Fighting Escalates In Syria As Opposition Rejects Russian Plan -- New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria rebel fighters continued clashing with government forces in neighborhoods on the doorstep of Damascus on Monday in an escalation of the spreading war there, while a new diplomatic effort by Russia to broker mediation talks between the antagonists appeared to go nowhere and pressure for Security Council action intensified.
Despite deployments by Syrian forces into the eastern suburbs of Damascus on Sunday, where soldiers, tanks and armed vehicles were sent to crush pockets of armed rebellion, there was no clear sign that the heavily outgunned rebels had been vanquished.
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Syrian forces execute founder of rebel army group, opposition says -- Gulf News
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Russia 'to block' Syria vote at UN Security Council -- BBC
Russia opposes 'Libyan scenario' in Syria and will block resolution -- RT
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U.S. urges UN council to end "neglect," act on Syria -- Reuters
Bloody violence at the gates of the Syrian capital as U.S. chastises UN Security Council over inaction -- National Post/Reuters
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A negotiated solution to Syria? Unlikely. -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
The Assad delusion -- Hind Aboud Kabawat, National Post
The Syrian rebels' war of attrition -- Michael Weiss, The Telegraph
Unarmed Resistance Still Syria's Best Hope -- Stephen Zunes, Huffington Post
Syrian forces fight dissident troops in Homs, Russia refuses to support UN resolution -- New York Daily News
Russia 'to block' Syria vote at UN Security Council -- BBC
Russia opposes 'Libyan scenario' in Syria and will block resolution -- RT
Russia warned against blocking new UN Security Council resolution on Syria -- The Telegraph
Russian arms shipments bolster Syria's embattled Assad -- BBC
U.S. urges UN council to end "neglect," act on Syria -- Reuters
Bloody violence at the gates of the Syrian capital as U.S. chastises UN Security Council over inaction -- National Post/Reuters
US: Assad's fall from power in Syria 'inevitable' -- BBC
Clinton heading to UN on Tuesday to send message of support to Syrians, condemn Assad regime -- Washington Post/AP
Diplomatic Efforts Continue as Syrian Crackdown Intensifies -- Voice of America
Where is Syria crisis heading? -- Nick Thompson, CNN
Free Syrian Army: Better tool for toppling Syria's Assad than UN? -- Nicholas Blanford, Christian Science Monitor
A negotiated solution to Syria? Unlikely. -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
The Assad delusion -- Hind Aboud Kabawat, National Post
The Syrian rebels' war of attrition -- Michael Weiss, The Telegraph
Unarmed Resistance Still Syria's Best Hope -- Stephen Zunes, Huffington Post