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Wave of attacks in Iraq kills at least 43 people

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Back-to-back explosions tore through tents housing Shiite pilgrims in southern Iraq on Thursday, the deadliest in a wave of bombings that killed at least 43 people nationwide, officials said. The attacks in Hillah began with a roadside

Twin car bombs near Damascus kill 34

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By ALBERT AJI and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives packed vehicles near a cluster of commercial buildings in a suburb of Damascus Wednesday, killing at least 34 people and covering the street with pools of blood and debris. The

Syrian rebels strengthen hold in country's east

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 22nd

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels strengthened their hold Thursday on an oil-rich province bordering Iraq, activists said, capturing a key military base that was considered one of the last bastions for President Bashar Assad's loyalists in the strategic region. The

France recognizes new Syria group, 1st in West

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - France on Tuesday became the first Western country to formally recognize Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. The U.S. also recognized the leadership body announced in Qatar on

Look at how Syria neighbors are drawn into its war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By The Associated Press Syria's neighbors are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians fleeing the fighting at home. The spillover has raised concerns that the nearly 20-month-long conflict between

Up to 11,000 people flee Syria in 24-hour period

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By JOHN HEILPRIN and ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - As many as 11,000 people fled Syria in 24 hours, some of them desperately clambering through a razor-wire fence into Turkey on Friday to escape fierce fighting between rebels and government forces for control of a border town. The

Car bomb near Iraqi military base kills 33

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By ADAM SCHRECKAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives detonated the vehicle near an Iraqi military base as soldiers changed shifts north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 33 people and wounding 56, according to authorities. The blast struck

Syrian rebels capture oilfield near Iraqi border

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels firing mortars and rocket-propelled grenades captured an oilfield in the country's east on Sunday after three days of fierce fighting with government troops protecting the facility, activists said. The head of the Britain-based

Syria war puts anti-US alliance on the defensive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - When the Hamas rulers of Gaza recently gave a hero's welcome to the ruler of Qatar, an arch foe of the Syrian regime, it sent a strong message reverberating across the capitals in Tehran, Damascus and Beirut. The powerful, anti-American alliance

Syria presses heavy air bombardment of rebels

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian warplanes fired missiles at opposition strongholds around Damascus and in the north on Wednesday as Turkey, a key backer of the anti-regime rebels, appeared to distance itself from an earlier call to impose a no-fly zone. The Syrian regime