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Homs

Type: City

Name: Homs (Homs Port, Port of Homs)

Country: Libya

Latitude: 34.730831

Longitude: 36.709438

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Vladimir Putin

Cole: Revenge of the Bear: Russia Strikes Back in Syria

President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation has drawn a line in the sand over Syria, the government of which he is determined to protect from overthrow. Not since the end of the Cold War in 1991 has the Russian Bear asserted itself so forcefully ... [Published ZNet - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Syria, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Damascus

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 3 hours ago - 4 reports

Report: 70-80% of Palestinians displaced in Syria

Conflict in Syria has displaced more than two-thirds of the Palestinian refugees in the country, AFP quoted the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNWRA) said on Wednesday."We have registered approximately 530,000 Palestinian refugees. ... [Published Jerusalem Post - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Displacement, Refugees, Syria

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 3 reports

Mounting reports of chemical arms use: top UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS: A top UN envoy said on Wednesday there are “mounting reports” of the use of chemical weapons in Syria’s civil war and called on the Damascus government to let in UN investigators.The United Nations has been alerted to new chemical weapons ... [Published The Gulf Today - 14 hours ago]

Entities: United Nations, Chemical Weapon, Investigation, Chemical

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 4 hours ago - 15 reports

John Kerry

West may encourage Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace

AMMAN - Washington threatened on Wednesday to enhance support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to confir a political end to a civil war that is spreading across borders.Rebels called for reinforcements to combat an "invasion" by ... [Published The Oregon Herald - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Hizballah, John Kerry, Homs, Iran

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

United Nations

SNC asks for UN humanitarian aid corridor in Syria

Interim President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces called for an urgent UN session to establish a humanitarian aid corridor in Syria World Bulletin/News Desk Interim President of the National Coalition for Syrian ... [Published World Bulletin - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Humanitarian Aid, Syria, Syrian National Council, United Nations

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 4 reports

Hizballah

Syria's Opposition Urges Rebels to Join Qusayr Battle

Syria's opposition urged fighters across the country Wednesday to "rush to the rescue" of rebel stronghold Qusayr, while appealing to the international community to set up a humanitarian corridor to the embattled town.Syria's acting National Coalition ... [Published Naharnet - May 22 2013]

Entities: Syria, Hizballah, Homs

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF

Thousands of women, children feared trapped in Syrian town

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thousands of children and women could be trapped in the Syrian city of Qusair, at the centre of an offensive by the Syrian army and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters to drive out Syrian rebels, the United Nations Children’s ... [Published TrustLaw - May 21 2013]

Entities: Hizballah, United Nations International Children's Emergen..., Lebanon

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Over 20,000 trapped in Syria fighting

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The UN's children's agency warned yesterday that up to 20,000 civilians, many of them women and children, could be trapped by harsh fighting in the Syrian town of Qusayr."The situation is desperate," UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie ... [Published Jamaica Observer - May 22 2013]

Entities: United Nations International Children's Emergen..., Homs, Syria

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Syrian Arab Republic: Hezbollah sends new fighters to bloody Syria battle

Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Syrian Arab Republic 05/21/2013 13:38 GMT DAMASCUS, May 21, 2013 (AFP) - Elite Hezbollah fighters poured across the border from Lebanon into Syria on Tuesday, a watchdog and others said, bolstering regime forces battling ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 21 2013]

Entities: Hizballah, Syria, Tripoli (Libya), Golan Heights

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Syria seizes Israeli army vehicle used by insurgents in al-Qusayr

2012 after clearing the zone of insurgents.http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/20/304468/syria-captures-israeli-army-vehicle/Mon May 20, 2013 12:24PM GMTThe Syrian army has confiscated an Israeli military vehicle used byforeign-backed militants in Syria's ... [Published Groong - May 21 2013]

Entities: al-Qusayr (Syria), Syrian Arab Army, Israeli Army, Syria

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Syrian Troops Enter Northern Parts of Al-Qusseir, Restore Security

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Armed Forces entered the Northern parts of al-Qusseir city in Homs countryside on Tuesday and restored security and stability in the region.According to a report by the Iran-based Arabic-language al-Alam news channel, most parts ... [Published Fars News Agency - May 21 2013]

Entities: Terrorists, Security, Syrian Arab Army, Homs, Syria

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Falling for Moscow’s Syria trickery

While some commentators are urging President Obama to arm the Syrian rebels, he may be doing the opposite by trying to stop the flow of arms to them.Sources in the Syrian opposition tell me that the message from Washington to countries that help arm the ... [Published New York Post - May 21 2013]

Entities: John Kerry, Syria, Hizballah, Russia, Moscow

Quotes

''Just last week, obviously Hezbollah intervened very, very significantly,'' Mr Kerry said. "There are several thousands of Hezbollah militia forces on the ground in Syria who are contributing to this violence … and it perpetuates the regime's campaign of terror against its own people."

Talk or else, US warns Syria [Published Melbourne Age - 55 mins ago]

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Timios National Corporation Enters Into Agreement With Institutional Investor To Limit Economics ... [Published PR Newswire - 2 hours ago]

"A cease-fire is a big decision required of politicians. After that, the Army will be assigned to oversee the cease-fire,” Charbel told the local Al-Mustaqbal newspaper in remarks published Thursday."

