Syrian news summary/links

[anatta]

Car bomb, clashes kill over 30 near Syrian capital
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/19/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE99H0BM20131019
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels blew up an army checkpoint outside Damascus on Saturday and more than 30 combatants from both sides died in the blast and ensuing clashes, a monitoring group said. | Video - - - - - (repeated)


Freed Lebanese, Turkish hostages to fly home after deal

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/19/us-syria-crisis-hostages-idUSBRE99I06A20131019
BEIRUT - Two kidnapped Turkish pilots were freed in Lebanon on Saturday as part of a deal that saw nine Lebanese hostages released in Syria a day earlier, security sources said.- - - - - (repeated)


Suspected polio cases found in Syria for first time in 14 years
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/19/us-syria-crisis-polio-idUSBRE99I07220131019
LONDON - Two suspected cases of polio have been detected in Syria, the first appearance of the incurable viral disease there in 14 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.- - - - - (repeated)



Jets bomb Syrian city after intelligence general killed

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/18/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE99H0BM20131018
BEIRUT - Syrian air force jets bombarded the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Friday after heavy overnight clashes and the killing of one of President Bashar al-Assad's top military intelligence officers, activists said.- - - - - (repeated)

World, United Nations18 Oct 2013


Nine Lebanese freed after being held in Syria since May 2012

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/18/us-syria-crisis-lebanese-idUSBRE99H0XR20131018
BEIRUT - Nine Lebanese citizens held by rebels in northern Syria since May 2012 have been released, caretaker Lebanese Interior Minister Marwan Charbel told Reuters on Friday.- - - - - (repeated)

World, United Nations18 Oct 2013


Syrian opposition undecided on attending talks -group's U.S. representative

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/18/us-syria-crisis-geneva-idUSBRE99H0ZN20131018
WASHINGTON - The Syrian opposition coalition has not yet decided whether to attend a long-delayed international conference on ending Syria's civil war, the coalition's U.S. representative said on Friday.- - - - - (repeated)

World, 18 Oct 2013

 

[Dantès]

Car bomb, clashes kill over 30 near Syrian capital
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/19/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE99H0BM20131019
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels blew up an army checkpoint outside Damascus on Saturday and more than 30 combatants from both sides died in the blast and ensuing clashes, a monitoring group said. | Video - - - - - (repeated)

Freed Lebanese, Turkish hostages to fly home after deal

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/19/us-syria-crisis-hostages-idUSBRE99I06A20131019
BEIRUT - Two kidnapped Turkish pilots were freed in Lebanon on Saturday as part of a deal that saw nine Lebanese hostages released in Syria a day earlier, security sources said.- - - - - (repeated)


Suspected polio cases found in Syria for first time in 14 years
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/19/us-syria-crisis-polio-idUSBRE99I07220131019
LONDON - Two suspected cases of polio have been detected in Syria, the first appearance of the incurable viral disease there in 14 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.- - - - - (repeated)



Jets bomb Syrian city after intelligence general killed

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/18/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE99H0BM20131018
BEIRUT - Syrian air force jets bombarded the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Friday after heavy overnight clashes and the killing of one of President Bashar al-Assad's top military intelligence officers, activists said.- - - - - (repeated)

World, United Nations18 Oct 2013


Nine Lebanese freed after being held in Syria since May 2012

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/18/us-syria-crisis-lebanese-idUSBRE99H0XR20131018
BEIRUT - Nine Lebanese citizens held by rebels in northern Syria since May 2012 have been released, caretaker Lebanese Interior Minister Marwan Charbel told Reuters on Friday.- - - - - (repeated)

World, United Nations18 Oct 2013


Syrian opposition undecided on attending talks -group's U.S. representative

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/18/us-syria-crisis-geneva-idUSBRE99H0ZN20131018
WASHINGTON - The Syrian opposition coalition has not yet decided whether to attend a long-delayed international conference on ending Syria's civil war, the coalition's U.S. representative said on Friday.- - - - - (repeated)

World, 18 Oct 2013

Thanks for this! Just this week someone here had constructed a conspiracy theory based on the "liberal bias" that had removed all Syrian news from nearly all news sources and claiming that it would take a crew of investigators working around the clock to find any stories on Syria. So good job you must and I would also like to thank the whole crew of people working with you on this, because we all know that you couldn't have done this alone!.

 

[anatta]

Thanks for this! Just this week someone here had constructed a conspiracy theory based on the "liberal bias" that had removed all Syrian news from nearly all news sources and claiming that it would take a crew of investigators working around the clock to find any stories on Syria. So good job you must and I would also like to thank the whole crew of people working with you on this, because we all know that you couldn't have done this alone!.

thanks. lead story was on the NBC news (bombing/firefight at checkpoint) -but things tend to happen quickly there.

The Lebaneese hostages release, Canadian hostage escaped earlier this week - I'd spam the board if I posted everything.

Some talk of "Geneva 2" happening late in Nov. but nothing is solid, except the cauldron of the regional war (not really a civil war) continues in Syria.

Mujahideen seem to be gaining more and more territory -I doubt they are going to come to the table to negotiate.

I'll try to keep this thread contemporary, if you want to peek in..lol