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May 15, 2013
8:26 pm

The mother of a Syrian rebel cleaning a rifle, in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Syria rebels attack Aleppo prison

15 killed as insurgents target jail in failed attempt to free hundreds of regime opponents

By Barbara Surk

May 6, 2013
10:25 pm

Armed men stand near the wreckage of a military helicopter in Deir el-Zour, Syria, Sunday, May 5, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network via AP video)

Syrian rebels shoot down regime helicopter

Opposition forces say eight regime troops aboard aircraft killed; incident occurred in province of Deir el-Zour, along Iraq border

By Barbara Surk

May 3, 2013
1:05 am

Syrian soldiers prepare an anti-aircraft gun, 2001. (photo credit: AP/File)

Syrian air defenses pose formidable challenge

International military action against Assad would run up against a system bolstered by top-of-the-line Russian hardware

May 2, 2013
5:29 pm

Smoke leaps the air from a building after an airstrike attack in Homs, Syria, on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. (photo credit: AP/Ugarit News)

Syrian troops advance on central district of Homs

Airstrike kills seven people, including four children; Turkish troops fired upon by Syrian refugees after being refused entry at border

By Barbara Surk

April 25, 2013
1:23 pm

Free Syrian Army fighters observe Syrian army forces at the front line of Maaret al-Numan town, in Idlib province, Syria, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hussein Mallah)

Syrian troops recapture key town near Damascus

Taking Otaybah, east of the capital, the army deals a major blow to opposition forces

By Barbara Surk

April 18, 2013
6:02 pm

Anti-Syrian regime protesters holding Syrian revolution flags, during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1946 withdrawal of French troops from Syria, which marked the end of France's mandate of the Arab country, in the old quarter of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Rebels capture army base in central Syria

Opposition gains come a day after Bashar Assad accused the West of backing al-Qaida

By Barbara Surk

April 10, 2013
3:03 pm

Rebels from al-Qaeda affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, as they sit on a truck full of ammunition, at Taftanaz air base in northern Syria. (photo credit: AP/Edlib News Network ENN, File)

Syrian regime seeks to halt rebel push to Damascus

The recent influx of better weapons and other foreign aid has led to major gains by the Syrian opposition

By Barbara Surk

April 7, 2013
3:29 am

Syrian rebels stand in the rubble of buildings damaged by government airstrikes, in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, February 13, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Syrian airstrike kills at least 15 in Aleppo

Raid hits district in northern city prized by both Assad loyalists and rebels

By Barbara Surk

March 3, 2013
10:57 pm

Anti-Syrian regime protesters holding banners and chanting slogans, during a demonstration in the neighborhood of Bustan Al-Qasr in Aleppo, Syria on Friday. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Opposition leader tours Aleppo after rebel gains

Mouaz al-Khatib visits rebel-held neighborhoods in Syria’s largest city in bid to boost Western-backed group’s credibility

By Barbara Surk

February 6, 2013
6:22 pm

Syrian man carries his sister, who was wounded in a government airstrike, in Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday, February 3, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Abdullah al-Yassin)

Heavy fighting in Damascus as regime shells suburbs

Twin suicide car bombs devastate government intelligence complex in Palmyra; 12 reported dead

By Barbara Surk

February 2, 2013
6:31 pm

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti-Syrian regime protesters flashing the victory sign as they hold a banner during a demonstration in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)

Syrian rebels press on toward Aleppo airport

As insurgents capture neighborhood after neighborhood, Biden prepares to meet with Lavrov and the UN’s Syria envoy

By Barbara Surk

January 29, 2013
2:42 am

A Palestinian woman, who fled her home in the Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees in south Damascus, feeds her baby inside a school, at the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on January 15, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Refugees again, Palestinians escape Syria

As some of their brethren take sides for or against Assad, thousands of Palestinians flee Syria for Lebanon

By Barbara Surk

January 25, 2013
11:41 pm

In this image captured from a video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings due to heavy shelling in Daraa, Syria, Thursday (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

140 killed in Syria fighting, say activists

Regime forces subject central province to rocket, artillery fire as refugees stream into Jordan in record numbers

By Barbara Surk

January 18, 2013
5:15 pm

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency, SANA, shows damage caused to a building after a rocket slammed into it, killing at least 12 people, in Aleppo, Syria, Friday. (AP Photo/SANA)

Twin suicide blasts hit south of Damascus

In spike in violence, rocket hits building in Aleppo, killing 12; government, rebels blame each other for launching the airstrike

By Barbara Surk

December 23, 2012
9:51 pm

Syrian Christians fear bleak future after Assad

Many worry that Syria will become another Iraq, with Christians caught in the crossfire between rival Islamic groups

By Barbara Surk

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Barbara Surk

Syria rebels attack Aleppo prison

15 killed as insurgents target jail in failed attempt to free hundreds of regime opponents

Syrian rebels shoot down regime helicopter

Opposition forces say eight regime troops aboard aircraft killed; incident occurred in province of Deir el-Zour, along Iraq border

Syrian air defenses pose formidable challenge

International military action against Assad would run up against a system bolstered by top-of-the-line Russian hardware

Syrian troops advance on central district of Homs

Airstrike kills seven people, including four children; Turkish troops fired upon by Syrian refugees after being refused entry at border

Syrian troops recapture key town near Damascus

Taking Otaybah, east of the capital, the army deals a major blow to opposition forces

Rebels capture army base in central Syria

Opposition gains come a day after Bashar Assad accused the West of backing al-Qaida

Syrian regime seeks to halt rebel push to Damascus

The recent influx of better weapons and other foreign aid has led to major gains by the Syrian opposition

Syrian airstrike kills at least 15 in Aleppo

Raid hits district in northern city prized by both Assad loyalists and rebels

Opposition leader tours Aleppo after rebel gains

Mouaz al-Khatib visits rebel-held neighborhoods in Syria’s largest city in bid to boost Western-backed group’s credibility

Heavy fighting in Damascus as regime shells suburbs

Twin suicide car bombs devastate government intelligence complex in Palmyra; 12 reported dead

Syrian rebels press on toward Aleppo airport

As insurgents capture neighborhood after neighborhood, Biden prepares to meet with Lavrov and the UN’s Syria envoy

Refugees again, Palestinians escape Syria

As some of their brethren take sides for or against Assad, thousands of Palestinians flee Syria for Lebanon

140 killed in Syria fighting, say activists

Regime forces subject central province to rocket, artillery fire as refugees stream into Jordan in record numbers

Twin suicide blasts hit south of Damascus

In spike in violence, rocket hits building in Aleppo, killing 12; government, rebels blame each other for launching the airstrike

Syrian Christians fear bleak future after Assad

Many worry that Syria will become another Iraq, with Christians caught in the crossfire between rival Islamic groups

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