Deadly double suicide blasts shock Syria


Around 40 people have reportedly been killed and more than 100 wounded in double suicide bombings in the Syrian capital. The regime is laying the blaming for the attack on Al Qaeda. It's the first incident of its kind in Damascus since the uprising began in March. This comes against the backdrop of the first batch of Arab League monitors arriving to implement a peace deal, endorsed by the body. Former Belgian MP Lode Vanoost thinks the West and its Arab allies are simply seeking an excuse for military intervention. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Syria Doomed? 'Invasion planned long ago'


Arab League observers are due to arrive in Syria on Thursday as part of a plan to halt violence. That is after one of the bloodiest weeks since the beginning of the unrest, with more than 200 people having been killed in the last few days. The US has renewed its call for President Assad to step down, warning of new international measures unless it withdraws security forces from the streets. Syria is already suffering under a set of sanctions. Sibel Edmonds, founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, says sanctions will only provoke violence in Syria, causing deeper restlessness in the conflict-ridden country. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Escobar: Syrian rag-tag bands & tanks to face investigation


Thousands of people have rallied in the Syrian city of Homs, emboldened by the Arab League observers' visit to the country. But journalist Pepe Escobar says the monitors will have to investigate both the official and the opposition armies.


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Should Syria help US figure out OWS?


The ongoing situation in Syria looks set to dominate those talks in Moscow. In the latest development, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Syria's third-largest city of Homs, demanding international protection. It happened after the Arab League's monitoring team visited the area. The observers mission is to assess the situation in the country, and ensure President Assad's compliance with a regional plan to end the bloodshed. RT talks to James Corbett, editor of the independent news website Corbett Report.com based in Japan. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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'Fog of pre-war over Syria'


The UN Security Council is pouring over the details of a new draft resolution on Syria, put forward by Russia. It condemns all sides in the ongoing conflict, calling for violence to stop - but there's no mention of sanctions. Moscow's been trying to mediate a peaceful solution for months, but there's been little let-up in the violence. Over two dozen state security officers were killed in recent clashes by defectors. The Free Syrian Army claims to have more than 25-thousand troops, fighting to bring down President Assad. Western states still don't acknowledge that anti-regime protesters are armed. For more on this RT talks to Pepe Escobar, columnist and an Asia Times correspondent, joining us from Sao Paulo. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Mossad vs Assad? 'CIA death squads behind Syria bloodbath'


Moscow has accused the west of stirring up tensions in the Arab world by calling for the overthrow of the Syrian regime. Russia says calls from certain states for the Syrian opposition to avoid dialogue with the government, are only provoking further violence. Author and journalist Webster Tarpley, who's in Damascus, says, it's very simple, western powers are behind the violence in Syria. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Unhappy Holiday: Syria faces Christmas of blood & fear


The Christian world is getting ready for Christmas, but there's little festive spirit in Syria as its capital recovers from two suicide blasts which left over 40 people dead and more than 100 injured. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Bullets & bombs 'humanitarian aid' to help Syria?


In Syria, violence intensifies as clashes between government forces and army defectors spread. This Sunday, 23 people have reportedly been killed in battles in the south of the country, and new fights have erupted in the northwest. To discuss the ongoing violence in Syria, RT joined live from Beirut by Dr. Rania Masri who's a professor at the University of Balamand. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Violence continues across Syria


Syrian forces have killed at least 30 people, including three children, after firing on anti-government demonstrations across the country during a planned national strike, activists have said. Two boys, ages 10 and 12, were hit by stray bullets near government checkpoints on Friday in Homs, Syria's third-largest city and a hotbed of opposition to the regime, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Another activist group, the Syrian Revolution General Commission, said three defected soldiers had also been killed there. Activists dubbed Friday the day of the "Dignity Strike" and had hoped to stage a mass display of civil disobedience. There were also reports of violence and arrests in Aleppo and Damascus, the capital. Rula Amin reports.


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Nuke carrier leads US strike force into Syria waters


It's thought the US has redeployed its newest aircraft carrier from the Persian Gulf to the Syrian coast. Washington is also urging American citizens to leave Syria immediately. Patrick Henningsen, a political analyst from America's 'Infowar.com' online magazine, says we are seeing initial steps of a repeat of what we saw in Libya. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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'Syria intervention proxy attack on Iran'


Western diplomacy regards the Syrian president as a lost cause, so since he has close ties with Iran, toppling Assad would be a major blow to Tehran, argues UK journalist and author Jonathan Steele. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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'West tries to redraw map & split Syria from Iran'


Syria's main opposition group has vowed to cut ties with Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas, if the current government goes. Professor Johan Galtung, the rector of the Transcend Peace University, told RT, that agenda goes very well with the regional interests of some other countries. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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'Syria rebels painted peaceful to whitewash intervention'


Syria's opposition is divided over whether they need military help from outside in their fight against the government. The split became apparent as the country witnessed some of the fiercest battles in its nine-month-old crisis. New York-based author and political analyst Eva Golinger claims that Western media portrays Syrian armed groups peaceful civilian victims of a brutal regime in order to justify military intervention in the country. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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French Bloodthirst: Sarkozy wants Syria


Syria now faces punishing sanctions from the Arab League, as a diplomat from the body says Damascus ignored Friday's deadline to accept foreign observers. Meanwhile, France is actively seeking international support for a humanitarian corridor to be set up in the crisis-torn country. This is also the first time a major power has formally called for foreign intervention in the uprising against President Assad. But there are questions about Paris 'go-to' efforts. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com


