Wednesday, March 26, 2014

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

Syrian military aircraft are likely to bomb rebels trying to use any sea passage from Samra [Activist footage]

Syria Rebels Gain Foothold By Mediterranean -- AL Jazeera

Fighters capture tourist site by Turkish border, giving them access to sea for first time in three-year conflict.

Syrian rebels have seized control of a tourist site by the Turkish border that allowed them a small foothold by the Mediterranean for the first time since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad erupted three years ago, activists said.

Amateur video posted online by activists on Tuesday shows a group of rebels by the sea in the seaside strip known as Samra, some sitting on rocks and raising their guns.

"This is the village of Samra, under the rule of rebels," said the narrator of the video.

Samra straddles the Syria-Turkey border and the Turkish government has allowed Syrian rebels to ship in aid, weapons and men through its border crossing.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syrian Rebels Battle Deeper Into Coastal Province -- AP
Islamist rebels seize first coastal village in north Syria -- Reuters
Fierce fighting raging in Syria's Latakia -- Global Post/AFP
Syrian rebels slowly advancing in Latakia -- Al Jazeera
Over 500 rebels killed in Syria's Latakia battles -- Xinhaunet
More rebel-regime fighting reported in Syria's Latakia province -- Al Bawaba
Islamists bomb Shi'ite shrine in eastern Syria: activists -- Reuters
Arms for Syria war dominate Arab summit debate -- AFP
Syria Key Issue at Arab League Summit -- Voice of America
Syria says won't be swayed by Arab summit -- Global Post/AFP
U.N. Report Faults Syria and Rebels for Blocking Relief Supplies -- New York Times
Syrian refugee crisis is now world’s worst, EU official says -- Gulf News
No solution for Syria without involvement of Russia and Iran: Analysis -- RT
The lethal fallout of Syrian saga -- Janathan Steele, Gulf News

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