Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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



Syria Blast Strikes At Heart Of Assad's Rule -- Al Jazeera

Blast in Damascus kills Defence Minister Daoud Rajha, Assad's brother-in-law Assef Shawkat and other senior officials.

Syria's defence minister and Interior minister are among those who were killed after a suicide bomber struck the National Security building in Damascus during a meeting of cabinet ministers and senior security officials, state media reported.

Defence minister General Rajha and his deputy Assef Shawkat - the brother-in-law of President Bashar al-Assad - were killed on Wednesday in the deadliest assault on government officials since the violence began 16 months ago.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Latest video updates on Syria -- Al Jazeera
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria crisis: chaos in Damascus as Assad loyalists are killed - live updates -- The Guardian
Syria crisis: Four members of Assad inner circle killed in Damascus - live updates -- The Guardian
Live: Top Syrian ministers killed -- BBC
Three members of Bashar al-Assad's inner circle killed in Syria suicide bombing: latest -- The Telegraph
Live: Clashes Reported in Syria's Capital -- Voice of America
Live blog: Syrian bombing, aftermath and videos -- Washington Post

Blast Kills Core Syrian Security Officials -- New York Times
Massive Bomb Strikes at Assad's Inner Circle -- Wall Street Journal
Bomb strikes at heart of Syrian security -- USA Today
Who were the officials killed in the Damascus bombing? -- Washington Post
A Look at The Officials Killed in the Bombing -- Wall Street Journal
Profiles of Syria officials Asef Shawkat, Daoud Rajiha and Hassan Turkomani -- BBC

Damascus bombing: Syrians react -- BBC
Syria dissidents cheer after bombing kills top officials [Video] -- L.A. Times
Syrian rebels celebrate Damascus blast in Idlib -- The Telegraph
Syria: 'Conspiracy theories growing' about suicide bomb -- BBC

Full-scale battle for Damascus begins -- Financial Times
Syrian rebels say attacks herald "beginning of the end" -- Reuters
Syria bomb will speed end of conflict-opposition head -- Reuters
Syrian Forces, Rebels Clash After Attack on Syrian Officials -- Voice of America
The innocent victims of Syria's bloody civil war: Boys and girls left horrifically injured after attack by government forces -- Daily Mail
Factbox: Fighting in Syria's capital Damascus -- Reuters

Iran condemns Damascus bombing, says talks needed -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Israeli defense minister, chiefs discussing Syria -- Houston Chronicle/AP
U.S. targets senior Syrian officials and WMD companies -- CNN
Treasury Ramps Up Sanctions on Syrian Officials, Businesses -- Wall Street Journal
White House aide says Assad is ‘losing control of Syria' -- ABC News/Yahoo News
Panetta: Weapons a concern in Syria -- UPI
In pictures: Syrian capital under attack -- BBC

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