Media Briefs

by chowerton on Monday, May 20th, 2013 in Media Briefs

The Headlines: Qusair, Syria Rebel Stronghold, Hammered By Hezbollah, Assad Forces (Huffington Post) Syria’s President Assad: No intention of stepping down (BBC) Featured Articles: Syria: Without Water, Revolution (New York…

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by chowerton on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 in Media Briefs

The Headlines: Syria ‘cut off from the internet’ (BBC, Al Jazeera) Russia and US agree to hold Syria conference (BBC) What if al-Qaeda Gets Syrian Chemical Weapons? (Time) Fact-Finding in…

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by chowerton on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 in Media Briefs

The Headlines: On Syria, recent developments favor case for stepped-up U.S. military aid. (Washington Post) Obama’s loss for words on Syria (Washington Post) Obama: We need proof of Syria chemical…

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by chowerton on Monday, May 6th, 2013 in Media Briefs

The Headlines: Kerry’s Visit To Russia A Chance To Talk Syria, Mend Fences (NPR) Israel: Syria air strikes not intended to further destabilize Assad government- Politician close to Binyamin Netanyahu says…

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by chowerton on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 in Media Briefs

The Headlines: The minaret of  Umayyad Mosque, one of Syria’s most famous mosques, has been destroyed during clashes in the northern city of Aleppo. The regime and activists for the revolution…

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by chowerton on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 in Media Briefs

The Headlines: Syria Used Chemical Arms Repeatedly, Israel Asserts. (NPR, USA Today , New York Times) Syrian National Coalition names interim leader George Sabra, following the resignation of Moaz al-Khatib. (Al Jazeera…

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by chowerton on Monday, April 22nd, 2013 in Media Briefs

The Headlines: The bodies of at least 566 people who were killed over a six-day period across Syria were found Sunday, according to Local Coordination Committees in Syria, an opposition…

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by chowerton on Friday, April 19th, 2013 in Media Briefs

The Headlines: UN condemns Syria violence as ‘unacceptable’- Rare joint agreement by UNSC demands end to violence and condemns rights abuses by Syrian government forces and rebels. (Al Jazeera English,…

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by jhunt on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 in Media Briefs

The Headlines: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documents deaths in Syria. The Washington Post features it and its founder, Rami Abdul Rahman. (Washington Post) Foreign Secretary William Hague has said the…

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by jhunt on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 in Media Briefs

The Headlines: Syria rejects extended chemical weapons probe. (The Guardian) UN agencies helping to care for the millions driven from their homes in Syria by two years of conflict warned…

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