Civil War In Syria -- News Updates April 17, 2012



Syrian Cease-Fire On Verge Of Shattering -- L.A. Times

BEIRUT -- Six days into the Syrian cease-fire and the term does not seem to fit, according to anti-government activists.

Shelling continued in the battered city of Homs and a government offensive in the northwest province of Idlib intensified, activists said, with almost 50 people killed, most of them in Idlib.

One media activist, Khalid Mahmoud Qbiesho in Idlib, was reported killed when a tank rolled over his head, according to the Local Coordination Committees, an anti-government group. Others were killed execution-style after intense shelling, activists said.

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More News On Syria's Civil War

Syria violence throws UN peace mission into doubt - live updates
-- The Guardian
Syria Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Syria: Overview -- Yahoo News

Syria troops bombard Homs and other rebel areas -- BBC
UN mission in Syria threatened as 67 killed in recent clashes -- Haaretz
Syrian Forces Widen Attacks as Cease-Fire Unravels -- Voice of America
Activists: Syrian troops target second town in widened shelling despite U.N. observer mission -- CBS/AP
Shelling, shaky truce challenge UN few in Syria -- Reuters
Fear and defiance amid Syria ceasefire -- BBC
U.N. rights experts report violations since Syria truce -- Reuters
Syria violence casts doubt on U.N. observer mission: U.S. -- Reuters
All parties make contingency plans as Syria's cease-fire wobbles (+video) -- Christian Science Monitor
Inside Syria with rebel forces -- BBC
Syria violence 'unacceptable': US -- AFP

Russia accuses 'external forces' of undermining Kofi Annan's Syria plan -- Reuters
Syria peace stymied by 'outside forces," Russia says -- CNN
Russia, Iran Use Navies To Bolster Syria -- Aviation Week

Sanctions 'halve Syria's foreign currency reserves' -- BBC
French FM: Sanctions Against Syria Biting -- Voice of America
France Says Syria Regime Finances Halved -- Wall Street Journal
Sanctions have depleted Syria's foreign currency reserves by half, France says -- Mercury News/AP

Only a 'CNN Event' Could Draw U.S. Into Syria Conflict -- US News And World Report
Analysis: U.N. mission does nothing to change endgame in Syria -- CNN
Is Russia now the strongest backer of peace in Syria? -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor

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