Fierce sectarian clashes in Lebanon leave 2 dead, 26 wounded [Published Albawaba - 5 hours ago]

Sabra also called on Hamas and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) to send reinforcing units to Qusayr, saying "send your troops from Idlib, Aleppo, Deir ez Zor and Raqqa, even if small, to save Homs and strengthen the resistance."

SNC asks for UN humanitarian aid corridor in Syria [Published World Bulletin - 9 hours ago]

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Syrian coalition educates fighters about rules ... [Published Zaman - 11 mins ago]
Talk or else, US warns Syria [Published Melbourne Age - 55 mins ago]
UNHCR: Syrian refugees at model school in Lebanon [Published Ya Libnan - 59 mins ago]
Syria ends 1st phase of Qusayr operation [Published IRIB World Service - 1 hour ago]
Cole: Revenge of the Bear: Russia Strikes Back ... [Published ZNet - 1 hour ago]
Timios National Corporation Enters Into Agreeme... [Published PR Newswire - 2 hours ago]
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Syrian govt advances signal Assad may survive f... [Published Livemint.com - 4 hours ago]
Video shows debris of “Iranian-made drone” shot... [Published NOW News - 4 hours ago]
Fierce sectarian clashes in Lebanon leave 2 dea... [Published Albawaba - 5 hours ago]
Syria ends Qusayr operation 1st phase [Published RINF.com - 6 hours ago]
Hezbollah slips in Qusayr [Published NOW News - 6 hours ago]
Nasrallah a war criminal [Published Arab Times - 7 hours ago]
Friends of Syria warn Assad of repercussions of... [Published Albawaba - 7 hours ago]
SNC asks for UN humanitarian aid corridor in Syria [Published World Bulletin - 9 hours ago]
Syria: Turning Point in the Battle of Qusayr [Published Islam Times - 9 hours ago]
Nations to boost aid to Syria rebels [Published Haveeru Daily Online - 9 hours ago]
Kerry: Lebanon “at risk” of being swept up in S... [Published Ya Libnan - 10 hours ago]
West may encourage Syria rebels if Assad won't ... [Published The Oregon Herald - 12 hours ago]
SNC urges rebels to reinforce Qusayr [Published The Gulf Today - 14 hours ago]
Mounting reports of chemical arms use: top U... [Published The Gulf Today - 14 hours ago]
Report: 70-80% of Palestinians displaced in Syria [Published Jerusalem Post - 15 hours ago]
‘Was the machete supplied by William Hague?’ [Published Russia Today - 15 hours ago]
Nations to boost aid to Syria rebels until Assa... [Published MSN Philippines - 15 hours ago]
Syrian Army Advances Signal Assad May Survive f... [Published Bloomberg - 16 hours ago]
NGOs, U.N.: No major refugee influx in north Be... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 17 hours ago]
Sidon on edge after tense burial of Hezbollah f... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 17 hours ago]
US pushes Europe to amend arms embargo on Syria... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 17 hours ago]
Newseum (dis)honors dead Gaza reporters [Published Lebanon Daily Star - 17 hours ago]

Blogs

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UN: New Reports of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria [Published The China Blog - 20 hours ago] (UNITED NATIONS) — There are mounting reports of chemical weapons use as violence escalates in Syria, the U.N.’s top Mideast envoy said Wednesday. In response to these reports, Robert Serry told the Security Council that the United Nations is again urging ...
UN: New Reports of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 20 hours ago] (UNITED NATIONS) — There are mounting reports of chemical weapons use as violence escalates in Syria, the U.N.’s top Mideast envoy said Wednesday. In response to these reports, Robert Serry told the Security Council that the United Nations is again urging ...
Battle for Qusayr highlights Hizbollah’s dilemma [Published Gideon Rachman's Blog - May 22 2013] The battle raging in al-Qusayr , about 15km east of Lebanon’s northern border, looks ominously like a turning point in Syria’s civil war . If the Assad regime can recapture this strategic corridor from the rebels, it will, on the face of it, be a ...
Morning Brief: Israel and Syria exchange fire i... [Published FP Passport - May 21 2013] Israel and Syria exchange fire in Golan Heights Top news: Israeli soldiers on Tuesday exchanged fire withtargets across the Syrian border in the Golan Heights, marking the thirdconsecutive day of cross-border fire. An Israeli military vehicle was ...
Syria: Outside Patronage and a New Offensive fo... [Published Wall Street Pit - May 21 2013] The battle for the Syrian city of Al-Qusayr, which came under regime artillery fire May 19, is actually part of a larger battle for the highly coveted Homs governorate. , the battle has wide-reaching ramifications for the Syrian rebels since Al-Qusayr ...

Audio/Video

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Syrian military launches deadly offensive on Qu... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 19 2013]
The air campaign in Syria [Published Reuters Video: Top News - May 16 2013]
Syrian battle for town near Aleppo [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 21 2013]
Assad forces recapture epicenter of armed rebel... [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Mar 26 2013]
Grief and despair in Syria [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Mar 25 2013]

Press Releases

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Timios National Corporation Enters Into Agreeme... [Published PR Newswire - 2 hours ago]
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