Thursday, December 13, 2012

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates December 13, 2012



Russia, NATO: Assad Could Lose Syria To Rebels - Christian Science Monitor

Opposition fighters have seized large swaths of territory in northern Syria along the border with Turkey and appear to be expanding their control outside of Damascus.

Syria's most powerful ally, Russia, said Thursday that President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country and the rebels might win the civil war, the first time Moscow has acknowledged the regime is cracking under the force of a powerful rebellion.

NATO also predicted Assad's fall, with Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen saying the regime's collapse is "only a matter of time."

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More News On Syria`s Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria conflict: Assad fires Scuds - Thursday 12 December 2012 -- The Guardian

Syrian regime 'approaching collapse': NATO -- The Australian
Syria regime approaching collapse, says Nato chief Fogh Rasmussen -- BBC
Russian Envoy Says Syrian Leader Is Losing Control -- New York Times
Opposition Victory in Syria Possible, Russia Says -- Voice of America
Russia admits Assad may be ousted by Syrian opposition -- The Guardian
Russia: Assad losing control; Rebels push closer to Syrian capital -- CBS/AP
Russian comments display bleak new resignation on Syria -- BBC
Russia says Assad may be losing control as U.S. confirms Syrian use of scud missiles -- Foreign Policy
Syria denies using Scud missiles - Foreign Ministry statement -- Reuters
Syria fires Scud missiles -- Examiner
Syria Uses Scud Missiles in New Effort to Push Back Rebels -- New York Times
Syrian forces accused of using Scud missiles -- Al Jazeera
Scuds: mobile missiles that sow terror -- Al Arabiya
Scud attacks signal Syrian regime alarm -- UPI

Moscow ‘Concerned’ Over Syria Chemical Weapons -- RIA Novosti
Syrian chemical weapons worry Russia -- UPI

Syrian opposition says no longer needs foreign forces -- Reuters
Islamist groups gaining prominence in Syria fight -- USA Today
Bomb explodes near Syrian capital as rebels edge closer to Assad's seat of power -- FOX News/AP
Destruction and resistance: Window into war-torn Aleppo -- NBC

Journalist held in Syria faces execution by her kidnappers -- The Guardian
Syrian Rebels Demanding $50M Ransom in Exchange for Not Executing a Journalist -- Daily Beast
Syrian rebels set to execute Ukrainian journalist -- RT

Syrian humanitarian disaster looms as internal refugees face bread shortages -- The Guardian
Refugee figures fail to give true picture of Syria crisis
-- CNN
International community must unite to support negotiated end to Syria crisis – Ban -- UN News Centre

Should Obama Have Recognized the Syrian Rebels?
-- Teresa Welsh, UAS Today
Scuds may show Assad's desperation, analyst says
-- USA Today
Writing on the wall: Why world leaders now foresee Assad’s fall -- Max Fischer, Washington Post
Syria's Assad facing 'last days' -- Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, WND
Syrian Opposition Boosted by U.S. Recognition, But Faces Growing Challenges -- Vivienne Walt, Time
World Citizen: U.S. Grapples With Worst-Case Scenarios in Syria -- Frida Ghitis, WPR

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