Friday, June 8, 2012

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates June 8, 2012



Gun Battles Rage In Streets Of Damascus -- Al Jazeera

Syrian army and opposition fighters clash in capital's Mezze neighbourhood, as monitors reach al-Qubeyr massacre site.

Fierce gunfights between security forces and rebels have broken out on the streets of a neighbourhood in the Syrian capital, Damascus, residents said, as government troops battled to take back the rebel bastion of Khaldiyeh in the central city of Homs.

Residents of Damascus' Mezze district said they were hiding in their homes on Friday as gunfire crackled outside.

"The gunfire is so loud; I think some bullets could have hit the house. I'm afraid to go outside to see what is happening," one resident said.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

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

Clashes erupt in Syrian capital's streets: residents -- Reuters
Fierce clashes in Syrian capital Damascus -- Sydney Morning Herald/AP
More than 20 killed in Syria: NGO -- AFP

'Appalling Scene' of Killings Found as UN Reaches Syrian Village -- SFGate/Bloomberg
Smell of death lingers in Syrian massacre village as UN monitors gain entry -- National Post/Reuters
UN team gets 1st look at scene of Syria massacre -- AP
UN's Syria monitors sift through debris of al-Qubair attack -- The Guardian
Syria massacre: UN observers greeted by smell of rotting flesh -- The Telegraph
Syria massacre: On the ground in Qubair -- BBC
U.N. team said to reach latest Syria massacre site -- L.A. Times
Syria: protests erupt as UN monitors reach massacre site -- The Telegraph
Syria: full horror of al-Qubeir masacre emerges -- The Telegraph

Assad's Blood-Soaked Battle for Syria -- New York Times/Reuters
Assad's Ghost Militia Strikes Fear Into Syria Revolt -- New York Times/Reuters
Along Syria's volatile border, rebels, rabbits, and ambushes -- Christian Science Monitor
Rebels carve out a safe haven in northern and central Syria -- Seattle Times

Clinton, Annan discuss troubled Syrian peace plan -- L.A. Times/AP
Annan Meets Clinton, Syria Violence Kills 17 -- Voice of America

Kofi Annan admits Syria plan failing, calls for international action -- Christian Science Monitor
Annan Blames Syria for Peace Plan Failure -- New York Times/AP

Syria rebels preparing for war -- Gulf News/L.A. Times
Syria’s Christian conundrum -- Hind Aboud Kabawat, CNN
Inside Syria: Who Arms the Rebels? -- PBS
UN does nothing constructive about Syria, but this may be a good thing -- Marni Soupcoff, National Post
As Syria morphs into a regional crisis, Annan 'contact group' a good place to start -- Benedetta Berti, Christian Science Monitor
We must face up to the harsh truths about Syria -- The Telegraph editorial
How to stop the Syria massacre -- Elie Wiesel, Washington Post
The uprising in Syria, a Timeline -- Voice of America

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