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US arms creating Somalia-style warlords in Syria: FSA

Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:18:52

A commander of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) has warned that the growing US arms shipments to Syria are creating myriad Somali-style warlords in the war-torn country.

Dozens killed in clashes between rival terrorist groups in Syria

Tue Jun 10, 2014 07:50:08

Fresh fighting between the terrorist group of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a coalition of militants and an Al-Qaeda affiliate in eastern Syria has left at least 45 fighters dead, an activist group says.

Ex-UN envoy warns Syria becoming 'another Somalia'

Mon Jun 9, 2014 17:51:22

Former UN envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has warned that the war-torn country was heading toward becoming "another Somalia" ruled by (foreign backed) warlords, in an interview published in a German weekly this weekend.

Syria's President Assad grants “general amnesty”

Mon Jun 9, 2014 16:37:35

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has announced a "general amnesty" for all crimes committed to date, state television said.

We want to extinguish religious war they began: Syria Mufti

Mon Jun 9, 2014 15:09:54

Leading figures in Syria such as the Mufti of Syria who lost his own son to a terrorist attack, want to extinguish the fires of hatred. The overwhelming majority of Syrians agree, isolating the foreign-backed mercenaries inside and outside Syria.

More Kiwis possibly killed in Syria war: NZ Premier

Mon Jun 9, 2014 14:34:56

New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has admitted more than one Kiwi may have been killed in the war in Syria.

Infighting among al-Qaeda-linked gangs rages in E. Syria

Mon Jun 9, 2014 14:25:42

The al-Qaeda-linked ISIL terrorist group has stepped up its offensive against rival insurgents in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, by imposing a siege and cutting off electricity and water supplies.

Syria army advances in Aleppo, Idlib, Daraa

Mon Jun 9, 2014 09:20:33

Syrian Army has carried out major military operations against militants in several areas around the war-torn country, killing a number of armed insurgents and injuring scores of others.

Exclusive: Rebel infighting leaves 120 dead in Syria

Sun Jun 8, 2014 21:45:30

Infighting between Syria's militant groups has intensified in the past couple of days, leaving more than 120 dead, Al-Alam reports.

Syria army eliminates major terror master in Aleppo

Sun Jun 8, 2014 12:51:56

Syrian military forces have killed one of the nation’s most notorious terrorists in persisting battles around the outskirts of the northern city of Aleppo, al-Alam’s Syria correspondent reported Saturday afternoon.

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