Wednesday, April 18, 2012

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



Killings Persist In Syria Amid Shaky Cease-Fire -- CNN

(CNN) -- Nearly a week after a U.N.-backed cease-fire started, violence erupted in Syria yet again Wednesday, with both the government and opposition forces reporting deadly attacks.

Six members of law enforcement were killed and 11 injured when an explosive device went off in the Idlib province town of al-Mastoumeh, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency said. An "armed terrorist group targeting the law enforcement personnel" set off the blast in the northern province, SANA reported.

A sniper shot and killed a police officer in the southern city of Daraa, the news outlet reported.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria: Overview -- Yahoo News
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria crisis - live updates -- The Guardian

Syrian regime shells opposition stronghold while claiming to abide by United Nations truce -- CBS/AP
Syria violence continues despite cease-fire -- L.A. Times
Syrian army shells Homs as government pushes back on UN monitors -- Christian Science Monitor
Homs shelled as Syria demands "neutral" U.N. mission -- Reuters
Shots fired in Syria town during UN observer visit -- AP
Despite Truce, Syrian Forces Continue Attack on Homs -- Voice of America
Each Side Accuses the Other of Breaking Syrian Cease-Fire -- New York Times
Syria says 250 monitors will be enough -- Euronews

Kurds Remain on the Sideline of Syria’s Uprising -- New York Times
No fans of Assad, Syria's Kurds distrust uprising -- AP

Syria selling gold reserves as sanctions bite: sources -- Reuters
Sanctions taking toll on Syria, say French -- Sydney Morning Herald
Push in Paris for More Pressure on Syria as Money Ebbs and Cease-Fire Wobbles -- New York Times
France to Hold Syria Summit Thursday -- Wall Street Journal

Wives of U.N. diplomats tell Syria's first lady to 'stop being a bystander' -- CNN
UN ambassador wives in peace plea to Syria's Asma Assad -- BBC

A Ceasefire in Syria That No One Believes but Everyone Still Believes In -- John Hudson. The Atlantic Wire
Bashar al-Assad may be beating Annan plan in Syria for now, but he won't for long -- George Lopez, Christian Science Monitor
Why Syria is Still a War Zone -- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs
Interactive: Timeline of Syria unrest -- Al Jazeera

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