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Big Move in Syria: Defectors Form Army

Formation of Free Syrian Army could lead to turnaround in uprising

(Newser) - A turnaround in the Syrian protests? That’s what supporters are hoping—and opponents are fearing—as a group of defectors attempts to organize an armed movement against President Bashar al-Assad. Until now, the protesters have been largely peaceful and mostly unarmed, and though defections had occurred in the past,...

Bob Woodward: Dick Cheney Still Hasn't Learned from Iraq
 Cheney Still  
 Hasn't Learned 
 From Iraq 
bob woodward
Sep 12, 2011 1:38 PM CDT

Cheney Still Hasn't Learned From Iraq

Autobiography shows he remained willing to act on weak intelligence: Bob Woodward

(Newser) - The “missing” WMDs in Iraq taught us a lesson: Don’t act on intelligence unless you’re 100% sure of it. Dick Cheney apparently missed that little tidbit, writes Bob Woodward after perusing the former veep’s new memoir. In In My Time, Cheney says he was the “...

Syria Pulling Injured Out of Hospitals

Military beating wounded as they're taken out, a doctor tells Human Rights Watch

(Newser) - The Syrian government is continuing to snatch patients from hospitals and prevent doctors from helping the wounded, now in the city of Homs, according to Human Rights Watch, which spoke with doctors and other witnesses. The tactic was also reported in Damascus last week , but Wednesday's crackdown in Homs...

Now Ahmadinejad Wants Syria to Stop the Violence

Iran caught in the middle as Assad's government threatened

(Newser) - The latest plea for an end to Syria’s crackdown on protesters comes from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad—a man not exactly known for his nonviolent credentials. "Regional nations can assist the Syrian people and government in the implementation of essential reforms and the resolution of their problems," Iran’s...

Syria Seizing Injured, Dead Protesters: Activists

Reports say abuse is common at hospitals

(Newser) - Syrian forces are apparently using a brutal new tactic in their push to quell protests: Activists say they are kidnapping injured protesters and even corpses from hospitals, reports the Los Angeles Times . Another two dozen were seized yesterday from hospitals around Damascus, with security forces firing on angry relatives who...

Kids Among 88 Tortured and Killed in Syrian Prisons
Kids Among 88 Tortured and Killed in Syrian Prisons
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Aug 31, 2011 10:00 AM CDT

Kids Among 88 Tortured and Killed in Syrian Prisons

Along with 78 others

(Newser) - At least 88 people have been tortured and killed in Syrian detention centers over the past five months, including 10 children, according to a new report from Amnesty International. Victims were burned, beaten, and electrocuted, among other abuses, the report alleges. “These deaths behind bars are reaching massive proportions,...

Syria Fires on Protesters, Slays 7 as Holiday Begins

On first day of Muslim holiday, security forces still firing at protesters

(Newser) - Syrian security forces killed seven people today as they opened fire to disperse thousands of protesters rallying against the regime on the first day of a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. Activists say security forces fired at protesters in the southern province of Daraa, in the central...

Fears Rise Over Syria's Huge Chemical Arsenal

It's said to be biggest stockpile in world

(Newser) - As unrest continues in Syria, concerns are rising over Syria’s chemical arsenal: The weapons it contains are among the world’s most dangerous, and they’re easy to transport, the Washington Post reports. Syria holds quantities of sarin, a deadly nerve agent that can be released into the air...

Syria Uprising: 5 More Protesters Killed
 5 More Killed in Syria 
Aug 28, 2011 4:12 PM CDT

5 More Killed in Syria

Arab League statement calling for peace rejected

(Newser) - Five more people were reported shot dead in Syria today, including a 12-year-old boy, as security forces continued cracking down on critics of President Bashar Assad. Meanwhile, Syria rejected a statement from the Arab League calling for an end to the violence as well as elections, an army withdrawal, the...

3 Killed as Hordes March Against Assad

Witnesses report seeing the most demonstrations to date

(Newser) - Yesterday, tens of thousands protested in Syria , and people died. Today, much more of the same. Reuters reports that at least three people are dead after Syrians today marched against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, and witnesses say the number of demonstrations that have erupted since last night in Damascus...

