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Clinton Blasts Syria After Embassy Hit

The US has 'absolutely nothing invested' in Assad regime

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is fighting mad over yesterday’s attack on US and French embassies by pro-regime protesters in Syria. In a statement yesterday, Clinton said the US “strongly condemns Syria’s failure to protect diplomatic facilities,” and essentially disowned the regime. “If anyone, including President Assad, thinks...

Syrian Protesters Attack US Embassy

Windows smashed, graffiti scrawled in response to Robert Ford's visit

(Newser) - Syrian government supporters smashed windows at the US Embassy in Damascus, raised a Syrian flag in place of a French one at that country's embassy, and scrawled graffiti calling American ambassador Robert Ford a "dog" today in anger over the envoy's visit last week to an opposition...

Thousands Rally in Syria After US Ambassador Visits

Crowds jam the streets of Hama

(Newser) - Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured onto the streets of Hama to decry the Assad regime today—right after a visit from US and French ambassadors. The pair came to the city yesterday, and left before protests began today, but their mere presence was a strong symbolic show of support...

US Ambassador Visits Syria Flashpoint City

Regime accuses ambassador of interfering, destabilizing

(Newser) - America's ambassador to Syria visited one of the cities worst-hit by the crackdown against anti-government protesters yesterday, reports CNN . Robert Ford went to the city of Hama "to make absolutely clear with his physical presence that we stand with those Syrians who are expressing their right to speak...

Clinton: Assad Is 'Running Out of Time'

Says Syria needs democratic reforms, or there will be more violence

(Newser) - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his allies are "running out of time," and need to begin democratic reforms, said Hillary Clinton today, or else his government is “going to see increasingly organized resistance.” Clinton was speaking at a democracy conference in Lithuania when she targeted...

Syria&#39;s Assad Meets With ... Dennis Kucinich?
 Syria's Assad Meets With ... Dennis Kucinich?
'FACT-FINDING MISSION'
Jun 27, 2011 2:57 PM CDT

Syria's Assad Meets With ... Dennis Kucinich?

Congressman says he's 'investigating conditions on the ground'

(Newser) - An American politician is leading the way on the Syrian crisis and it’s not a former president or even John Kerry, but rather ... Dennis Kucinich. This morning, the Atlantic spotted this tweet from a CNN reporter in Damascus: “Ran into Dennis Kucinich in another hotel. Told me he’...

Syria Allows Opposition to Meet

Leaders converge on Damascus, may call for talks with government

(Newser) - A host of Syrian opposition figures gathered in Damascus for a meeting that actually has the blessing of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Despite that approval, it was hard for organizers to find a venue, because many feared the government would attack the summit, the New York Times reports. Some activists...

Syria Toll Hits 20; Hundreds Flee

Refugees stream into Lebanon

(Newser) - Hundreds of Syrians, some with gunshot wounds, have crossed into neighboring Lebanon in search of a refuge from the growing violence in their homeland, a Lebanese security official said today. Most arriving at the border came after Syrian security forces opened fire on protesters demanding the ouster of President Bashar...

Syrian Troops Push to Turkish Border

Refugees flee regime's advance

(Newser) - Syrian troops pushed to the Turkish border Thursday in their sweep against a 3-month-old pro-democracy movement, sending panicked refugees, including children, rushing across the frontier to safe havens. The European Union, meanwhile, announced it was slapping new sanctions on the Syrian regime because of the "gravity of the situation,...

Syrian Men: We Will Marry Rape Victims

One group plans to end the brutality

(Newser) - A group of Syrian men wants to overthrow more than just the regime in their country—they also want to change the brutal practice of killing women who have been raped or, at the very least, not allowing them to marry. Upon hearing about the recent rapes of four sisters...

