Civil War In Syria -- News Updates October 9, 2012

Twin Suicide Blasts Target Syrian Intelligence Base -- Voice of America

CAIRO — A group that claims to have ties to al-Qaida says it carried out twin suicide car bombings against a Syrian government intelligence headquarters in a Damascus suburb early Tuesday.

The bombings came as government forces continued their offensive against the rebel Free Syrian Army, recapturing large chunks of the flashpoint city of Homs and as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Syrian government to implement an "immediate cease-fire."

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria crisis: bombs hit security complex - Tuesday 9 October 2012 -- The Guardian

Syrian forces advance into rebel-held part of Homs -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters
Syria suicide bomber attacks intelligence compound -- CBC/AP
Blasts may have struck prison of torture in Syria -- CNN
Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Responsibility for Blasts on Edge of Damascus -- New York Times
Syrian rebels fight Assad troops over key area near Turkish border -- Haaretz/DPA & Reutes
About 60 people killed in Syrian airstrikes, say activists -- L.A. Times
Turkey sends fighter jets to Syrian border -- Al Jazeera
Syria rebukes Turkey as sides trade artillery fire -- Boston Globe/New York Times
Syria clashes intensify near Turkey border -- CNBC/Reuters
Ankara Won't Stand Idly by As Assad Fires Into Turkey -- Al Monitor
Turkey warns Syria as army chief visits troops on border -- The Telegraph
Syrian rebels take key town in blow to regime -- Daily Star
Syria rebels take key town on Aleppo highway, activists say -- NOW Lebanon

UNICEF says agrees with Syria to expand relief efforts -- Reuters
Syria's Internally Displaced On the Rise -- Voice of America
Westerners With Roots in Syria Trickle In to Help Rebels -- New York Times
Syria paid Iraq $14m in cash over the summer for 720,000 tons of vital oil supplies -- Daily Mail
Defecting Syrian propagandist says his job was 'to fabricate' -- CNN
Syrian defector says Assad planning exit -- UPI

NATO: Plans Ready to Defend Turkey -- ABC News/AP
NATO makes plans to back Turkey over Syria spillover -- Reuters
NATO aims to help defend Turkey if requested: U.S. official -- Reuters
NATO Ready to Defend Turkey, But No Action Planned -- Voice of America
NATO Praises Turkish Restraint on Syria Shelling -- Bloomberg Businessweek

UN chief calls for Syria ceasefire, NATO issues warning -- Deutsche Welle
UN chief seeks unilateral ceasefire from Syria’s Assad, with rebels following suit -- UN News Centre
UN Chief Warns of Escalating Syria Conflict Dangers -- Voice of America

Syria's civil war leaves its cities, economy and cultural heritage in shambles -- FOX News/AP
Viewpoint: Echoes of Spanish civil war in Syria -- Bloomberg Editorial
Dangers of Saudi influence in Syria -- Frank J. Mirkow, The Hill