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UNHCR: Number of Syrian refugees exceeds 1.5 million
The number of Syrian refugees, who are either registered or awaiting registration, has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). #Syria #NewsTracker #Bashar al-Assad #refugees #UNHCR #1.5 million
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Activists find torture devices, other evidence of abuse in Syrian prison
Researchers found physical evidence indicating Syrians were tortured in cells in detention facilities inspected, including with a device which former detainees said was used to stretch or bend victims' arms and legs. #World #Syria #NewsTracker #Torture #War Crimes
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Obama rules out unilateral US action on Syria
US President Barack Obama has ruled out any unilateral American action against Assad regime, asserting that his administration would continue to work with international partners and the Syrian opposition. #United States #World #India #Barack Obama #Syria #Recep Tayyip Erdogan #Assad
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Life in Israel: Caught amidst hostile neighbours, bad options
Without going into the compelling but competing narratives of why and how Israel landed in what seems a perpetually hostile dynamic, it is easy to see that it is surrounded by hostile neighbors and there is no strategic depth of geography. #HowThisWorks #Syria #Al-Qaeda #Israel #Golan Heights
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Hypocrisy: London Olympics can ban Syria but not Dow?
For the UK to suggest they might ban some officials from Syria connected with recent attrocities is a brilliant contrast to their refusal to ban Dow from the Olympic stadium for their Bhopal connections. #ThatsJustWrong #Syria #Bhopal #United Kingdom #Nick Clegg #the Olympics
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The WeekWill Russia's advanced missiles prevent U.S. intervention in Syria?
ussia has sent advanced antiship missiles to Syria in what U.S. officials called a "show of force." Moscow is one of embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's last allies — and his most powerful. Moscow long ago admitted that it had supplied arms to S #Syria #Bashar al-Assad #Middle East
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Jerusalem PostReport: Syria has missile batteries aimed at Tel Aviv
Syria has surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles aimed at Tel Aviv and is ready to use them should Israel decide to conduct a strike on Syria, British newspaper The Sunday Times reported on Sunday. The paper reports reconnaissance satellites has revealed p #Israel #Syria #Tel Aviv
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RIA NovostiObama Keeps Diplomatic, Military Options Open in Syria
WASHINGTON, May 16 (By Maria Young for RIA Novosti) – Against the backdrop of a violent civil war in Syria and the possible use of chemical weapons by government forces, US President Barack Obama said Thursday he is open to a “whole range” of options in #Barack Obama #Syria #Washington, D.C.