Civil War In Syria -- News Updates February 14, 2014

Thousands Flee Syrian Town As 'Major Assault' Looms -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Thousands of people have fled a rebel-held town in Syria after it was bombed and shelled in an operation that has prompted fears of a major assault by ground troops, the United Nations said on Friday.

The fighting came as peace talks in Geneva neared the end of a second round with the government and opposition sides as far from agreement as ever, both sticking to their known positions.

Military action in the town of Yabroud, in western Syria near the border with Lebanon, would fit with the government's aim of securing a corridor linking Damascus with President Bashar al-Assad's heartland on the Mediterranean coast.

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Syria strikes kill 400 so far this month in Aleppo -- AP
U.N. halts Syria evacuations from Homs over Assad regime’s detention of men -- CBS/AP
U.N. Security Council Urged to Act on Humanitarian Aid to Syria -- New York Times
UN Demands Access to Syria's Needy -- Voice of America
U.N. official says getting aid to Homs really isn't a workable model -- UPI
Russia in talks on Syria aid draft, U.N. aid chief urges action -- Reuters
UN praises Homs effort, warns 250,000 still trapped -- Global Post/AFP
Syria Opposition Urges Russia Not to Block UN Aid Resolution -- RIA Novosti
Syrians evacuated from areas in Homs say they had to eat worms, cats to survive -- Washington Post
Appalling hardship revealed in Old City of Homs -- Reuters