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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 526

George Sabra

In this photograph taken on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, women stand during a service in an Armenian Orthodox church in Damascus, Syria (photo credit: AP/Dusan Vranic)
November 4, 2013, 11:49 pm
Social media highlights plight of Syrian Christians
Disturbing footage of attacks goes viral on Facebook, as opposition leader denies deliberate targeting
By Elhanan Miller
Egyptian Salafis shout slogans against Syrian President Bashar Assad as one waves a Syrian revolutionary flag during a rally after the Friday prayers at Amr Ibn Al As mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, June 14, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)
July 6, 2013, 5:45 pm
Ex-prisoner chosen to lead Syrian opposition group
Former political inmate with close links to Saudi Arabia chosen to lead main Western-backed organization aiming to oust Assad
By Bassam Mroue
A Syrian rebel fires his weapon during heavy clashes with soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad near Aleppo International Airport on July 2, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC).
July 4, 2013, 5:11 pm
Assad: Western conspiracy failed to topple me
Syrian president rejects notion that he is facing a rebellion, ascribes opposition to outsiders who have ‘used up all their tools’
By Barbara Surk
Egyptian Salafis shout slogans against Syrian President Bashar Assad as one waves a Syrian revolutionary flag during a rally after the Friday prayers at Amr Ibn Al As mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, June 14, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)
June 16, 2013, 3:36 pm
Elation over Rowhani victory eludes Arabs
‘Caution is warranted,’ says one commentator regarding new Iranian president; officers defect en masse from the Syrian army
By Elhanan Miller
Free Syrian Army tank near the Turkish border (photo: Eliyahu Kamisher)
June 7, 2013, 5:18 pm
Opposition chief: Syria war turning sectarian
Western-backed leader George Sabra urges int’l community to act now or risk the conflict igniting other parts of the Middle East
By JAN M. OLSEN
A man checks his destroyed house, damaged by a Syrian forces airstrike in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanon border, Homs province, Syria, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP/Qusair Lens)
May 22, 2013, 7:30 pm
Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
Leaders call for fighters to ‘rescue’ strategic town near Lebanon border under assault by Assad troops for fourth straight day
By Bassam Mroue
Syrians inspect the rubble of buildings damaged buildings by government airstrikes, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria, on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Qusair Lens)
May 22, 2013, 1:51 pm
Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
George Sabra calls on all fighters to rescue Qusair, where the Syrian army is fighting hand-in-hand with Hezbolllah
Anti-Syrian regime protesters holding a banner in the remains of a building, during a demonstration at Kafr Nabil in Idlib province, northern Syria, May 12. (AP/Union of Homs Districts)
May 13, 2013, 9:12 pm
Syrian opposition hedges on peace conference
‘It is still early to make a decision,’ says Syrian National Coalition head; British PM says Russia understands need to stabilize region
George Sabra, head of the main Syrian opposition bloc in exile, the Syrian National Council, on November 10, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Osama Faisal)
February 24, 2013, 8:04 pm
Hezbollah occupying areas of Syria, rebels claim
Opposition leader George Sabra calls on the Arab League to take steps against the Iranian-backed militia’s intervention in civil war
By Ilan Ben Zion and Agam Rafaeli
Mourners walk past open graves at a cemetery during a funeral for four people killed in a raid by government forces in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, April 7, 2012 (photo credit: AP)
February 14, 2013, 11:24 pm
Kerry says 90,000 killed in Syria
Figure, cited by Saudi foreign minister, is well beyond 70,000 estimated by UN human rights chief earlier this week
By Philip Podolsky and AP
A man carries a body among ruins in the Syrian city of Aleppo, Sunday (photo credit: Aleppo Media Center AMC/AP)
February 12, 2013, 8:28 pm
Syria death toll is probably near 70,000, UN says
Organization’s human rights chief says almost 10,000 people killed in recent weeks
By AP and ToI Staff
A Free Syrian Army fighter walks past destroyed shops in Aleppo, Syria, on Friday, February 8, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Abdullah Al-Yassin)
February 12, 2013, 3:24 pm
Syrian oppositionists escape death
Tunisia’s prime minister receives a blow after his proposal for a technocrat government is shot down by party
By Elhanan Miller
British Foreign Secretary William Hague (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90/File)
December 8, 2012, 5:33 pm
Hague warns Assad regime may use chemical weapons
UK foreign secretary says intelligence shows Damascus might employ its stockpiles against rebels, adds that Washington shares Britain’s concern
By Yifa Yaakov and Ilan Ben Zion
George Sabra, head of the main Syrian opposition bloc in exile, the Syrian National Council, on November 10, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Osama Faisal)
December 7, 2012, 5:41 pm
Stop Assad before he uses chemical weapons, Syria’s opposition leader implores international community
President ‘would not hesitate to commit such atrocities, warns George Sabra, urging soldiers to defect
By Ilan Ben Zion
Syrian regime opponent George Sabra attends the Syrian National Council's Executive Office elections in Doha, Qatar, on Friday. He won the post of president. (photo credit: AP Photo/Osama Faisal)
November 13, 2012, 11:29 pm
US, France recognize Syrian opposition as ‘legitimate representative’ of the people
Western countries join Gulf states in support of broad anti-Assad coalition
By Aaron Kalman and AP
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