Category Archives: Syria Unrest

Fall Semester brings new hope for Lebanon’s Palestinians

Posted on October 6, 2012 by uprootedpalestinians

 Franklin Lamb BeirutAl-Manar As fall semester begins this week for colleges and universities, Lebanon’s 12 Palestinian camps and 12 campuses, continue to swelter under unseasonably high temperatures and heavy humidity with no early relief in sight.   Yet, there is … Continue reading →

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Lavrov Urges Syria Dialogue, Says Ceasefire Needed before Peacekeeping Mission

Posted on February 13, 2012 by uprootedpalestinians

Local Editor Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Monday for dialogue in Syria, stressing that a ceasefire was needed in Syria before the United Nations could deploy UN-Arab peacekeepers in the country. Speaking after a meeting on Monday in … Continue reading →

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Syria Unrest spreads to Aleppo

Posted on February 4, 2012 by uprootedpalestinians

Syria Unrest spreads to Aleppo ( DP-News – AP) Pro-regime Rally in Aleppo(Archive) Syria Unrest spreads to Aleppo Source DP-News – AP SYRIA- Violence in the country has raged on as diplomats at the United Nations wrangle over an Arab … Continue reading →

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So is it time for us to view and treat the domestic unrest in Syria as a civil war? Asked Bilal Y. Saab

Posted on November 13, 2011 by uprootedpalestinians

As in Libya, the USA has “nothing to do with Syria Unrest”. There was no plot to take take Libya down, Hilary came to stop the civil war,she saw and he died, and that has nothing to do with Gadhafi Obama’s … Continue reading →

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From Amman, McCain: ‘Syria & Iran better heed my counsel!’

Posted on October 23, 2011 by uprootedpalestinians

Via FLC “…. “Now that military operations in Libya are ending, there will be renewed focus on what practical military operations might be considered to protect civilian lives in Syria,” McCain said at the World Economic Forum in Jordan. “The … Continue reading →

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Syria’s Kurds are discouraged from participating in the uprising, due to Turkey’s role in supporting the Muslim Brotherhood’

Posted on October 21, 2011 by uprootedpalestinians

Via FLC “Paris – … As for relations between the Kurdish community and the SNC, they are not as good as they could be. For example, when activist Suhair Atassi announced that she was joining the SNC, she saluted many … Continue reading →

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Al Arabiya calls them ‘informers’!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by uprootedpalestinians

Via FLC “… A son of Syria’s Grand Mufti Shiekh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun has been shot dead near Ibla University … Hassoun was shot outside the university while he was talking to a professor, who was also killed in the … Continue reading →

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‘I will orchestrate a Military coup against Assad from Washington’

Posted on October 2, 2011 by uprootedpalestinians

Via FLC “… For Ziyadh, the only way to end the current political crisis in Syria is for Bashar and the entire Assad family — principally Maher Assad, Bashar’s brother who is in control of the army — to step … Continue reading →

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‘We-Are-Spartaaaans!’

Posted on September 30, 2011 by uprootedpalestinians

Via FLC These stories would be funny if the subject matter was not disinformation at the service of yet another Arab country’s dismemberment. “…deserters fighting the military in al-Rastan destroyed nine to 13 tanks, said Rami Abdel Rahman … Deserting … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Feltman: Position of Patriarch Rai is "unjustified & reckless"!

Posted on September 11, 2011 by uprootedpalestinians

Via FLC “The position of Maronite Patriarch Rai on Syria is “unjustified and reckless,” an unidentified senior U.S. official told An-Nahar newspaper. Following the patriarch’s return from Paris, the U.S. official expressed surprise and disappointment over Rai’s statements, saying it … Continue reading →

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