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Syria's military shows unexpected resilience
BEIRUT — The military onslaught this week against the strategic Syrian town of Qusair has dramatized a surprising combat resilience that has already put rebel forces on the defensive on other key fronts, including near the capital, Damascus. The...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Skype, Beirut (Lebanon), National Government
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Kerry heads to Mideast to advance Syria plan that depends in large part on Russia
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Politics, West Bank, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), African Union
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Massive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 37 people MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an...Tags: Marissa Mayer, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Conflicts
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Attacks across Iraq kill 95 in hints of sectarian spillover from Syria
Associated PressBAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a dangerous spillover...Tags: Explosions, Iraq, Bombings, Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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As GOP weighs how best to profit from Obama's problems, Democrats hope it overplays its hand WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election...Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Conflicts, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida)
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Member Choice Limited For editorial or technical questions concerning AP Member Choice Limited, contact customersupport(at)ap.org or call 877-836-9477. TOP STORIES SCANDALS-POLITICS WASHINGTON — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, New York City, Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Syria launches major assault on strategic rebel stronghold
BEIRUT — Syrian forces launched a large-scale assault Sunday on the city of Qusair, a rebel stronghold near the Lebanese border, in the government's latest effort to push back opposition fighters from strategic areas of the country. The opposition...
Tags: Activism, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), National Government
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Syrian regime troops score gains, push into strategic rebel-held town near Lebanon
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Tripoli (Libya), Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud
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Government forces in Syria attack rebel stronghold of Qusair
BEIRUT — Syrian government forces launched a long-planned offensive early Sunday on the strategic city of Qusair and neighboring rebel-controlled villages near the Lebanese border, with heavy shelling that began shortly after midnight, according...
Tags: Rebellions, Lebanon, Politics, Government, United Nations
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Fears grow of clash between Israel and Syria
JERUSALEM — Fears about a possible escalation of violence between Israel and Syria grew Sunday amid renewed Israeli threats to destroy Syrian weapons caches and Syria's warnings of retaliation. After decades of relative calm along the two nations&...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Manufacturing and Engineering, Yom Kippur
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Assad says Syria transition talks internal matter, seems to cast down on US-Russia initiative
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to...Tags: Explosions, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), National Government, Beirut (Lebanon)
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Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country, according to an interview published Saturday in an Argentine newspaper. The Syrian leader...
Tags: Moscow (Russia), Wars and Interventions, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), National Government
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