BEIRUT — Thousands of Syrian protesters called on soldiers Friday to abandon President Bashar Assad’s regime and join a dissident army numbering in the small thousands, as the top U.N. human rights official warned of a “full-blown civil war” in Syria, saying the death toll in the 7-month-old crackdown has passed 3,000. Security forces opened [...]
BEIRUT — Syria’s foreign minister warned the international community Sunday not to recognize a new umbrella council formed by the opposition, threatening “tough measures” against any country that does so. Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem did not specify what measures Damascus might take. But he went on to say that countries that do not protect Syrian [...]
Four days after Syrian-born Malek Jandali participated in a Washington, D.C. protest to support the demonstrations rocking his home country, his parents in Syria received a visit from the country’s security forces. Agents handcuffed his father, beat up his mother and told the family that, “this is what you get when your son mocks the [...]
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces opened fire on protesters in several parts of the country on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding scores, while masked gunmen burst into an apartment in the predominantly Kurdish northeast and shot dead one of Syria’s most prominent opposition figures. Another leading opposition figure was beaten up by [...]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In shaky videos posted on the web, some protesters in Syria have begun flashing signs appealing for international help. “Where is NATO?” some messages ask amid crackdowns that have claimed nearly 3,000 lives. The answer: Waiting on the sidelines with other world powers and showing no willingness to open a [...]
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces killed at least 20 protesters Friday despite promises by President Bashar Assad that the military operations against the 5-month-old uprising are over. The killings, which came as thousands poured into the streets across Syria, suggest the autocratic leader is either unwilling to stop the violence – or not fully in [...]
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s foreign minister has urged Syria to immediately end its deadly suppression of the nation’s 5-month-old uprising, threatening it with unspecified “steps” if it fails to do so. Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday the bloodshed must end “immediately and without conditions or excuses.” Davutoglu added: “If the operations do not end, there would [...]
BEIRUT — Syrian soldiers opened fire on protesters in at least one flashpoint city and deployed across the country Friday as President Bashar Assad’s embattled regime tries to crush a 5-month-old uprising despite broad international condemnation. Activists said military raids earlier in the day killed two people. Friday has become the main day for demonstrations [...]
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