Monday, October 29, 2012

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates October 29, 2012



Blasts Rock Damascus Amid 'Heaviest Raids' -- Al Jazeera

Two deadly blasts hit the Syrian capital, as activists say warplanes launched 60 airstrikes across the country.

Explosions rocked the capital Damascus, as witnesses said that warplanes launched their heaviest air raids yet across Syria.

A blast struck on Monday near a bakery in Jaramana, a southeastern district of Damascus controlled by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, killing at least 11 people, including children and women, and injuring scores, according to both activists and state news agency SANA.

A second explosion was reported in al-Hajar al-Aswad neighbourhood.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Syria Live Blog
Syria crisis: final day of Eid truce as attacks continue - Monday 29 October -- The Guardian

Hundreds die as Syrian truce for Eid al-Adha festival fails: Jets bomb rebel forces and gun battles rage across country -- Daily Mail
Syria launches 60 airstrikes, activists say 500 killed in 4 days when truce was to be in force -- Washington Post/AP
Syrian air force jets bomb Damascus as ceasefire lays in tatters -- The Telegraph
Air Strikes in Syrian Capital Shatter Truce -- Voice of America
Attacks Continue During Failed Holiday Truce in Syria -- New York Times
Damascus car bombings as Syria 'ceasefire' ends -- BBC
Air strikes, car bombs wreck last day of Syria "truce" -- Reuters
UN-brokered ceasefire fails in Syria as casualties mount in continued fighting -- The Independent
Syrian warplanes bombard rebels in Damascus, while car bomb kills 10 -- FOX News/AP
Airstrikes, car bombs in Syria leave brief cease-fire in tatters -- Christian Science Monitor
113 die despite Syria cease-fire -- UPI
Syrian ceasefire breaks down over holiday -- Foreign Policy
Syria: Over 400 Dead During Eid Al Adha -- Eurasia Review

U.N. chief "deeply disappointed" Syria ceasefire fails
-- Reuters
Brahimi questions Syria ‘civil war’ as ceasefire fails -- Euronews
UN Chief Disappointed with Failed Syria Cease-Fire -- Voice of America
Syria Talks Must Go On Despite Failed Ceasefire - Brahimi -- RIA Novosti

Syria rebels, Kurdish militia discuss cease-fire -- CNN
Communal tensions simmer in Syria's Aleppo
-- AFP
After decades of oppression, Kurds get taste of freedom as Assad's troops flee -- NBC

Syria: Rebel Fighters Are Becoming Radicalised -- SKY News
Official: Iraq Searches Syria-Bound Iranian Plane
-- ABC News/AP
Syrian Jihadist Spillover Haunts Jordan -- New York Times/Reuters

A jihadist group prospers in Syria -- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post
Syria truce collapse shows limits of diplomacy -- Zeina Karam, The Reporter/AP
Syria’s crisis: Unhappy Eid -- The Economist
Any unknown future would be better than Syria's agony -- Amal Hanano, The National
A permanent ceasefire is the only hope for Syria -- Jonathan Steele, The Guardian

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