Thursday, September 27, 2012

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


A Free Syrian Army fighter examines the tail section of a downed Syrian Air Force MIG-21, which was shot down by the rebel forces in Idlib, on Sept. 21. Syria's anti-government fighters have succeeded in laying siege to the heavily fortified Abu ad Duhur Air Base. Bryan Denton for The New York Times

Rebels Besiege Syria Air Base, Shoot Down Jets -- NBC/New York Times

'It was indescribable ... After the MIG was hit we were jumping up and shouting 'Allahu akbar!' and we forgot about the snipers'.

ABU AD DUHUR, Syria — The rebels huddled before darkness near the edge of the Syrian Air Force base. They were about 40 men, hiding beside small buildings on the flatlands south of Aleppo.

Each man carried little more than a rifle and several dozen cartridges. They had gathered for an effort that illustrated the lopsided nature of the fight for Syria: Lightly armed men trying to remove Syria’s attack jets from the skies.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria crisis: rebels hail 'decisive' battle for Aleppo - live updates -- The Guardian

Witness: Scores killed in 'massacre' south of Damascus -- CNN
More than 40 Syrians "massacred" outside capital-activists -- Reuters
343 People Killed in a Single Day in Syria -- The Atlantic
Three hundred killed in single day in Syria, group says
-- Reuters
'Bloodiest day' of Syria conflict as 305 killed -- The Telegraph
Hundreds killed on Syria's 'bloodiest day' -- ABC News (Australia)
Syria opposition claims 300 killed in just 1 day; U.N. says 700K may flee nation this year -- CBS
Syrian casualties rise exponentially -- Gulf News

Militant group claim Damascus army command bombing -- Reuters
Guards 'killed' in Syrian military HQ blast -- Al Jazeera
Syrian Insurgents Mount Fierce Attack on Military Compound in Damascus -- New York Times
Suicide bombers target Syrian military headquarters in Damascus -- Washington Post
Blasts Hit Syria Military Headquarters -- Wall Street Journal
Syrian rebels strike center of regime power with suicide bombs, shooting attacks -- Washington Post/AP

TV: Syrian Rebels Briefly Entered Army Compound -- Time/AP
Oil pipeline blown up in northeast Syria -- The Australian
Several Syrian Military Defectors Rejoin Assad Regime – Media -- Turkish Weekly
Syrian military sends text messages telling rebels: “Game over.” -- Washington Post/AP
Syrian children speak of beatings, burnings, electric shocks -- Reuters
Syrian rebel commander finds solace in poetry -- BBC
Syrian sniper kills Iranian TV reporter -- Sydney Morning Herald
Syrian-Americans Offer Weapons Channel to Rebels -- Voice of America
Hezbollah increases support for Syrian regime, U.S. and Lebanese officials say -- Washington Post
Israel Wary of Expanding Syrian Chaos -- Voice of America
Qatari emir: Arabs must intervene in Syria -- Al Jazeera
Arab ministers mull Syria intervention force -- AFP
Syria's internally displaced languish in squalor at Turkish border -- CNN
Revolutionary press blooms underground in Syria -- Al Arabiya

UN Assembly remains divided over Syria -- Al Jazeera
Hillary Clinton seeks Syria action from 'paralysed' UN -- BBC
David Cameron attacks UN for inaction on Syria -- The Guardian
Egyptian PM Mohamed Morsi to UN: conflict in Syria is 'tragedy of our age' -- The Guardian
Four-Party Talks on Syria Reach Impasse as Saudis Stay Away -- Al-Monitor
Putin Slams West Over Syria -- RIA Novosti
Russia will not grant asylum to Syrian President – Lavrov -- RT

With double bombing in Damascus, is Syria's frontline moving to the capital? -- Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor
5 Reasons to Intervene in Syria Now -- Michael Doran and Max Boot, New York Times
Destroying Syria -- Daily Star
Arab military intervention in Syria unrealistic: Analysts -- Ahram Online/AFP

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