Monday, January 28, 2013

Civil War In Syria -- News Updates January 28, 2013



Inside The War For Syria's Mountains -- The Guardian

Rebels are occupying Alawite houses in a region known for its tradition of sectarian coexistence in an offensive that looks likely to determine the fate of the country's cosmopolitan heart

The stone houses were half hidden amid the orchards, their doors kicked in and their walls scorched by flames. Every home in this tiny Alawite hamlet, amid the apple and plum trees, had been ransacked and abandoned.

"There were three families here until yesterday," said a young woman, a Sunni Muslim, pointing to her neighbours' homes. "Now there's no one left, not one."

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Al-Qaida-linked group claims deadly suicide attack on pro-government militia in central Syria -- Washington Post/AP
Ten rebels killed in northeast Syria -- AFP
More Lebanese Sunnis are crossing into Syria to aid rebellion, officials say -- Washington Post
Jumblat Warns Syria's Druze against Joining 'Regime's So-Called Popular Army' -- Naharnet

Assad says Syria army has upper hand -- The Australian
Syria pledges to suspend prosecution of opposition members -- The National/AFP
Syria vows to ease return of opposition -- Ahram Online

France fears Islamist rise in Syria unless opposition helped
-- Reuters
France urges world powers to keep funding promises to Syrian opposition to stop extremist rise -- Washington Post/AP
Paris meeting called to ensure nations keep promises to Syrian opposition -- FOX News

NATO Says Missiles Operational on Turkey-Syria Border
-- Voice of America
NATO: Patriot missile battery operational on Syrian border -- CNN

Israel warns of attack on Syrian chemical weapons
-- Bloomberg Businessweek
Israeli warns of strike to prevent transfer of chemical weapons from Syria to Hezbollah, terror groups -- FOX News/AP
Report: Hizbullah Sets Up Bases Near Syria's Chemical Arsenal -- Arutz Sheva
Israel security chief visits Moscow over Syria WMDs -- Jerusalem Post

Palestinians flee Syrian war, wary of getting tied up yet again in another country’s conflict -- Washington Post/AP
525,000 Palestinian refugees suffer in Syria -- Gulf Times/AFP
Syrians flee violence in dangerous nighttime trek to Jordan -- CNN
Halabat: the first ever images from the new Syrian refugee camp in Jordan -- Al Bawaba

Jordan reportedly beefing up security on border with Syria
-- Times of Israel
Jordan Coordinates with Israel, Beefs Up Border with Syria -- Arutz Sheva

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