Obama, Tell Assad to Get Out
 Obama, Tell Assad to Get Out 
pj crowley
Jun 20, 2011 12:46 PM CDT

Obama, Tell Assad to Get Out

Or else the US risks losing credibility, influence: PJ Crowley

(Newser) - In response to the Arab Spring uprisings, the US has been taking the traditional diplomatic approach of “leading from the shadows, doing many things in private and saying little in public,” writes PJ Crowley in the Washington Post . But these uprisings, fueled by social media, are not quite...

Assad's 'Groundbreaking' Speech Offers Little

Speech enrages protesters, who Assad called 'saboteurs'

(Newser) - Protests broke out across Syria today, after president Bashar al-Assad delivered a speech that blamed “saboteurs” and “foreign conspiracies” for the country’s unrest. The speech had been hailed in advance as one that would potentially be "groundbreaking," but it actually offered little new in terms...

Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees

Actress visits Turkish border amid more violence in Syria

(Newser) - Syrian security forces fired on thousands of protesters today, killing a teenage boy and at least 15 other civilians as more accounts emerged of summary executions by the autocratic regime of President Bashar Assad, activists said. The renewed violence came as UN envoy Angelina Jolie visited the Turkish border to...

Hated Assad Cousin Retires From Business

Rami Makhlouf was Syria's most powerful, least popular, tycoon

(Newser) - Syria’s most powerful, and possibly most hated, tycoon announced yesterday that he was retiring from business, in what’s seen as a major concession from President Bashar al-Assad to the protests raging through the country. Rami Makhlouf is Assad’s cousin and is seen as “a symbol of...

Syria Deserter: We Were Ordered to Shoot Civilians

Story supports claim that Syrian army is tearing apart

(Newser) - A Syrian Army deserter says he fled after his unit was ordered to shoot at unarmed anti-regime protestors, reports the Christian Science Monitor. Darwish Mohammed Fidou also says he saw soldiers shooting each other as the army further split over orders to kill civilians. “My heart is broken to...

'Gay Girl in Damascus' Actually Man in Turkey

Tom MacMaster admits he is blogger 'Amina Arraf'

(Newser) - The blogger behind “Gay Girl in Damascus” is not Amina Arraf, supposedly kidnapped last week in Syria , but a man who lives in Turkey. After the kidnapping story unraveled and led many to speculate the whole thing was a hoax , Tom MacMaster came forward today with a post on...

Syrian Army Retakes Restive Border Town Jisr al-Shughour
 Syria Retakes Restive Town 
Jun 12, 2011 12:03 PM CDT

Syria Retakes Restive Town

Jisr al-Shughour largely empty, state media reports 'heavy clashes'

(Newser) - Under the rattle of heavy gunfire and loud explosions, Syrian troops today regained control of the restive northwestern town of Jisr al-Shughour, clashing with mutinous soldiers whose decision to side with armed protesters posed a potent threat to the authoritarian regime. Residents who fled to Turkey said thousands of young...

Syrian Army Moves to Attack Empty Town

Reporters allowed to travel with troops

(Newser) - Syrian troops and tanks surrounded Jisr al-Shughour and prepared to move in today—not that anybody was home. The town was all but deserted, with thousands of residents fleeing across the nearby border into Turkey, according to an AP reporter given rare permission to travel with the army. The regime...

Syrian Refugees Still Streaming Into Turkey

As village braces for attack from Assad's troops

(Newser) - Syrian troops and heavy armor encircled the restive northern town of Jisr al-Shughour today, and thousands of people continued to stream across the lush Turkish border. Turkey's government said more than 2,000 people had crossed in the past day—sharply escalating the upheaval that threatens Syria's authoritarian...

Kidnapped Blogger in Syria May Be a Hoax

Photos are fake, and nobody seems to have met Amina Arraf

(Newser) - The world grew alarmed yesterday at the fate of Amina Arraf , an American-born blogger said to have been kidnapped on the streets of Syria. Today, it appears Amina Arraf may not actually exist. NPR has been digging into the story and can't find even one person who has met...

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