Syria reportedly moving chemical weapons
Jewish Journal
July 13, 2012
U.S. officials are warily watching as Syria begins moving undeclared chemical weapons out of its storage facilities.
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Russia says downing of Turkish plane not provocation
Jewish Journal
June 26, 2012
Russia said on Tuesday Syria\’s shooting down of a Turkish warplane should not be seen as a provocation and warned world powers against using the incident to push for stronger action against Damascus.
Report: Top Syrians ready to flee
Jewish Journal
June 22, 2012
Syrian regime officials reportedly are setting up escape and defection routes.
Opinion: Syrians need us
Rob Eshman
March 21, 2012
It’s time for us to act for Syria. It’s been one year since the start of the Syrian revolution, and the organized Jewish community is still sitting on its collective thumbs, acting as if the turmoil is not its issue, and in any case, we can do nothing. It is, and we can.
Embattled Assad to make speech on ‘internal issue’
Jewish Journal
January 9, 2012
Syria\’s President Bashar Assad, locked in a violent struggle against a wave of unrest, is to make a speech on Tuesday on \”the internal issue and international and regional developments,\” state media said.
Interior Minister: Suicide bomb kills 26 in Syria
Jewish Journal
January 6, 2012
A suicide bomber killed 26 people and wounded 63 in Damascus on Friday, Syria\’s interior minister said, vowing an \”iron fist\” response to the carnage in the heart of the Syrian capital after similar attacks two weeks ago.
White House warning: Assad must end crackdown or face ‘additional steps’
Jewish Journal
December 21, 2011
The Obama administration warned that the international community will take \”additional steps\” to pressure Syria\’s rulers to end their crackdown unless they agree to the full withdrawal of forces from residential areas.
UN: Syria in state of civil war, death toll 4,000
Jewish Journal
December 1, 2011
Syria is in a state of civil war with more than 4,000 dead and increasing numbers of soldiers taking up arms against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, the top U.N. human rights official said Thursday.
Syrian security forces kill 16 in biggest protests to date
Jewish Journal
July 15, 2011
Syrian security forces shot dead at least 16 protesters on Friday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the country in the biggest protests so far against President Bashar Assad, Al Jazeera reported.
Security forces kill seven as protests continue across Syria
Jewish Journal
July 8, 2011
Syrian forces shot dead seven people as protesters demonstrated against President Bashar Assad across the country on Friday, a prominent rights campaigner said.
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