InfoAnda - Syria rebels win support from Britain, battle in Damascus |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Study: US technology key to China and climate | 19 June 2009
China executes two for pre-Olympics attack in Xinjiang | 10 April 2009
China's Olympic swimming centre to re-open as water park | 8 August 2010

Peruvian writer Vargas Llosa wins literature Nobel | | 7 October 2010

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Syria rebels win support from Britain, battle in Damascus |

Edition: U.S. Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Aerospace & Defense Investing Simplified Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB Dividends World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Africa Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus Nicholas Wapshott Bethany McLean Anatole Kaletsky Zachary Karabell Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Reihan Salam Frederick Kempe Christopher Papagianis Mark Leonard Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (1) Slideshow Video Full Focus Editor's Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Slideshow Download our Wider Image iPad app Images of October Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Florida girl fatally shot on school bus, suspect in custody 20 Nov 2012 In HP-Autonomy debacle, many advisers but little good advice 20 Nov 2012 Gaza shakes, Israelis killed as Clinton seeks truce | 2:37am EST In great secrecy, India executes last surviving Mumbai attacker 2:14am EST Microsoft vs. Google trial over patents finishes up 20 Nov 2012 Discussed 163 Top Hamas commander killed in Israeli airstrike 150 Israel hammers Hamas in Gaza offensive 150 Egypt PM to visit Gaza in support of Hamas against Israel Pictures Reuters Photojournalism Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography. See more Best of the AMAs Highlights from the American Music Awards. Slideshow Gaza conflict Scenes from Gaza and Israel. Slideshow Sponsored Links Syria rebels win support from Britain, battle in Damascus Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Syria Kurdish leader rejects new opposition coalition Tue, Nov 20 2012 Analysis & Opinion Getting away from the ‘Arab Street’ Fighting threats in the age of austerity Related Topics World » Syria » Middle East Turmoil » Related Video Rebel training in Syria Tue, Nov 20 2012 Syrian rebels claim air base outside Damascus Fighting intensifies near Syrian capital 1 of 13. Buildings damaged after shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are seen at Douma near Damascus November 19, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Abed Al-Kareem Muhammad/Shaam News Network/Handout By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN | Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:42pm EST AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government troops backed by tanks battled to oust rebel forces from an opposition stronghold in a Damascus suburb on Tuesday in the heaviest fighting in the capital for months. In the country's north, rebel fighters stormed an air defense base that President Bashar al-Assad's military had used to bombard areas near the Turkish border. On the international front, the Turkish foreign minister said NATO states had agreed to supply Turkey with a Patriot missile system to defend against Syrian cross-border shelling. Although any such deployment would be for defensive purposes only, it nonetheless marked a hardening stance in the foreign effort to remove Assad. The rebels also received a diplomatic lift with Britain officially recognizing the opposition Syrian National Coalition, set up this month to boost their chances of securing foreign aid and arms, as the Syrian people's legitimate representative. It was the ninth country to do so following France, Turkey and the Gulf Arab states. After months of slow progress marked by poor organization and supply problems, the rebels have captured several army positions in outlying regions in the last week, including a Special Forces base near Aleppo, Syria's commercial hub. They are also trying to take the 20-month-old revolt to the heart of Damascus, Assad's seat of power, and have dubbed this week "March to Damascus Week". On Tuesday, elite Republican Guard troops attacked the rebel stronghold of Daraya on the city's southwestern edge but met resistance from rebel fighters of the Free Syrian Army, opposition sources said. Seven civilians and three rebels were killed in fighting and bombardments on Daraya, the sources said. Video footage showed the body of a baby at a hospital. A young couple died from shrapnel when artillery hit the basement of a building in which they were sheltering, activists said. "The Republican Guards are hitting the town with tanks, artillery and rockets. Most civilians had fled and those who have stayed are trapped with nowhere to escape," Abu Kinan, an activist in the Daraya, said by phone. A Western diplomat following the fighting said Assad had to show he could repel the rebel challenge to Damascus. "He has to show that letting the bases fall in and round Damascus is only temporary while he begins to consolidate resources and personnel and deals with the struggles in the east," the diplomat said. Also on Tuesday, two mortar rounds hit the Information Ministry building in Damascus, causing damage but no casualties, state television said. It blamed "terrorists" for the attack, the usual government term for anti-Assad forces. In total, 100 people were killed in violence on Tuesday, 64 of them civilians, the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. In the north, opposition sources said rebel fighters had captured sections an air defense base at Sheikh Suleiman, 18 km (11 miles) from the Turkish border and 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Aleppo. The fighters