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Syrian rebel general grapples with disarray in his ranks
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - The commander of Syria's main rebel force is coming under increasing pressure to impose unity on his fighters as the United States and other powers move towards arming the opposition battling to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad....Tags: Politics, Iran, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Religion and Belief
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Frida Ghitis: U.S. mishandling relations with Egypt
The Miami HeraldLast summer, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was received in Egypt with a barrage of rotten tomatoes. Protesters, mostly pro-democracy activists, shouted their rage for a very troubling reason: They believed, as many still do, that Washington...Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Parties and Movements, Mir-Hossain Mousavi, Nazi Party, Politics
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End to Fed stimulus, China slowdown spark world sell-off
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The clear signal from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it will soon stop pumping money into the global economy and data pointing to Chinese growth slowing sparked sharp falls in bonds, shares and commodities on Thursday. Emerging markets,...Tags: Explosions, Weight, Taiwan, Manufacturing and Engineering, Microsoft Corporation
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Lebanese president urges Hezbollah to pull out of Syria
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - President Michel Suleiman has called on the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah movement to pull its guerrillas out of Syria, saying any further involvement in its neighbor's civil war would fuel instability in Lebanon. Hezbollah...Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fouad Siniora, Bashar Assad
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Iraq says proxy war over Syria threatens its neutrality
ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq is being buffeted by both sides in the civil war raging across its border in Syria and Baghdad's official policy of neutrality is at risk as the conflict spirals into a region-wide proxy war, its foreign minister said. After...Tags: Nouri Maliki, Politics, Iran, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces
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Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian split widens
ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Among the Iranian pilgrims, foreign executives and tourists in the departure lounge at Baghdad airport, a group of young Iraqis prepare to wage religious war in Syria - not for the rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad...Tags: Military Equipment, Iran, Politics, Nouri Maliki, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Syrian rebels claim attack on Shi'ites in Lebanon
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian rebel unit has claimed responsibility in a video for killing four Shi'ite men in Lebanon this week as Syria's civil war spills into its smaller, religiously divided neighbor. In the video, posted on Tuesday by a group...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Rebellions, Religious Conflicts, Wars and Interventions
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Authorities: C. Ind. house fire set after dispute
LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a man was critically injured in a central Indiana house fire that was intentionally set a couple hours after police had been called there for a domestic dispute. The fire was reported in Lebanon about 1 a.m.... -
Obama, Syria and the Aspin Doctrine
Los Angeles Times (MCT)As President Obama contemplates his many bad options in Syria, he may want to consider the Aspin Doctrine, an argument for intervention abroad made by President Clinton's first secretary of defense, Les Aspin. In 1993, the Clinton administration was...Tags: POLITICO LLC, Russia, Central Intelligence Agency, International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Saudi role in Syria driven by fear of Shi'ite "full moon"
Reuters(Repeats story, text unchanged) * Saudis increasingly frustrated at lack of tougher U.S. action * Growing alarm at rebels' capacity after fall of Qusair * Riyadh believes Assad win would boost Iran across Middle East By Angus McDowall RIYADH, June 18...Tags: Iran, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Religion and Belief
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G8 urges Syria peace talks as fighting flares in north
ReutersENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Differences between Russia and the West mean an international peace conference on Syria is now unlikely before August, a source at a meeting of Group of Eight leaders said on Tuesday as surging government...Tags: Politics, Armed Forces, Manufacturing and Engineering, Wars and Interventions, G8
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Pantries, hunger-relief programs get grants for equipment to distribute more food
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Ozarks Food Harvest awarded $250,000 to nearly 50 food pantries and hunger-relief programs on Tuesday at a news conference at the O’Reilly Center for Hunger Relief. The infrastructure grants, ranging in value from $1,300 to...
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