Saturday, February 18, 2012

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates February 18, 2012



In Damascus, Street Protests And Diplomacy -- CNN

(CNN) -- The tensions sweeping across Syria enveloped the capital of Damascus on Saturday, with security forces firing at protesters and a Chinese diplomat urging the country's leaders to negotiate with the opposition.

At least two people died when demonstrators packed the streets Damascus to rail against President Bashar al-Assad's regime and mourn the deaths of three people recently slain by security forces.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Overview
-- Yahoo News
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Syrian forces fire on anti-Assad crowd in capital
-- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syrian Forces Fire On Funeral In Damascus, Kill 1 -- NPR/AP
Syrian troops 'open fire' on Damascus funeral -- Al Jazeera
Syria forces 'fire on Damascus funeral' -- AFP
Second day of anti-regime rallies in Damascus -- Al Bawaba News
56 killed in Syria as Assad regime ignores UN resolution -- Haaretz

Assad says Syria conflict is a ploy to divide the country
-- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Arab States 'Want Syrian Opposition to Unite' -- New York Times/Reuters
Syria Opposition's SNC Seeks Backers but Lacks Leaders -- New York Times/Reuters
Momentum Builds for Syria Action Ahead of Tunis Conference -- New York Times
Report: US drones monitoring clashes in Syria -- YNet News

China’s Zhai Urges End to Syria Violence After Assad Meeting -- Bloomberg
Syria: China calls for peace and backs referendum -- The Telegraph
China Says It Backs Assad's Referendum Plan -- Radio Free Europe

Syrian conflict attracting foreign fighters, weapons -- Sydney Morning Herald
Iraqis profit from Syrian arms smuggling -- Houston Chronicle/AP
Thousands of Israeli Arabs Rally Against Assad -- New York Times/Reuters

Reporter’s Death Puts Focus on Difficulties of Covering a Secretive Syria
-- New York Times
Syria, Al Qaeda, and cognitive dissonance for fans of intervention -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
The West must take stronger action to help the Syrian opposition -- Washington Post editorial
Syrian civil war impossible to contain within its borders -- Peter Goodspeed, National Post

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