Syrian Forces Kill 5 as Tens of Thousands Protest

Special protests called for final Friday of Ramadan

(Newser) - Tens of thousands protested across Syria today, and in many places they met with security forces using live ammunition to disperse them. The theme of the demonstrations was "patience and determination," according to the AP . "We are here to tell the regime that nothing is finished, nothing...

Cartoonist's Hand Broken After He Mocked Assad

American embassy dubs it a 'government-sponsored, targeted, brutal attack'

(Newser) - Syria’s most acclaimed political cartoonist was severely beaten yesterday, not long after he published a cartoon that showed Bashar al-Assad hightailing it out of town with Moammar Gadhafi, the New York Times reports. Masked gunmen grabbed Ali Farzat off the streets of Damascus at about 4:30am, activists said....

UN Sanctions Sought on Syria
 UN Sanctions Sought on Syria 
Aug 24, 2011 6:59 AM CDT

UN Sanctions Sought on Syria

Syria's top arms supplier, Russia, still threatening veto

(Newser) - Seeking to ramp up condemnation of Syria beyond mere words , the European Union, with the support of the United States, has introduced draft resolution to the UN Security Council for a total arms embargo, requiring all sea and air cargo entering and leaving Syria to be inspected, reports the Wall ...

Gadhafi's Fall Will Ripple Through Arab Spring

More than Libya, Syria will determine Middle East democracy

(Newser) - The fall of Moammar Gadhafi is demonstrating to people and regimes around the Middle East that even the most violent crackdowns cannot stop populations fed up with dictatorships and corruption—but even more important to the Arab Spring will be how Libya affects the uprisings in Syria, reports the Wall ...

Assad to World: Stay Out, We're Crushing Resistance

In rare TV appearance, Syrian President says regime is stable

(Newser) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said today his regime is in no danger of collapse and warned against any foreign military intervention in his country as the regime tries to crush a 5-month-old popular uprising. In his fourth public appearance since the revolt against his family's 40-year rule erupted in...

Syria Kills 2 Protesters After &#39;End&#39; to Military Effort
Syria Fires on Thousands of Protesters; 10 Dead
UPDATED
Aug 19, 2011 11:13 AM CDT

Syria Fires on Thousands of Protesters; 10 Dead

Wave of arrests follows West's calls for Assad to step down

(Newser) - Despite their president’s claim that military operations are over , Syrian security forces have shot at thousands of protesters across the country, killing at least 10 today following two deaths last night . The first attacks came hours after Barack Obama called for President Bashar Assad to step down , the AP...

Global Terror Attacks Up, Deaths Down

US report tags Iran as chief state sponsor of terrorism

(Newser) - Last year saw deaths from terrorism drop for the third year in a row, although the number of terror attacks was up slightly, according to the State Department's annual report on global terrorism . Some 13,186 people were killed in 11,500 terror attacks in 72 countries, down from...

Obama: Assad 'Slaughtering' His People, Must Go

US to announce new sanctions against Syria later today

(Newser) - After weeks of brutal violence that has left more than 2,000 Syrians dead, President Obama today called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resign for the first time and announced new sanctions against the country, reports the AP . "We have consistently said that President Assad must lead a...

Syria Military Operations Have Ended: Assad

But activists say 18 were killed yesterday, shooting continues

(Newser) - Syrian President Bashar Assad told the United Nations chief that military operations in his country have ended, even as activists said today that security forces shot dead 18 people nationwide and intense shooting erupted in the flashpoint city of Latakia. In New York, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke to Assad...

Syria Tracks, Intimidates Protesters Around the World

US government, Syrian-Americans accuse Syria of threatening dissidents

(Newser) - Not content to oppress and kill dissidents at home, Syria is tracking and intimidating opponents around the world, as well as their relatives and friends in Syria, reports the Wall Street Journal . At least six Syrian-Americans tell the paper that their protests and activism in the United States have led...

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