Thursday, June 16, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates June 16, 2011



Syria’s Forces Advance To Key Town To Quash Rebellion -- Boston.com/New York Times

GUVECCI, Turkey — Hundreds fled a town in northern Syria yesterday that appeared to be the next target of a military seeking to crush a three-month uprising against President Bashar Assad, activists said, joining thousands already displaced in a growing crisis that has embarrassed the Syrian government.

In a succession of often bloody operations, the Syrian military has sent tanks and soldiers to the country’s most restive areas. This week, forces were deployed to eastern Syria, a region that borders Iraq and is knit by extended clans, as well as to the northern town Ma’arrat an Nu’man, which is on the highway between Damascus, the capital, and Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Syrian army reinforces around restive northern town -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syrian tanks swoop on another town: activist -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syrian authorities detain hundreds in northwest -- Yahoo News/AP
Civilians Flee Another Northern Syria Town, Fearing a Military Assault -- New York Times
Syrians Flee Second Northern Town as Fear of Government Crackdown Spreads -- Bloomberg
Syrians Flee Northern Town, Fearing Military Assault -- Voice of America
Number of Syrian citizens staying in Turkey reaches almost 9,000 -- Xinhuanet
Turkey vows to keep border open as Syrians seek refuge -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News

Syrian rebels call for new wave of protests in Arab capitals -- The Telegraph
Syrians vow to overcome violent crackdown by Assad's troops -- The Guardian
Assad's enemies pin their hopes on the regular Syrian army -- The Guardian

World outrage boils over Syrian crisis -- CNN
UN chief: Syria must implement reforms now -- DAWN/AFP

Syria's Assad Family Instills Legacy Of Fear -- NPR
Syrian crackdown fans sectarian flames -- L.A. Times
Syrian regime rallies support while Assad promises to address nation on TV -- The Guardian
Syrian govt launches media offensive as outcry grows -- Yahoo News/AFP

Angelina Jolie to visit refugees in Turkey -- Herald Sun
Analysis: Syria's Assad loses his grip to hardliners -- Reuters
Never Mind Political Risk, Who Can Afford a Syria Intervention? -- Tony Karon, Time
What could shake Syria's regime -- David W. Lesch, CNN
The road to ruin for the Assad regime -- Bassma Kodmani, Financial Times

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