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Aleppo

Type: City

Name: Aleppo

Country: Syria

Latitude: 36.23

Longitude: 37.169998

population: 2,139,878

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 10 mins ago - 2 reports

Assad says no info on journalists missing in Syria | 2013-05-19 11:46:20 AM

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has insisted he has no information on James Foley and Domenico Quirico, two journalists missing inside the war-torn country."At present we have no information about the two journalists you mentioned," Assad said in an ... [Published Nile International - 5 hours ago]

Entities: James Foley, Aleppo, Kidnapping, Terrorists

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces

Assad forces kill 89 in operations

National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces condemned the massacre in Al Waar. Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said on Sunday that 89 people were killed in the operations by Assad forces against opposition forces in several ... [Published World Bulletin - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Massacre, Homs, National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and...

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Rebel groups clash in northern Syria

RIVAL Islamic militant groups in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo are at risk of sparking large-scale internal fighting between rebels. ... [Published Daily Telegraph Australia - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Aleppo

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 5 reports

Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter

_ BEIRUT In the capital Damascus, a car bomb killed at least three people and wounded five, according to Syrian state TV. It said bomb experts dismantled other explosives in the area.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an activist group, ... [Published Fresno Bee - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Aleppo, Civil War, National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and...

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Syrian civil war: A military-strategic assessment

From the early stages of the conflict Assad has relied on his praetorian units.Yet another firefight in Syria. Photo: REUTERSThe overall geostrategic characteristic of the Syrian military picture is a robust armed struggle for supply routes, lines of ... [Published Jerusalem Post - 19 hours ago]

Entities: MAN Portable Air Defence Systems, Civil War, Aleppo

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

After fleeing two wars, Iraqi refugee gets chance to study in peace

After experiencing the terrors of two wars, Taleen Dilanyan considers her current life as a student in America nothing short of a miracle.The 19-year-old recalled one night in Damascus last summer when she and two flatmates, also Iraqi, sat listening ... [Published Abu Dhabi National - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Damascus, Refugees, Iraq, Aleppo, Syria

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Activists: Rebel groups kidnap in Syria's Aleppo

BEIRUT Syrian activists say that a wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic militant groups in the northern city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale internal fighting between rebels.Rami Abdul-Rahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory ... [Published WRAL - May 18 2013]

Entities: Aleppo, Kidnapping, Syria

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

UN, Russia call for urgent Syria conference

MOSCOW — UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Russia agreed Friday that a peace conference on Syria should be held "as soon as possible", even as Moscow defied growing global pressure over its arms supplies to the Damascus regime.Ban met Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ... [Published Saudi Gazette - May 17 2013]

Entities: Sergey Lavrov, Syria, Russia, United Nations

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

France opposes Syria conference if Iran to attend

By Darya KorsunskayaSOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - France spelled out on Friday that it would oppose a peace conference for Syria if Bashar al-Assad's regional ally Iran is invited, clouding the prospect for a U.S.-Russian initiative to end the two-year-old ... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 17 2013]

Entities: Syria, Russia, Sergey Lavrov, Iran

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

UNICEF reaches some of the heaviest conflict areas in Syria

GENEVA, May 17 (KUNA) -- The UNICEF said on Friday that it has provided life-saving supplies over the last week to some of the hardest to reach areas in Syria, including Aleppo and Al Houla, as well as children and women who fled recent violence in Al ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - May 17 2013]

Entities: United Nations International Children's Emergen..., Syria, Aleppo, Safe Water, Baniyas (Syria)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Troops repel rebel attack on Aleppo prison

AFP BEIRUT SYRIAN rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo on Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as it more than doubled its tally of deaths from sectarian killings in a coastal city earlier ... [Published Qatar Tribune - May 17 2013]

Entities: Aleppo, Baniyas (Syria), Alawite, prison, Sectarianism

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Syrian Troops Flush Out Rebels from Prison

(BEIRUT) — Syrian government troops on Thursday flushed out rebels who had stormed a prison compound in the northern city of Aleppo in a bid to free hundreds of political prisoners inside. The forced retreat was the latest setback for fighters seeking ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Syria, Civil War, Rami Abdul-Rahman, Barack Obama, Al-Nusra Front

Quotes

Sieda, the Syrian National Council head, echoes these sentiments. In a phone conversation, Sieda emphasised the "brutality of the regime, which is using all kinds of weapons, and the indifference of the international community" as leading to "despair" that has driven average Syrians into the weapons-laden and wealthy arms of al-Nusra

Jabhat al-Nusra's rising stock in Syria [Published Al Jazeera - 31 mins ago]

"There is an Arab Spring, or whatever you want to call it, but that's Assad's business. It's Syria's business. It's not our business, but we are intervening because Erdogan wants to make another Ottoman Empire. The West says we should declare war on Syria, but we don't want war. We are not a strong country." says Iseri, a member of the ADD (Kemalist Thought Party), an opposition group

