Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates November 6, 2012



Syria Could Turn Into A New Somalia - UN's Brahimi -- BBC

The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has said he fears the country could "turn into a new Somalia" unless the crisis does not end soon.


In an interview with the newspaper al-Hayat, Mr Brahimi warned of a scenario in which warlords and militia filled a void left by a collapsed state.

Somalia has been without an effective central government since 1991.

Meanwhile, the UK said it would support offering President Bashar al-Assad a safe exit if it ended the bloodshed.

Prime Minister David Cameron told al-Arabiya TV that the international community should consider anything "to get that man out of the country".

But he also said he would favour Mr Assad "facing the full force of international law and justice for what he has done".

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria conflict: Cameron touts safe passage for Assad - Tuesday 6 November 2012 -- The Guardian

Blast rocks Damascus district loyal to Assad, 15 killed
-- Haaretz/AP
Bomb attacks in Damascus, opposition says 15 dead -- Reuters
Car bomb in Damascus after 250 Syrians die in one day -- The Telegraph
Dozens Are Killed in a Fierce Outburst of Syrian Violence -- New York Times
Suicide bomber kills 50 Syrian security men: opposition -- Reuters
Syria’s Rebels Fight With Pro-Assad Palestinians, Activists Say -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Syria rebels 'capture oilfield' -- The Guardian
U.N. cites "credible reports" Syria army using cluster bombs -- Reuters
Syria not to use chemical weapons: Russia -- IANS
Peace Envoy Fears Somalia Fate for Syria -- New York Times/Reuters
Brother of Syrian parliament speaker assassinated; UN envoy says country in a catastrophe -- Washington Post/AP
Syrian parliamentary speaker's brother assassinated -- CBC/AP
Gunmen in Damascus Kill Brother of Parliament Speaker -- New York Times
Assassins Kill Brother of Syrian Official -- Wall Street Journal
Syria's first astronaut, a former air force general, says most bomber pilots inactive -- FOX News/AP
Syrian defector says most bomber pilots grounded -- Houston Chronicle/AP
Syrian suffering: ‘Rebels armed with US-made missiles’ -- RT
Iraqi Kurdish president warns Syrian Kurds over infighting -- Reuters
Syria Shutters Hamas Offices in Break With Group -- New York Times/AP
British PM broaches 'safe passage' for al-Assad -- CNN
British PM backs 'safe passage' for Assad -- Al Jazeera
Peace mediator seeks stepped-up Russian role on Syria: envoys -- Reuters
In Syria, small-town rebels are stuck in big-city Aleppo
-- L.A. Times
Israel: Stray Syria Shot Sparks Golan Heights Fire -- AP
Syria opposition group pushes back against critics -- AP
Concern at move to unite Syria rebels -- Financial Times
Syria’s artists flee war-torn country, but they dream and paint of home
-- Washington Post
Can Syria's opposition groups figure out how to pull together?
-- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor
From a distance, Syria 'feels' like Iraq in 2004 -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

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