seized three artillery pieces and large stocks of explosives but would withdraw to avoid retaliatory air strikes, opposition source said. "Assad's forces use the base to shell many villages and towns in the countryside. It is now neutralized," one said. MISSILES ON THE BORDER In Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said NATO states had agreed to supply Turkey with an advanced Patriot missile system to defend against Syrian attacks. Talks on its deployment are in the final stage, he said. Only the United States, the Netherlands have the appropriate system available. In recent months artillery and mortar fire from Syria has landed inside Turkey, increasing concern that the anti-Assad uprising could turn into a regional conflagration. Turkey has often scrambled fighter jets along the border in a warning to Damascus as Syrian war planes and helicopters bomb rebel positions just a few kilometers (miles) from Turkish soil. Dogan news agency reported that two anti-aircraft missiles fired from Syria had struck a vegetable market and a road in the border district of Turkey's Hatay province on Tuesday. Turkey, Gulf Arab states and Western powers have all called for Assad - whose Alawite family has ruled Sunni Muslim-majority Syria in autocratic fashion for four decades - to relinquish power. Assad counts on the support of long-time ally Russia and Shi'ite Iran. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday that any missile deployment would be a defensive measure and not to enforce a no-fly zone over Syria. Although the rebels have taken large swathes of land, they are almost defenseless against the government's air force. They have called for an internationally enforced no-fly zone, a measure that helped Libyan rebels overthrow dictator Muammar Gaddafi last year. Despite strong censure of Assad, Western powers have shied away from direct military involvement. But the political campaign against Assad took a step forward on Tuesday when British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced that Britain recognized the new opposition coalition as the Syrian people's sole legitimate representative. The British move goes further than the European Union, which recognized the coalition but not exclusively. Washington has also stopped short of full recognition. Britain says no option is off the table but Hague told parliament no decision had been taken to supply military aid. "It's a morale boost. It gives some credibility to the opposition, and it could lay the platform practically for more effective ways of channeling support, plus some quasi-military support," said David Butter, Middle East expert at London-based thinktank Chatham House. An estimated 38,000 people have been killed in Syria since an Arab Spring-inspired uprising against Assad began in March last year. The initially peaceful protests turned into an armed rebellion after a government crackdown. (Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis in Amman,; Oliver Holmes, Erika Solomon and Dominic Evans in Beirut,; Mohammed Abbas in London, Gulsen Solaker and Ece Toksabay in Ankara; Writing by Angus MacSwan) World Syria Middle East Turmoil Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (1) CapitalisticPig wrote: Edition: U.S. Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Wednesday, 21 November 2012
UK PM ex-aide to be charged over cash for royal tip-offs |
More than 60 injured in Egypt clashes |
Kosovo PM's ally to be tried again for war crimes |
West concerned about fuel move at Iran nuclear power plant |
Venezuela opposition gains credibility with hard-won unity |
Daughter of former Gaddafi spy chief appears in Libyan court |
New Georgia government says detainee victim of political persecution |
Tablets, discounters top U.S. holiday shopping lists:
France in talks with Google over tax audit: minister |
Hitchcock trains lens on the love story of Alfred and Alma |
Elmo puppeteer Clash resigns following new sex claims |
International Emmys honor Lear, Alda, South American shows |
Gaza shakes, Israelis killed as Clinton seeks truce |
In great secrecy, India executes last surviving Mumbai attacker |
Yemeni plane crashes near Sanaa airport, killing 10 |
Two killed in suicide bomb attack near Kabul NATO base |
Exclusive: China's backroom powerbrokers block reform candidates
Police chief killed in Libya's Benghazi: sources |
India's reform drive could hit rocks in stormy parliament session |
U.S. soldier accused of Iraq shooting psychotic: doctor |
World powers to meet in Brussels to map out Iran plans |
Syria rebels win support from Britain, battle in Damascus |
Microsoft vs. Google trial over patents finishes up |
Jury convicts NY man accused of AT&T-iPad hacking |
HP accuses Autonomy of wrongdoing, takes $8.8 billion charge |
Facebook director Andreessen sells $54 million in shares to cover taxes |
Strong online growth seen this holiday shopping season |
Elmo puppeteer Clash resigns following new sex claims |
J.R.R. Tolkien estate sues Warner Bros. over gambling, games |
Singer Fiona Apple cancels tour dates to be with ailing dog |
Turkey asks NATO for missile defense against Syria |
Goma rebels say will liberate all Congo |
World powers want new nuclear talks with Iran quickly |
Bomb kills 3 soldiers, 2 civilians in Pakistan |
Kazakhstan in move to ban opposition parties and media |
German churches, union both claim victory in strike case |
Pampered but restless, many young Kuwaitis want more |
Ahmadinejad off the hook as Iran's parliament withdraws summons |
In HP-Autonomy debacle, many advisers but little good advice |
Finnish app store startup bets on Android in Asia |
Imagination Tech faces competition for MIPS buy |
A Minute With: Guillermo del Toro on Rise of the Guardians |
Country singer Kristofferson looks to end of road |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01