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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 563

Syrian National Council

Former Syrian prime minister Riad Hijab, then coordinator of the Syrian opposition team, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 11, 2016 . (AP/Francois Mori)
November 22, 2017, 11:44 am
Syria’s opposition, divided and varied, to get a new face
Head of High Negotiations Committee resigns as talks kick off in Saudi Arabia to form a united front ahead of upcoming peace negotiations
By Sarah El Deeb and PHILIP ISSA
Arouba Barakat, 60, and daughter Hala Barakat, 23, an American citizen, were found murdered in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 22, 2017.
September 23, 2017, 7:36 am
US condemns murders of Syrian opposition activist, American daughter
State Department says it will closely follow investigation into killings of Arouba and Hala Barakat, found stabbed to death in their Istanbul home
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Arouba and Hala Barakat, were found stabbed to death in Istanbul, Turkey, September 2017.
September 22, 2017, 9:04 pm
Syrian opposition activist, journalist daughter found dead in Turkey
Turkish media reports say Arouba and Hala Barakat were stabbed; IS has previously claimed responsibility for attacks on journalists
By AP and ToI Staff
In this image made from video provided by Homs Media Center, smoke rises after Russian airstrikes by military jets in Talbiseh of the Homs province, western Syria, Wednesday, September 30, 2015. (Homs Media Center via AP)
October 1, 2015, 2:08 am
Syrian group says Russian strikes kill 36 civilians
Moscow dismisses allegations its attacks killed innocents; UN urges actors in Syria war to avoid civilian casualties
By AP
Syrian oppositionist Kamal Al-Labwani at an anti-Assad demonstration in Paris, June 12, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Jacques Brinon)
April 30, 2014, 10:24 am
Israel is our last hope, indicates Syrian dissident
The West and the Arabs have created a ‘fake’ Syrian opposition to keep Assad in power, says veteran oppositionist Kamal Labwani
By Elhanan Miller
In this Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 photo, Kamal al-Labwani, 54, speaks to a crowd during an anti-Assad rally in Amman, Jordan (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon)
March 17, 2014, 6:57 pm
Syrian dissident wants Israeli help, offers Golan in exchange
Veteran oppositionist Kamal Al-Labwani shocks his camp by proposing peace to the Jewish state
By Elhanan Miller
Syrian President Bashar Assad (center), shakes hands with a member of Iran's parliamentary committee on national interest and foreign policy, in Damascus, Syria, April 22, 2013. (photo credit: AP/SANA)
January 21, 2014, 1:09 pm
Iran, Russia criticize UN for rescinding invite to Syria confab
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman calls on Ban Ki-moon to explain ‘real reasons’ for decision
By AP and ToI Staff
Syrian National Coalition Chief Ahmad al-Jarba, left, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, center, and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, talk prior to a press conference at the foreign ministry in Paris, Jan. 12, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Michel Euler)
January 21, 2014, 1:56 am
Main bloc quits Syrian National Coalition over Geneva
Syrian National Council says umbrella organization’s decision to attend peace talks reneges on previous call for Assad’s ouster
By AP and ToI Staff
Syrian President Bashar Assad giving an interview in Damascus in 2013 (screenshot: Fox News)
December 20, 2013, 4:49 pm
The Arab Spring’s first, atypical sign of calm
In Tunisia, an unpopular government is ceding power in the interests of stability. As events in Syria and Lebanon underline, that’s the exception
By Avi Issacharoff
Russian deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov arrives for a meeting with UN Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, November 25, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)
November 25, 2013, 7:13 pm
Syria regime, rebels to meet in Geneva for peace talks
UN announces first conference between Syrian government and opposition on January 22; rebels say Iran cannot be invited
By John Heilprin
Members of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, including the group's President Ahmed Jarba, center, Heitham Al-Maleh, left, and Salem Al-Muslit speak to the media at the British Foreign Office in London Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Alastair Grant)
November 23, 2013, 5:11 pm
Syrian opposition to meet diplomats in Geneva
Syrian National Coalition sends delegation to Swiss city to discuss planned peace talks with US, Russian officials
By Desmond Butler
Members of a UN investigative team take samples near the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, August 28, 2013. (AP/United Media Office of Arbeen)
November 15, 2013, 9:39 pm
Threat of Syrian chemical attack on Israel all but over
Jerusalem has had to admit that the agreement dismantling Assad’s stockpiles is serving the interests of Israel as well as those of the citizens of Syria
By Avi Issacharoff
Syrian rebels run during heavy clashes with soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)
November 11, 2013, 3:26 am
Syrian opposition agrees to attend Geneva conference
After much deliberation, main group opposing Assad sets clear conditions for presence at talks aimed at ending crisis
By ToI Staff
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, September, 2012. (photo credit: AP/Bassem Tellawi)
November 5, 2013, 3:37 am
Assad regime not going to Geneva to cede power
Syrian information minister says beleaguered leader will remain head of state despite ‘Saudi desires’
By ToI Staff
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
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