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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
BEIRUT — When Bashar Assad inherited power in Syria in 2000, many saw him as a youthful new president in a region of aging dictators – a fresh face who could transform his father’s stagnant dictatorship into a modern state ready to engage with the world. Now, the bloody government backlash has extinguished the once-popular [...]
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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