aid With U.S.-Europe Spy Gear
  Ben Elgin and Vernon Silver
  Bloomberg
   
• Alain Juppe, Foreign Minister of France:
  Fall of Syrian government is "unavoidable":
  Nicholas Vinocur
  Reuters
   
• Stories of killings in Homs are reinforcing support for Assad in Damascus
  Robert Fisk
  The Independent
   
• Defectors Claim Attack That Killed Syria Soldiers
  Nada Bakri
  The New York Times
   
• They Can Only Kill and Hope'
  Journey Through a Divided Syria
  Spiegel Staff
   
• Will Syria's sectarian clashes spill into Lebanon?
  Nicholas Blanford
  The Christian Science Monitor
   
• Conflict In Syria 'In Danger Of Escalating'
  Sky News
   
• Syria on the brink
  Al Ahram
   
• US warns Syria over troop movement at Turkey border
  BBC
   
• Syria’s Ailing Economy Poses a Threat to Assad
  Muzaffar Salman/Associated Press
  The New York Times
   
• Echoes of Arkan in Syria
  Michael Young
   
• Why Iran needs to drop Assad
  Amir Taheri
   
• Syria, pawn in power play by world’s major powers? Yes.
  James M. Dorsey
  Al Arabiya
   
• Sixteen die as Syrian uprising enters fourth month
  Phil Sands
  The National
   
• Syrian infighting suggests Assad's grip on power is slipping
  Simon Tisdall
   
• Tanks, Helicopter Gunships Patrol Syria's North
  VOA News
   
• Graham: Now is the time to take action in Syria
  Lucy Madison
  CBS News Video
   
• Syria's regime cracks down hard. But is the military on board?
  Nicholas Blanford
  Beirut, Lebanon
   
• Syrian army 'moves on Jisr al-Shughour'
  Istanbul - Daily News with wires
   
• Syria‘s opposition: Will get in touch with intl institutions
  PTI
   
• Syria: 'Dozens killed' as thousands protest in Hama
  BBC
   
• Clinton : US 'deeply concerned' at Syria's Internet cut
  AFP
   
• Syria's cruel regime
  Source: Chattanooga Times
   
• Syrian Tanks Move in on City as Thousands Mourn Protesters’ Deaths
  The New York Times
  Liam Stack
   
• Unrest in Syria inspires Kurdish activism
  Chris Zambelis
   
• At least 67 people killed, scores injured in Syria as protesters reach capital
  Abeer Tayel and Dina Al Shibeeb
  Al Arabiya with Agencies
   
• IDF sources: Assad regime will eventually succumb to Syria protests
  Amos Harel
   
• SYRIA: Many deaths reported as thousands march in 'Friday of the children of freedom' protests
  The Los Angeles Times
   
• Anonymous to Attack Syrian Embassy Web Sites
  Chloe Albanesius
   
• Assad as Puppetmaster
  Micah Levinson
   
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  The Independent - UK
   
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  Al Jazeera
   
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  Mustapha Ajbaili and Sara Ghasemilee
  Al Arabiya with Agencies
   
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  Yong Kwon
   
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  Victor Kotsev
   
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  BBC
   
• Grief, anger in Syria after deadly violence
  CNN Wire Staff
   
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  Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
   
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  Phil Sands
   
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  Foreign Policy
  Posted By John Hannah
   
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  Dana Khraiche
  The Daily Star
   
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  Nabila Ramdani
   
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  Simon Tisdall
  Guardian UK
   
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  The New York Times
  Associated Press
   
• Syria Broadens Deadly Military Crackdown on Protesters
  Anthony Shadid
   
• Iran helping Syrian regime crack down on protesters, say diplomats
  The Guardian-UK
   
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  Tara Bahrampour
  The Washington Post
   
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  Nir Rosen
   
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  (Part II)
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  Craig Whitlock
  The Washington Post
   
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  Rania Abouzeid
  TIME
   
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  Tehran Times Political Desk
   
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  Prague Daily Monitor
   
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  BBC
   
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  Rami G. Khouri
   
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  Patrick Seale
   
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  Washington (AP)
   
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  Washington (Reuters)
   
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  The Washington Post
   
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  Neil MacFarquhar
  The New York Times
   
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  Tony Badran
   
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  Michael Singh
  The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
   
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  Jeff Jacoby 
  The Boston Globe
   
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  Lee Smith
  The Weekly Standard
   
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  Now Lebanon
   
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  Caroline B. Glick
  The Jerusalem Post
   
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  CNN
   
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  The New York Times
   
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  Reuters
   
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  Al Jazeera
   
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  UPI
   
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  Forbes
   
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  The Jerusalem Post
   
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  The Associated Press
   
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