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US reconsidering whether to arm Syria rebels

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 03:15
The United States said Thursday it was taking a fresh look at whether to arm Syria's rebels as the Damascus regime pressed an assault on opposition forces in the embattled city of Homs. After having rejected the idea previously, President Barack Obama's deputies were weighing the option of providing weapons to Syria's outgunned opposition, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters. Asked whether the US government was rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels, Hagel replied with a firm "Yes."

US reconsidering whether to arm Syria rebels

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 20:00
The United States said Thursday it was taking a fresh look at whether to arm Syria's rebels as the Damascus regime pressed an assault on opposition forces in the embattled city of Homs. After having rejected the idea previously, President Barack Obama's deputies were weighing the option of providing weapons to Syria's outgunned opposition, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters. Asked whether the US government was rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels, Hagel replied with a firm "Yes."

US reconsidering whether to arm Syria rebels

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 17:30
The United States said Thursday it was taking a fresh look at whether to arm Syria's rebels as the Damascus regime pressed an assault on opposition forces in the embattled city of Homs. After having rejected the idea previously, President Barack Obama's deputies were weighing the option of providing weapons to Syria's outgunned opposition, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters. When asked at a news conference if the US government was rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels, Hagel replied: "Yes."

Syria: a dangerous assignment for journalists

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 06:30
Covering the war ravaging Syria for more than two years has become one of the world's most dangerous jobs, with reporters not only facing injury or death during fighting but also the rising risk of kidnapping. As the United Nations marks International Press Freedom day on Friday, at least seven journalists are missing inside Syria, including American journalist James Foley, a video contributor to AFP who has not been heard from since last November.

Jordan warns UN of 'crushing weight' of Syria refugees

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 14:16
Jordan on Tuesday warned the UN Security Council that the growing exodus of Syrian refugees was a threat to its stability and the council is now considering a visit to the camps. Jordan faces a "crushing weight" if the refugee numbers, already over 500,000, keep growing at the current rate, said the ambassador, Prince Zeid al-Hussein, after a private meeting with Security Council envoys.

Jordan charges Syrians over riot in which police hurt

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 08:45
Eight Syrian refugees were charged on Tuesday with "unlawful assembly" after rioting last week at the Zaatari refugee camp injured 10 policemen, a judicial official said. A court in the northeastern city of Mafraq "charged the eight Syrian men today with unlawful assembly for taking part in rioting in Zaatari last Friday," he told AFP. "It remanded them to 15 days of judicial custody and decided to refer their case to the (military) state security court, which has the jurisdiction to try them." If convicted, the suspects face up to three years in prison.

Obama's 'buck stops here' moment on Syria

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 22:00
"The Buck Stops here," said the famous sign on Harry S Truman's desk, encapsulating the lonely dilemmas power presents to US presidents, one of which now confronts Barack Obama over Syria. Obama is trapped in a conundrum, partly of his own making, after Syria apparently called his bluff by using chemical weapons in an escalation of an vicious civil war -- and in the process, challenged a US "red line."

AFP 0100 GMT News Advisory

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 21:30
Duty Editor: Mike Patterson Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Syrian prime minister escapes bomb attack + Willem-Alexander to be enthroned as Dutch king + US sends medics for Guantanamo hunger strike + NBA player comes out, in US sports milestone Syria-conflict,WRAP DAMASCUS Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi escapes an assassination bid, surviving a blast against his convoy in Damascus, in the latest attack on top members of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

AFP 1900 GMT news advisory

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 15:30
Duty editor: Susan Stumme Tel: +1 202 414 0541 -- TOP STORIES -- + Syria PM escapes bomb attack + Afghan leader confirms receiving CIA cash + Italy PM vows to reverse austerity policies + NBA player comes out, in US sports milestone Syria-conflict,WRAP DAMASCUS Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi escapes an assassination bid, surviving a blast against his convoy in Damascus, in the latest attack on top members of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Ban makes new plea to Syria to let in chemical arms inquiry

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 11:15
UN leader Ban Ki-moon made a new plea to Syria on Monday to stop blocking an international inquiry into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the country's conflict. Ban met the head of the investigation team, Ake Sellstrom, as international suspicions about the use of the weapons grow and on the day designated to remember the victims of chemical weapons attacks. Ban told reporters he "takes seriously" US reports about the weapons and said "I again urge the Syrian authorities to allow the investigation to proceed without delay and without any conditions."
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