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Lugar: Syrian rebels need safe zones in Turkey
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the U.S. should work with Turkey to establish safe zones for retreating Syrian rebels. Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana says the so-called safe zones would be on...Tags: Richard Lugar, Turkey (animal), Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Car bombs target Iraq Shi'ites, killing 43
ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 43 people were killed in car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims in the Iraqi capital and the southern oil hub of Basra on Monday, police and medics said. The attacks brought the number of people killed in sectarian...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Basra (Iraq), Baghdad (Iraq), Armed Conflicts, Emergency Incidents
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WRAPUP 1-Hezbollah suffers big losses in Syria battle-activists
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says planned peace talks won't stop "terrorists" By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans AMMAN, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: Rebellions, Israel, Armed Conflicts, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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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 heading back to the Middle East this week 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...Tags: Israel, Jerusalem (Israel), Ceremonies, Government, Russia
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Tensions over Syria convulse Lebanese city again, 3 killed
ReutersTRIPOLI, Lebanon, May 20 (Reuters) - Three people have been killed and about 40 wounded in two days of fighting in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, security sources said on Monday, as sectarian violence spilled over from the civil war in Syria....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lebanon, Wars and Interventions, Islam, Religion and Belief
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Thirty Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrian town: activists
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - About 30 fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were killed in heavy fighting with rebels in the town of Qusair, Syrian activists said on Monday....Tags: Freedom of the Press, Rebellions, Politics, Armed Conflicts, Human Rights
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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...
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Thirty Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria's Qusair - activists
ReutersAMMAN, May 20 (Reuters) - About 30 fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were killed in heavy fighting with rebels on Sunday in the town of Qusair, Syrian activists...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Outlook dim as Syria diplomacy gathers force
Reuters* "Friends of Syria" to hear Kerry peace talks plan on Wednesday * Arab League, Syrian opposition to meet on Thursday * EU summit to consider lifting arms ban for rebels By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Peter Graff AMMAN/LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - The...Tags: Qatar, Economic Sanctions, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Government
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Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace...Tags: Rebellions, United Nations, Israel, Government, Activism
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Syrian army, Hezbollah attack rebels in border town-opposition
Reuters* Border town vital to Assad if Syria fragments * Heaviest clashes involving Lebanese group so far * Hezbollah also backed by Iran By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN, May 19 (Reuters) - Syrian troops supported by Hezbollah militants launched an offensive to...Tags: Rebellions, United Nations, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Conflicts
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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons leakage in Syria
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant groups. Although Israel has not...Tags: Israel, Russia, Wars and Interventions, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Vladimir Putin
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