Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates May 15, 2013



UN Debates Resolution Condemning Syria -- Al Jazeera

General Assembly to vote on resolution to condemn "rights abuses by government" amid continued fighting in the country.

The UN General Assembly is due to vote on a resolution to condemn the Syrian government for human rights violations and call for a transitional government.

The resolution strongly condemns the Bashar al-Assad government on two points: the escalation of heavy weapons on civilian areas, and what Qatar, which drafted the statement, calls systematic violations of human rights.

Thursday's resolution expresses grave concern that the Syrian government is using chemical weapons, calls for unfettered access to UN investigators, and pushes again for a Syrian-led political transition, with the opposition Syrian National Coalition as the representatives of the Syrian people.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria will attend peace conference, US says - Live -- The Guardian

UN expected to approve Syria resolution -- FOX News/AP
Kerry, Lavrov Confident About Syrian Peace Plan -- Voice of America
Kerry, Lavrov confident on Syria peace talks plan -- Reuters
Russia calls on Syria opposition to back peace conference -- AFP
Syria wants details of U.S.-Russian proposed peace conference before deciding to go -- Haaretz

Syria opposition says rebels vying to retake key cities and supply routes east, south of Damascus -- CBS/AP
Battlefield Update: The Fight for Isolated Government Outposts in Northern Syria -- New York Times
Syrian Rebels Launch Assault on Aleppo Prison -- Time/AP
Syria rebels 'in assault on Aleppo prison' -- BBC
Syrian rebels pound Aleppo prison to free anti-Assad inmates -- Washington Times
Rebels in Syria launch attack on Aleppo prison -- Digital Journal
Execution video surfaces in Syria -- CNN

UN General Assembly to condemn Assad's regime as death toll tops 80,000 -- Global Post
Syria death toll at least 80,000, says U.N. General Assembly president -- Reuters
94,000 dead in Syria conflict: NGO revised toll -- Global Post/AFP
At least 94,000 people killed in Syria conflict -- Independent.ie
Syria death toll close to 120,000, report -- Buenos Aires Herald

Israel: Mortar shells from Syria hit Mt. Hermon in Golan Heights for 1st time, no injuries -- Washington Post/AP
2 mortar shells fired at Mount Hermon; site partially closed -- YNet News
Syrian mortar shells hit northern Golan Heights -- Haaretz
Several rockets from Syria land in Golan Heights -- UPI

France suggests EU link easing Syria arms embargo to peace talks -- Reuters
Assad said Hezbollah may fight Israel from Golan -- Jerusalem Post
Israel Hints at New Strikes, Warning Syria Not to Retaliate -- New York Times
Lebanese Alawites fear they will be casualty of civil war in neighboring Syria -- Washington Post/AP
Controversy over Tunisian jihadists fighting in Syria -- BBC
Putin and Netanyahu talk about Syria amid concerns about Russian missiles sale -- Washington Post/AP

Internet service restored in Syria outage of more than 8 hours, Communications Ministry says -- Washington Post/AP
Communications cut between Syria and rest of the world -- Daily Star
Syria's Internet is down again -- NBC

Analysis: Syria peace talks look doomed in advance -- Alistair Lyon, Reuters
Syria conflict: Why did my Tunisian son join the rebels? -- Ahmed Maher BBC
Why US cannot afford to let Syria situation slide -- Mark Urban, BBC
The horror of the Syrian video is the horror of war -- Jonathan Jones, The Guardian
On Syria, diplomacy and coercion are not mutually exclusive -- Michael Singh, Shadow Government/Foreign Policy
Is it a peace or war plan for Syria? -- Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, Al Arabiya

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