Amid Syrian Raids, Reports of Desertions -- New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian security forces raided several towns and cities across Syria on Monday, in the latest assault to crush dissent against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, residents and activists said.
The operations, which included towns in western, northern and central Syria, killed at least six people and wounded dozens, they said.
At the same time, there were reports that dozens of soldiers, possibly encouraged by the rout in Libya of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, had deserted their positions in a village near Homs, the country’s third-largest city, and also on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus, to join the five-month-old popular uprising against Mr. Assad and his Baath Party.
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Syria Rejects Arab League Call for End to 'Bloodshed' -- Voice of America
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Middle East allies call for Syrian government to reform -- CNN
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Iran Warns Of Crisis In The Region If Syria Falls -- NPR/AP
Turkey: No confidence in Syrian government -- CNN
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Syrian Activists Warn Against Taking Up Arms -- New York Times/AP
Syria Rejects Arab League Call for End to 'Bloodshed' -- Voice of America
Syria's Assad 'increasingly isolated,' US says -- Yahoo News/AFP
Middle East allies call for Syrian government to reform -- CNN
Unfriending Assad: Turkey, Iran and Even Hizballah Begin to Rethink Syria -- Time
Iran Warns Of Crisis In The Region If Syria Falls -- NPR/AP
Turkey: No confidence in Syrian government -- CNN
EU Prepares Syria Oil Embargo -- Wall Street Journal
Analysis: EU oil jolt may not be enough to rock Assad -- Reuters
Syrian unrest raises fears about chemical arsenal -- Washington Post
Will Assad Survive? -- Majid Rafizadeh, Huffington Post
Syria Rejects Arab League Call for End to 'Bloodshed' -- Voice of America
Syria's Assad 'increasingly isolated,' US says -- Yahoo News/AFP
Middle East allies call for Syrian government to reform -- CNN
Unfriending Assad: Turkey, Iran and Even Hizballah Begin to Rethink Syria -- Time
Iran Warns Of Crisis In The Region If Syria Falls -- NPR/AP
Turkey: No confidence in Syrian government -- CNN
EU Prepares Syria Oil Embargo -- Wall Street Journal
Analysis: EU oil jolt may not be enough to rock Assad -- Reuters
Syrian unrest raises fears about chemical arsenal -- Washington Post
Will Assad Survive? -- Majid Rafizadeh, Huffington Post