AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they overran an army garrison that defends the main border crossing with Jordan on Friday, after a more than week-long siege, a step towards their aim of taking the strategically important border post.
reuters.com (1 month and 14 days ago)
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MOSUL (Reuters) - Iraq shut a border crossing with Syria on Sunday after rebels battling to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad seized the other side of the frontier post from his army, Iraqi military sources said.
chicagotribune.com (2 months and 19 days ago)
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels holding 21 U.N. peacekeepers near the Golan Heights in southern Syria say government forces must stop their bombardment and leave the area before their "guests" can be freed, a rebel activist said.
reuters.com (2 months and 15 days ago)
Earlier today, the Associated Press (AP) Twitter feed was reportedly hacked. One of the hacked tweets involved false information about explosions (repeat: false) at the White House and President Obama being injured in the blasts. Last week's Boston Marathon explosions raised similar concerns for what happens when our news stream originates in the social media stream.
forbes.com (27 days ago)
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels holding 21 U.N. peacekeepers near the Golan Heights in southern Syria say government forces must leave the area before they free their "guests", an activist in touch with the fighters said on Thursday.
reuters.com (2 months and 15 days ago)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is considering a shift in policy toward the nearly two-year-long conflict in Syria, and may send the rebels body armor and armed vehicles, and possibly provide military training, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing U.S. and European officials.
chicagotribune.com (2 months and 23 days ago)

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's state news agency accused rebels on Tuesday of using chemical weapons in an attack in the northern province of Aleppo which it said killed 15 people.
chicagotribune.com (2 months and 3 days ago)
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's state news agency accused rebels on Tuesday of using chemical weapons in an attack in the northern province of Aleppo which it said killed 15 people.
reuters.com (2 months and 3 days ago)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has a less clear understanding of Syria's opposition than it did last year, the top U.S. military officer said on Monday, in comments likely to disappoint rebels hoping that America might be inching toward a decision to arm them.
reuters.com (2 months and 4 days ago)
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