Print Email More sharing RedditStumbleUponDelicious Israel says it won't intervene in Syrian-U.N. incidentBy Michael Schwartz, CNNMarch 7, 2013 -- Updated 1258 GMT (2058 HKT)(CNN) -- Israel won't intervene in the Syrian-U.N. hostage crisis, an Israeli official said on Thursday.About 30 rebels detained 21 U.N. peacekeepers who entered a Syrian village near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights…
STORY HIGHLIGHTS"Syria is spiraling towards full-scale disaster," a U.N. official says More than 400,000 refugees have fled since the beginning of this year Rebels detain 20 U.N. personnel, demand withdrawal of al-Assad forces from village U.N. says it's "dispatching a team to assess the situation and attempt a resolution" (CNN) -- One million lives uprooted.…
A Syrian family who fled their home from Aleppo register, at the UNHCR center in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday, March. 6, 2013. The number of Syrians who have fled their war-ravaged country and are seeking assistance has now topped the one million mark, the United Nations’ refugee agency said Wednesday warning that…
Buy AP Photo Reprints UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says about 20 peacekeepers in the force charged with monitoring the cease-fire between Israel and Syrian troops on the Golan Heights have been detained by approximately 30 armed fighters.U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey says the U.N. observers were on a regular supply mission…
AAA Mar. 6, 2013 11:27 AM ETArab League offers opposition Syria's seatAP AIM ShareA Syrian family who fled their home from Aleppo register, at the UNHCR center in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday, March. 6, 2013. The number of Syrians who have fled their war-ravaged country and are seeking assistance has now topped…
STORY HIGHLIGHTS"Syria is spiraling towards full-scale disaster," a U.N. official says More than 400,000 refugees have fled since the beginning of this year Neighboring countries are severely strained by the influx of refugees While rebels make gains, the Syrian civil war appears far from over (CNN) -- One million lives uprooted. One million desperate souls…
A boy looks back while he and another boy play on a Syrian military tank, destroyed during fighting with the Rebels, in the Syrian town of Azaz, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)A boy looks back while he and another boy play on a Syrian military tank, destroyed during…
Clinton: Syrian leader running out of timeSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Attacks by government forces kill at least nine people across Syria NEW: The deaths include seven in Homs province U.N. chief calls for an initial observer mission to be expanded to 300 monitors Russia calls for quick approval of a measure to deploy more monitors Are you…
Clinton: Syrian leader running out of timeSTORY HIGHLIGHTSFrench foreign minister warns failure of peace plan would lead to "civil war" U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon urges the U.N. Security Council to OK a plan for 300 monitors U.S. envoy Susan Rice: Advance team work will be a test for U.N. observers' mission Around 230,000 people have…
Buy AP Photo Reprints UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said late Wednesday he isn't underestimating the gravity of the situation in Syria but believes there is an opportunity for progress and recommended the Security Council approve a 300-strong U.N. observer mission.Ban said in a letter to the council obtained by The Associated Press…
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