Syria Revolts

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  Bashar Al-Assad, Helped By Russia, Poised To Snuff Out Syrian Revolt

  President Bashar al-Assad is poised to snuff out the Syrian rebellion in the place it first began more than seven years ago, as rebels in Deraa city enter talks with his Russian allies on withdrawing or accepting a return of state authority.

• Iran General Says Ready to Help Iraq against militants

  Iran is ready to help Iraq fight an armed revolt using the same methods it deployed against opposition forces in Syria, an Iranian general said, suggesting Tehran is offering to take a larger role in battling Sunni militias threatening Baghdad.

• Bashar al-Assad Says West Changing Position on Syria War

  Western countries that back the revolt in Syria have started to shift position on the conflict because of the danger posed to them by jihadists, according to President Bashar al-Assad.

• Fear rules in Damascus as Syria's revolt enters fourth year

  During a recent meeting of Damascene merchants, talk turned to the case of a colleague detained by Syria's powerful and dreaded state security apparatus.

• Ghosts of Iraq war force Britain to delay Syria strike

  Prime Minister David Cameron's plans for an imminent military strike on Syria were in disarray today after a revolt by lawmakers warning him to heed the "lessons of Iraq".

• Gunmen kill three Lebanese soldiers on Syria border, says official

  Armed men killed three Lebanese soldiers near the Syria border overnight in the deadliest such attack since the start of the Syrian revolt more than two years ago, an official said today.

• 90 killed in Thursday's Damascus bombings: group

  Ninety people died in Thursday's four bombings across Damascus, a violence monitoring group said, making it one of the bloodiest days in the Syrian capital since the outbreak of a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad nearly two years ago.

• Syrian forces shell village, kill 25: Opposition

  Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 25 men on Sunday when they shelled and stormed al-Fan, a Sunni Muslim village in the province of Hama, opposition campaigners said. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, which documents the government crackdown on the revolt against Assad, said most of the men appear to have been kill...

• Syria says it shot down Turkish air force jet

  Syria said Friday it shot down a Turkish military plane that entered Syrian air space, and Turkey vowed to "determinedly take necessary steps" in response. It was the most clear and dramatic escalation in tensions between the two countries, which used to be allies before the Syrian revolt began in March 2011. Turkey has become one of the strongest...

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  Lesbian blogger from Syria turns out to be US Male

  The US blogger says he's sorry for posing as a Syrian lesbian blogger who offered vivid accounts of life amid revolt and repression in Damascus

• Syria: UN General Assembly wants Assad out

  The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and strongly condemning human rights violations by his regime.

• In complicating move, Al Qaeda backs Syrian revolt

  Al Qaeda's leader has called for the ouster of Syria's "pernicious, cancerous regime," raising fears that Islamic extremists will try to exploit an uprising against President Bashar Assad that began with peaceful calls for democratic change but is morphing into a bloody, armed insurgency.

• Lesbian blogger from Syria turns out to be US Male

  The US blogger says he's sorry for posing as a Syrian lesbian blogger who offered vivid accounts of life amid revolt and repression in Damascus