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• Syria revolt reaches Aleppo; rebels target cities
• Syrian forces fight rebels in Damascus, residents flee
• Violence rages across Syria as UN mission clock ticks
• Turkish truck drivers accuse rebel fighters of looting
• Syria rebels hold 2 of 3 Iraq border posts: officials
• Iraqi official: Syria rebels seize border crossing
• Iraq VP's bodyguard gunned down in Baghdad
• Activists report heavy fighting in Syria's Aleppo
• Egyptians throng former spy chief Suleiman's funeral
• Explosion shuts down oil pipeline in Turkey
• Syria moves chemical weapons before wider offensive: defector
• Attack on Turkey-Iraq pipeline knocks out oil flows
• Romney’s International Listening Tour: England, Israel and Poland in Six Days
• Syria army retains grip on border gate with Northern Iraq
• Syrian forces fight back after rebel surge into capital
• In Israel, Romney to provide contrast with Obama

Syria revolt reaches Aleppo; rebels target cities Posted: 21 Jul 2012 04:45 PM PDT 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 BEIRUT/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 Heavy 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 Dozens 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 Syrian 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 An 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 A 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 Syrian 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 CAIRO (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 BAB 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 WASHINGTON (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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