Syria’s Forces Advance To Key Town To Quash Rebellion -- Boston.com/New York Times
GUVECCI, Turkey — Hundreds fled a town in northern Syria yesterday that appeared to be the next target of a military seeking to crush a three-month uprising against President Bashar Assad, activists said, joining thousands already displaced in a growing crisis that has embarrassed the Syrian government.
In a succession of often bloody operations, the Syrian military has sent tanks and soldiers to the country’s most restive areas. This week, forces were deployed to eastern Syria, a region that borders Iraq and is knit by extended clans, as well as to the northern town Ma’arrat an Nu’man, which is on the highway between Damascus, the capital, and Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city.
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Syrians Flee Second Northern Town as Fear of Government Crackdown Spreads -- Bloomberg
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World outrage boils over Syrian crisis -- CNN
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Syria's Assad Family Instills Legacy Of Fear -- NPR
Syrian crackdown fans sectarian flames -- L.A. Times
Syrian regime rallies support while Assad promises to address nation on TV -- The Guardian
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Syrian rebels call for new wave of protests in Arab capitals -- The Telegraph
Syrians vow to overcome violent crackdown by Assad's troops -- The Guardian
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World outrage boils over Syrian crisis -- CNN
UN chief: Syria must implement reforms now -- DAWN/AFP
Syria's Assad Family Instills Legacy Of Fear -- NPR
Syrian crackdown fans sectarian flames -- L.A. Times
Syrian regime rallies support while Assad promises to address nation on TV -- The Guardian
Syrian govt launches media offensive as outcry grows -- Yahoo News/AFP
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What could shake Syria's regime -- David W. Lesch, CNN
The road to ruin for the Assad regime -- Bassma Kodmani, Financial Times
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Assad's enemies pin their hopes on the regular Syrian army -- The Guardian
World outrage boils over Syrian crisis -- CNN
UN chief: Syria must implement reforms now -- DAWN/AFP
Syria's Assad Family Instills Legacy Of Fear -- NPR
Syrian crackdown fans sectarian flames -- L.A. Times
Syrian regime rallies support while Assad promises to address nation on TV -- The Guardian
Syrian govt launches media offensive as outcry grows -- Yahoo News/AFP
Angelina Jolie to visit refugees in Turkey -- Herald Sun
Analysis: Syria's Assad loses his grip to hardliners -- Reuters
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The road to ruin for the Assad regime -- Bassma Kodmani, Financial Times