Military intervention may be only solution in Syria: SNC

The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) said on Wednesday it was coming to the view that military intervention was the only solution to the nearly year-old crisis that has killed thousands in Syria.

“We are really close to seeing this military intervention as the only solution. There are two evils, military intervention or protracted civil war,” (more…)

Syrians flee Assad’s hell in larger numbers

For a whole year now, there have been many conflicting reports and official statements about the numbers, status and aid provided to Syrian refugees in Jordan, mostly watering down their real situation. But their presence in Jordan is becoming a fact that can hardly be ignored; especially as increasing numbers (more…)

Head of Syria’s Arab League observer mission resigns

The Arab League accepted the resignation of the Sudanese general who had led an Arab monitoring mission to Syria, and proposed appointing a former Jordanian foreign minister as a special envoy for the Syrian crisis, Egypt’s state news agency reported on Sunday. (more…)

As Syria bleeds, neighbors brace for refugees

When the Syrian refugees first came into his Lebanese border town, Abdullah Taseer found them rooms in people’s homes. Now, he has nowhere left to put them but garages and cowsheds. (more…)

Obama calls for end of Syrian regime

President Barack Obama on Tuesday condemned as “unacceptable” Syria’s continuing crackdown on protesters and repeated his call for President Bashar al-Assad’s government to leave power. (more…)

GCC tells Iran to ‘stop meddling in its internal affairs

The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council called on arch rival Iran on Tuesday to stop meddling in the internal affairs of the group’s members.

“Stop these policies and practices … and stop interfering in the internal affairs” of the Gulf nations, said a statement released at the end of the GCC annual summit in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (more…)

Syria plays for time but deaths continue

Beirut, Lebanon – Syria said Sunday it is still negotiating with the Arab League over the bloc’s request to send observers into the country, as tightening sanctions by Arab and other nations fail to halt the eight-month crackdown on anti-government protesters. (more…)

‘Gunfire erupts on Syria-Jordan borders

Shots rang out at the Jordanian-Syrian border late Sunday as Syrian forces attempted to prevent civilians from entering the Kingdom, hours after an Arab League decision to impose sanctions on Damascus.

Syrian soldiers opened fire on a married couple and their young child as they attempted to enter the Kingdom late yesterday near the Jaber border crossing (more…)

At least 40 people killed Monday in Syria near Jordan border

At least 40 Syrians were killed in fighting on Monday between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and insurgents in a town near the border with Jordan, local activists said, in the first case of major armed resistance to Assad in the region. (more…)

Jordan’s King Abdullah urged Assad to resign

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Jordan’s King Abdullah said Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar Assad should step down, making him the first Arab ruler to issue such a call over the regime’s deadly crackdown on an 8-month-old uprising.
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