Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates February 26, 2014



Syria Army Ambush Kills Scores Near Damascus -- Al Jazeera

Attack near rebel stronghold of Ghouta killed 175 peoplem in apparently the deadliest single attack in months.

Syrian state media has reported that government troops have killed 175 rebel fighters in an ambush south of the capital, Damascus.

The SANA news agency said on Wednesday that the attack happened at dawn in the opposition-held area of eastern Ghouta.

According to the report, an army unit "spotted Jabhat al-Nusra and Liwa al-Islam terrorists" near Damascus, and "killed 175 of them and wounded several others".

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Pro-Assad forces kill 175 rebels in ambush: Syrian state media -- Reuters
Syrian forces 'kill many rebels' in Eastern Ghouta -- BBC
Syria Says It Has Killed 175 Rebels in Ambush -- Voice of America
Syria claims forces killed 175 rebels -- CNN

Syria al-Qaeda group gives rival jihadists ultimatum -- BBC
Al Qaeda branch in Syria issues ultimatum to splinter group -- CNN
Syria al-Qaeda leader gives rivals ultimatum -- Al Jazeera
3,300 people killed in Syria rebel infighting this year: monitor -- Reuters

Russia condemns rumored Saudi plans to arm Syrian rebels with anti-air missiles -- RT
Russia Warns Saudi Against Giving Syria Rebels Missiles -- Defense News/AFP
Military option against Syria is alive -- Haaretz
White House mulled waging a cyber war in Syria -- Jerusalem Post
Obama Rethinks Policy on Syrian Civil War -- Voice of America

Syria agrees new April target to remove chemicals: diplomats -- Reuters
Turkish foreign minister says world has failed Syria -- Reuters
With Syria, Diplomacy Needs Force -- Michael Ignatieff, New York Times
A Summary of Rebel Groups Fighting in Syria -- AP
Syria crisis: Guide to armed and political opposition -- BBC

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