Friday, November 18, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates November 18, 2011



Syria Military Defectors Taking Active Role In Revolt -- L.A. Times

A member of the Free Syrian Army says the defectors regularly infiltrate Syria to strike security units. He says the group stands with those seeking an end to President Bashar Assad's rule.

Reporting from Wadi Khaled, Lebanon — The rebel commander arrives as night falls, his escorts a cadre of young men on motorbikes, Arab scarves concealing their faces.

He's always on the move: Syrian spies are everywhere amid the rugged borderlands of remote northern Lebanon.

"We stand with the protesters," declares Ahmed al-Arabi, nom de guerre of a self-described senior officer with the Free Syrian Army, a group of military defectors who say they have taken up arms against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Egypt and Syria protests - live updates -- The Guardian
Armed Groups Are on Rise in Syria, as Are Civil War Fears -- New York Times
11 Syria protesters killed amid civil war warning -- Khaleej Times/AFP
At Least 11 Killed Following Unrest in Syria -- Voice of America
Assad's forces shell Syria villages for hours -- MSNBC
Syria Opposition May Seek UN Help on Assad -- Bloomberg
Syria Rebels Vow to Guard Civilians -- Wall Street Journal

Syria agrees ‘in principle’ to Arab observer mission; 11 killed in protests -- Washington Post/AP
Syria accepts Arab League plan 'in principle' -- CNN
Syria 'to accept' Arab League monitoring mission -- BBC
Syria Agrees 'In Principle' to Observers -- Time/AP
Syria wants amendments to Arab monitoring plan -- Yahoo News/Reuters

France, Turkey call for greater pressure on Syria -- Reuters
Clinton, No Longer a Believer that Assad is a ‘Reformer,’ Says He Can’t Sustain the Armed Opposition in Syria -- ABC News
U.S. probing use of surveillance technology in Syria -- Washington Post
Syrian Websites Hosted in Canada, US -- New York Times/AP

Syria is heading inexorably for a civil war and an appalling bloodbath -- Daily Mail
A turning point for Syria protests? -- Ariel Zirulnick, Christian Science Monitor
Can Syria's president survive? -- Laura Smith-Spark, CNN
Foreign Policy: The Grim Toll of Syria's Violence -- David Kenner, NPR

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