In Turkey, anger as Syrian conflict spills over [Published USA Today - 3 hours ago]

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Syria aims ballistic missiles at Israel [Published Examiner.com - 18 mins ago]
Jabhat al-Nusra's rising stock in Syria [Published Al Jazeera - 31 mins ago]
In Turkey, anger as Syrian conflict spills over [Published USA Today - 3 hours ago]
EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions boosts... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago]
Primary 2013: What Do You Know About the Candid... [Published North Hills Patch - 4 hours ago]
Assad says no info on journalists missing in Sy... [Published Nile International - 5 hours ago]
Official Reveals Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq's Roles ... [Published Fars News Agency - 5 hours ago]
"Yamamah tunnel" to transport meals "KFC" from ... [Published Masress.com - 5 hours ago]
Assad says no info on journalists missing in Syria [Published Saudi Gazette - 6 hours ago]
Assad forces kill 89 in operations [Published World Bulletin - 7 hours ago]
Adventurers were Southampton's answer to Indian... [Published Southern Daily Echo - 8 hours ago]
Syrian President Bashar Assad won't budge befor... [Published Boulder Daily Camera - 10 hours ago]
Amman to host ‘Friends of Syria’ Wednesday [Published Jordan Times - 11 hours ago]
Syria’s rebels take over oilfields once belongi... [Published Ya Libnan - 11 hours ago]
Syrian rebel leader admits difficulty of unifyi... [Published Wichita Eagle - 12 hours ago]
Fahmy: the presidency did not negotiate with ki... [Published Masress.com - 17 hours ago]
Rebel groups clash in northern Syria [Published Daily Telegraph Australia - 18 hours ago]
Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter [Published Fresno Bee - 18 hours ago]
Violence unabated across Syria [Published The Gulf Today - 18 hours ago]
President al-Assad: Basis for Any Political Sol... [Published Syrian Arab News Agency - 19 hours ago]
Syrian civil war: A military-strategic assessment [Published Jerusalem Post - 19 hours ago]
Infighting on Rise Among Insurgents in Syria [Published Iran Daily - 19 hours ago]
Assad tells Argentine newspaper he won’t step d... [Published Deutsche Welle - 20 hours ago]
Gunmen abduct Syrian minister's dad [Published Newstalk ZB - 20 hours ago]
Foreign Ministry clarifies stance on Syria [Published Daily Star Egypt - 23 hours ago]
After fleeing two wars, Iraqi refugee gets chan... [Published Abu Dhabi National - 23 hours ago]
Effects of storm forces, "Al-Khalifa" home "Iss... [Published Masress.com - May 18 2013]
UN: More Than 1.5 Million People Have Fled Syria [Published Algemeiner.com - May 18 2013]
Gunmen seize elderly father of Syria's deputy FM [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - May 18 2013]
Rebel groups clash in northern Syria [Published NEWS.com.au - May 18 2013]

Blogs

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MEC Review: Saudi human rights and all that [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 17 2013] p>My column this week focuses once again on human rights issues in Saudi Arabia . I actually had a different column on an entirely different topic written and ready to run -- look for it next week. But then I ran into the Saudi lawyer Abd al-Aziz ...
MEC Review: Saudi human rights and all that [Published Marc Lynch - May 17 2013] p>My column this week focuses once again on human rights issues in Saudi Arabia . I actually had a different column on an entirely different topic written and ready to run -- look for it next week. But then I ran into the Saudi lawyer Abd al-Aziz ...
Who's who in Syria's battlefield [Published Graphic detail - The Economist - May 17 2013] A guide to the key rebel forces in Syria AS THE civil war in Syria has dragged on, the rebels have become more Islamist and extreme. For Western governments pondering whether to arm them, Jabhat al-Nusra (Victory Front) is the biggest worry. Its global ...
Syrian Troops Flush Out Rebels from Prison [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 17 2013] (BEIRUT) — Syrian government troops on Thursday flushed out rebels who had stormed a prison compound in the northern city of Aleppo in a bid to free hundreds of political prisoners inside. The forced retreat was the latest setback for fighters seeking ...
Syrian Troops Flush Out Rebels from Prison [Published The China Blog - May 17 2013] (BEIRUT) — Syrian government troops on Thursday flushed out rebels who had stormed a prison compound in the northern city of Aleppo in a bid to free hundreds of political prisoners inside. The forced retreat was the latest setback for fighters seeking ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: Rebel fighters 'attack Syrian prison' [Published BBC News Video - World - May 15 2013]
UN condemns Syrian Government for violence [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 15 2013]
Syrian rebels offer government forces 'hotline'... [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 28 2013]
VIDEO: Ancient Aleppo minaret destroyed [Published BBC News Video - World - Apr 25 2013]
12th-century mosque's minaret destroyed [Published CNN.com - Video - Apr 25 2013]