Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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



Syria: Bashar al Assad Vows To Crush 'Terrorism' In New Campaign Of Fear -- The Telegraph

Syrian president Bashar al Assad has vowed to crush foreign plots and fight "terrorism" as his forces pounded rebel-held towns and blasted a bridge used by refugees to escape to Lebanon.

"The Syrian people, who have in the past managed to crush foreign plots ... have again proven their capacity to defend the nation and to build a new Syria through their determination to pursue reforms along with the fight against foreign-backed terrorism," Assad said, quoted by state news agency SANA.

Assad, speaking during a meeting with a delegation from the Ukrainian parliament, said his country was clearly being targeted by outside forces seeking to undermine his regime.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria: Overview -- Yahoo News
Syria: atrocities recalled by those fleeing Homs - Tuesday 6 March 2012 -- The Guardian
Syria Live Blog -- The Al Jazeera

Syria: Bashar al Assad vows to crush 'terrorism' in new campaign of fear -- The Telegraph
Syria's Assad determined to keep fighting -- AJC/AP
Syria faces mounting pressure on aid, rights abuses -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syrian government forces 'shell rebel-held towns' -- BBC
Syrian troops clash with defectors -- Independent/AP
Syrian troops shell village in assault on army defectors -- The Guardian
Syrian forces step up assault on nation's south -- CBS/AP
Syria Permits U.N. Visits, but Escalates Its Attacks -- New York Times
Civilians tell of army atrocities in Syria -- Sydney Morning Herald
Syrian forces blast rebels, bomb key refugee bridge to Lebanon -- New York Post/AFP

'The world has abandoned us': At least 60 civilians killed trying to flee Homs as Syrian troops target bridges used for escape -- Daily Mail
Report: Syria forces bomb bridge used by refugees fleeing to Lebanon -- Haaretz
Opposition: 35 killed in Syria as regime attacks escape route to Lebanon -- CNN
Syria's displaced blocked at Lebanon borde -- AFP
UN Estimates 9,000 Syrians Fled to Lebanon -- Voice of America
Syrians flee to Lebanon amid Homs atrocity claims -- BBC
Syria’s refugees seek safety in Lebanon -- Euronews
Thousands flee as Syria violence continues -- Al Jazeera

UN says has video of Syrian hospital torture -- Vancouver Sun/Reuters
Syrians have right to defend themselves, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says -- MSNBC
Venezuela to Ship More Fuel to Syria as Crackdown Spreads -- New York Times/Reuters
Syria: A Neighborhood’s War -- Leen Zyiad, New Yorker

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