Civil War In Syria -- News Updates July 27, 2012

Massacre Feared In Syria's Aleppo -- CNN

(CNN) -- Fighting engulfed parts of Aleppo on Friday as world powers issued warnings of a government onslaught in the sprawling and densely populated Syrian city.

The opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported a "horrific massacre" in the city's Fardos district, where regime forces indiscriminately shelled homes.

The international activist group Avaaz, saying it has spoken to witnesses, also reported violence in Fardos.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria crisis: US fears Aleppo 'massacre' - Friday 27 July 2012 -- The Guardian
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Syrian city of Aleppo awaits 'mother of all battles' -- L.A. Times
Syrian Helicopters Fire on Aleppo as Army Prepares for Possible Assault -- New York Times
Syrian rebels brace for onslaught -- Sydney Morning Herald
Syria Conflict: Aleppo Onslaught Looms -- Huffington Post/Reuters
Syrian rebels bracing for 'mother of all battles' in Aleppo -- Haaretz
Syria Pounds Rebel Areas as UN Warns of Confrontation -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Syria army fires on Aleppo rebels as US fears massacre -- BBC
Syrian forces renew Aleppo assault -- Al Jazeera
Syria: Britain warns of 'devastating loss of life' -- The Telegraph
Syria rebel leader says his men are ready to take on Assad's forces in fight for Aleppo -- CBS
Syrian rebels say gain ground as grip of army weakens -- Reuters
Syria rebels capture 150 troops in Aleppo, Idlib: NGO -- AFP
Rebels hold Syria loyalists in Aleppo, Idlib -- Reuters
Syria regime 'reeling, armed to the teeth' with chemical weapons -- NBC News
Exclusive: Secret Turkish nerve center leads aid to Syria rebels -- Reuters
TIME Exclusive: Meet the Islamist Militants Fighting Alongside Syria’s Rebels -- Time
Iran offers "unchangeable" support for Syria -- Reuters

US weighs more Syria aid if rebels get safe zones -- FOX News/AP
Insight: Cautious on Syria, Obama moves to help rebels -- Reuters

Syria conflict: Assad's fall 'matter of time' - ex-UN observer -- BBC
Syria Conflict: Assad's Fall Just Matter Of Time, Robert Mood Says -- Huffington Post/Reuters
Maj. Gen. Mood: Syria regime could crumble soon -- CBS/AP

Syrian defector wants to help unify opposition -- Boston.com/AP
Syria general Tlas says seeks to unite opposition -- Reuters
Syria is bigger than individuals, says defected brigadier -- Gulf News
Manaf Tlass: Being groomed as the Syrian Ahmed Chalabi? -- Christian Science Monitor
Former golden boy Manaf Tlass emerges as contender to lead Syria -- The Independent
Defector Tlas lacks support among Syrian rebels -- Reuters

Fallout From Syrian Conflict Lands In Iraq, Lebanon -- NPR
Wounded Syrian regime fights back -- Victor Kotsev, Asia Times
Syria's dictator: as brutal as the world allows -- the Age
What next for Syrian crisis? -- Amin Saikal, Canberra Times
Russia and Syria’s Assad: The End of the Affair? -- Simon Shuster, Time
The Syrian regime is not a house of glass -- Fawaz Gerges, The Guardian
Challenges for Syria’s Neighbors -- Council On Foreign Relations
Syria and Obama's Strategic Box -- Gary Schmitt and Thomas Donnelly, Weekly Standard
Assad’s Useful Idiots: American policymakers tried to negotiated with the Assad regime for too long. -- Noah Glyn, NPR