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Syria revolt reaches Aleppo; rebels target cities

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 04:45 PM PDT

RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATE CROP - This citizen journalist image shows a dead body lying in the street in the Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees in south Damascus, Syria, Saturday, July 21, 2012. This week, fierce fighting between troops and rebels reached the Syrian capital, the central bastion of Bashar Assad's rule, shattering parts of the city and sending thousands of people fleeing to neighboring Lebanon and Iraq. Activists and residents reported a tense calm in Damascus Saturday but said sporadic gunfire and explosions could be heard throughout the night. (AP Photo)Riding a wave of momentum, Syrian rebels made a run on Aleppo Saturday in some of the fiercest fighting seen in the country's largest city, which has been a key bastion of support for President Bashar Assad over the course of the 17-month-old uprising.


Syrian forces fight rebels in Damascus, residents flee

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 03:53 PM PDT

Residents carry the coffin of Mousa during his funeral in YabroudBEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops backed by helicopters and tanks have struck back in Damascus against rebel fighters emboldened by a bomb attack against President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle. Assad's forces, who also pushed into a rebel-held district in the northerly commercial hub of Aleppo on Saturday, targeted pockets of lightly armed rebels, who moved about the streets on foot and attacked security installations and roadblocks. ...


Violence rages across Syria as UN mission clock ticks

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 03:37 PM PDT

A torn picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen at the Bab al-Hawa border gate between Turkey and SyriaHeavy clashes raged between Syrian troops and rebels on Saturday, with at least 130 people killed nationwide, as the clock ticked down on a 30-day "final" extension of a troubled UN observer mission.


Turkish truck drivers accuse rebel fighters of looting

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 02:41 PM PDT

Carcasses of burnt-out lorries at the Bab al-Hawa border post with Turkey, July 20Dozens of Turkish truck drivers on Saturday accused Free Syrian Army rebels of having burned and looted their lorries as they captured a border post in Syria from government troops.


Syria rebels hold 2 of 3 Iraq border posts: officials

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:29 AM PDT

Iraqi soliders guard the Iraq-Syria border point at Albu Kamal on July 20Syrian rebels seized a second of the three main border crossings between Iraq and Syria, after keeping control of another despite heavy shelling by President Bashar al-Assad's forces, Iraqi officials told AFP.


Iraqi official: Syria rebels seize border crossing

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:27 AM PDT

This image made from amateur video released by Shaam News Network and accessed by the Associated Press Saturday, July 21, 2012 purports to show shelling of Homs, Syria by government forces on July 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) IMAGE MADE FROM AMATEUR VIDEO RELEASED BY SHAAM NEWS NETWORK AND ACCESSED VIA AP VIDEO SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2012. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIALAn Iraqi official says Syrian rebels have taken over a border crossing along the countries' northern frontier.


Iraq VP's bodyguard gunned down in Baghdad

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:11 AM PDT

Iraqi Vice President Khudayr al-KhuzaieA bodyguard of Iraqi Vice President Khudayr al-Khuzaie was gunned down in central Baghdad on Saturday, security and medical officials said.


Activists report heavy fighting in Syria's Aleppo

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 09:43 AM PDT

This image made from amateur video released by Shaam News Network and accessed by the Associated Press Saturday, July 21, 2012 purports to show shelling of Homs, Syria by government forces on July 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) IMAGE MADE FROM AMATEUR VIDEO RELEASED BY SHAAM NEWS NETWORK AND ACCESSED VIA AP VIDEO SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2012. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIALSyrian troops clashed with rebels in the city of Aleppo for a second day Saturday, forcing inhabitants to flee to safer areas in some of the fiercest fighting to date in a key bastion of support President Bashar Assad, activists said.


Egyptians throng former spy chief Suleiman's funeral

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 09:21 AM PDT

People attend the funeral of Egypt's former intelligence chief Suleiman in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of well-wishers and Egypt's military brass gathered on Saturday for the funeral of the country's former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, a key figure in the fallen Mubarak regime who died this week in hospital in the United States. Supporters of Suleiman chanted "God is great" and "in the name of God," as his casket was hoisted atop a horse-drawn cart after a ceremony at the Al Rashdan Mosque in Cairo's Heliopolis district. ...


Explosion shuts down oil pipeline in Turkey

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 07:48 AM PDT

An explosion and fire have shut down a pipeline that carries oil from Iraq to world markets, an official said Saturday. No one was hurt in the blast.

Syria moves chemical weapons before wider offensive: defector

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 05:32 AM PDT

HACIPASA, Turkey (Reuters) - A senior Syrian military defector said President Bashar al-Assad's forces were moving chemical weapons across the country for possible use in a military retaliation for the killing of four top security officials. "The regime has started moving its chemical stockpile and redistributing it to prepare for its use," said General Mustafa Sheikh, citing rebel intelligence obtained in recent days. "They are moving it from warehouses to new locations," he told Reuters in an interview in southern Turkey, close to the Syrian border. "They want to burn the country. ...

Attack on Turkey-Iraq pipeline knocks out oil flows

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 05:18 AM PDT

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Firefighters in southeast Turkey on Saturday put out a fire on a pipeline carrying about a quarter of Iraq's oil exports, but it was unclear when oil would resume flowing, security sources said. They blamed sabotage by Kurdish separatists for the explosion on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline. The fire broke out at 11 p.m. (1700 EDT) on Friday near the town of Midyat in Mardin province, near the Syrian border. ...

Romney’s International Listening Tour: England, Israel and Poland in Six Days

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 05:02 AM PDT

CORRECTION: This article originally misstated the dates of Lech Walesa's presidency.

Syria army retains grip on border gate with Northern Iraq

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 04:05 AM PDT

RABIA, Iraq (Reuters) - Syrian truck driver Abu Sara used to feel scared when he crossed the border into Iraq, fearing attacks in a country gripped by sectarian violence. Now, as he exits a Syria in even greater turmoil, he feels a sense of relief. "Us drivers, we feel the danger of the road as we enter the Syrian territories, but we feel safe when we are near the crossings between the two sides," he said at the northern Iraqi border crossing in Rabia, 100 km (62 miles) west of the Iraqi city of Mosul. Rabia was still in the hands of government forces, he said on Friday night. ...

Syrian forces fight back after rebel surge into capital

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 01:49 AM PDT

Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Qara, near DamascusBAB AL-HAWA, Syria/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government forces pounded rebels in Damascus overnight, battling to reverse opposition gains in the aftermath of the assassination of President Bashar al-Assad's security chiefs. Army helicopters and tanks aimed rockets, machineguns and mortars at pockets of rebel fighters who have infiltrated the capital this week in an operation they call "Damascus Volcano". Lightly-armed fighters have been moving through the streets on foot and attacking security installations and roadblocks. ...


In Israel, Romney to provide contrast with Obama

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 11:59 PM PDT

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a Victory town hall in Bowling GreenWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will soon do something Barack Obama has yet to do as president - visit U.S. ally Israel, where he will try to present himself to voters back home as a credible replacement to Obama on the world stage. In the midst of a presidential campaign that is too close to call, Romney leaves on Wednesday for a week-long trip to attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in London and visit Israel and Poland. ...


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