Monday, February 6, 2012

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates February 6, 2012



Hillary Clinton Warns Of 'Brutal Civil War' In Syria -- L.A. Times

The U.S. secretary of State's warning comes after the collapse of a U.N. plan for Syria. The Arab League vows to continue to work toward a peaceful resolution.

Reporting from Beirut — A day after the collapse of a United Nations plan for Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned that the situation on the ground could degenerate into "a brutal civil war." The head of the Arab League, meanwhile, said Arab states would continue to work toward a peaceful resolution of the crisis.

A Syrian opposition movement that had its hopes dashed in New York was attempting to regroup.

There was general agreement on one point: The conflict in Syria could drag on for a long time.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria uprising: latest -- The Telegraph
Syria pounds protest hubs as nearly 70 killed -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syria intensifies attacks on Homs -- Financial Times
Syrian forces 'kill at least 50' in Homs bombardment -- The Guardian
Syria crisis: Army steps up shelling in Homs -- BBC
Panic and carnage in Homs -- News24
Syria Tightens Security On 30th Anniversary Of Hama Massacre -- Radio Free Europe
In birthplace of Syria’s uprising, a fragile military control -- Washington Post
Syria bombards Homs, West scrambles for new strategy -- Montreal Gazette/Reuters
Russia, China Defend Syria Resolution Veto, US Calls Move 'Travesty' -- Voice of America

'Murdering regime': US closes Syrian embassy, British ambassador recalled -- Sydney Morning Herald
Syria: Britain recalls ambassador as US closes Damascus embassy -- The Telegraph
Syria envoys recalled by Britain and the US in protest at 'murderous' regime -- The Guardian
US Closes Syria Embassy as Violence Continues -- Voice of America

Russia, Iran and Hezbollah are already intervening in Syria. Why aren't we? -- Michael Weiss, The Telegraph
How much closer can Syria get to tipping point? -- The Telegraph
UN Victory May Push Syria's Assad Into Unwinnable War -- New York Times/Reuters
US diplomats exit Syria: Can West prevent descent into more violence? -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
How Syria’s ruling apparatus became its albatross -- Alon Ben-Meir, Jerusalem Post
After Assad's fall, a sectarian struggle -- Michael Bell, Globe and Mail
Al-Assad missed chance to reform Syria -- Edward P. Djerejian, CNN
Syria: what can Britain, France and America do after UN security council veto? -- David Blair, The Telegraph
World must aid Syria's rebels -- Shadi Hamid, CNN
Syria's Splintered Opposition: Who Is Running the War Against the Regime? -- Rania Abouzeid, Time
Syria next steps: With diplomacy stalled, escalation expected -- Nicholas Blanford, Christian Science Monitor
What a Syria Intervention Might Look Like -- John Hudson, Atlantic Wire

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