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BREAKING: US Troops Deploying on Jordan-Syria Border


MORE INFO: ur1.ca According to first-hand accounts and reports provided to Boiling Frogs Post by several sources in Jordan, during the last few hours foreign military groups, estimated at hundreds of individuals, began to spread near the villages of the north-Jordan city of "Al-Mafraq", which is adjacent to the Jordanian and Syrian border. According to one Jordanian military officer who asked to remain anonymous, hundreds of soldiers who speak languages ​other than Arabic were seen during the past two days in those areas moving back and forth in military vehicles between the King Hussein Air Base of al-Mafraq (10 km from the Syrian border), and the vicinity of Jordanian villages adjacent to the Syrian border, such as village Albaej (5 km from the border), the area around the dam of Sarhan, the villages of Zubaydiah and al-Nahdah adjacent to the Syrian border.


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Syria's 'bloodiest day' leaves scores dead


At least 70 people have been killed in violence across Syria over the past 24 hours in one of the bloodiest days since an anti-government uprising began eight months ago, activists reported. The new death figures come as a delegation from the main Syrian opposition bloc, the Syrian National Council (SNC), visited Moscow for talks with Russian diplomats. Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports from Amman. Warning: viewers may find some images disturbing


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UNsanctioned Syria: 'West wants to occupy, not stop violence'


The Arab League's sanctions against Damascus are in fact "a declaration of economic war" against the Syrian people, which have "closed windows" for resolving the country's crisis, the country's senior diplomat says. Also on Monday, the UN released a report that found Syrian troops committed "crimes against humanity", including the killing of hundreds of children since the government crackdown began in March. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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'Iran & Syria will never yield to painful sanctions'


The US Senate has unanimously approved sanctions on Iran's central bank, despite warnings the move could disrupt markets across the globe. The measure still needs the approval of the House of Representatives and President Barack Obama in order to come into effect. This follows hot on the heels of the EU, which extended its sanction, increasing pressure on the country it accuses of pursuing nuclear weapons. That's as the United States said it is committed to take steps to freeze Iranian Central Bank assets - delivering a hard blow to the country's economy. The announcement comes days after an attack on the British Embassy in Tehran, which prompted the UK to withdraw its diplomats and close Iran's mission in London. International lawyer and political activist Franklin Lamb says sanctions will bring down neither neither Syrian nor Iranian regimes. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Syrians protest as Arab monitors visit


In the Syrian city of Homs, thousands of people gathered in the streets to protest against the regime as Arab League monitors arrived there as part of a plan aimed at ending the crisis. Residents of the area want to get the attention of the observers, as they say the government's violent crackdown on dissent continues. So far, the head of the mission inside the country says the Syrian government has been co-operative. Observers will visit Homs again on Wednesday. Al Jazeera's Dorsa Jabbari reports.


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Syrians urge support for army defectors


Many Syrian dissidents are calling for more support for troops who have defected to protect anti-government protesters from the government's brutal crackdown. The Free Syrian Army is widely considered one of the main opposition armed wings that is fighting government troops blamed for killing thousands of people in the bid to crush the nine-month protest movement. However, the group's representatives have not been invited to the first meeting of the main political opposition - the Syrian National Council - being held in Tunisia. Zeina Khodr reports from Turkey's southern border with Syria, where refugees of Syria's unrest have urged more parties to back the army defectors' fight against the government.


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Syrian Split: Rebels want foreign boots on ground, observers out


Some groups in Syria's opposition say they want an Arab military intervention to, quote, 'protect civilians from government security forces'. They spoke after Damascus signed an Arab League protocol allowing observers to monitor a regional peace initiative to end months of bloodshed. Part of the opposition dismissed the deal as a stalling tactic. Syria has been increasingly isolated under sanctions from Arab states, the US and the EU over its crackdown on the anti-government protesters. The authorities say they are fighting extremist armed groups operating in the country. RT's Sara Firth has been to one of the flash points in the ongoing unrest. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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'Attack Syria - get Iran & Hezbollah for free!'


France is pushing for humanitarian corridors to be opened in Syria, to transport medicine and other vital supplies. But Middle East expert Professor Lawrence Davidson warns that the stakes in Damascus may be much higher. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Lebanese support grows for Syria's Assad


The Lebanese government was against Syria's suspension from the Arab League, and that decision increased tension between many of Lebanon's pro- and anti-Syrian government groups. There have been increasing warnings by the government that the Syrian situation could cast the region into deeper turmoil. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut.


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Jordan backs out from sanctions against Syria


Jordan has initially voted for the Arab League sanctions against its neighbour Syria. However, having weighed up the economic consequences, the government in Amman has changed its mind. The trade between the two countries is worth an estimated $700ma year and almost two-thirds of Jordan's imports and exports are connected to Syria in some way. Al Jazeera's Nisreen el Shamayleh reports from Amman.


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Inside Syria - Are these the last days of al-Assad's regime?


An in-depth discussion into Syria's turmoil and its future course. With guests: Samir Aita, Patrick Seale, and Ammar Waqqaf.


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Russia proposes UN resolution on Syria


Russia has proposed a draft resolution on the violence in Syria to the UN Security Council, strongly condemning violence by "all parties, including disproportionate use of force by Syrian authorities". Western members of the council who have been pressing for tough measures against President Bashar al-Assad's government welcomed the move, but said it did not go far enough because it stepped short of including an arms embargo or other sanctions. The draft called on all parties in Syria to "immediately stop any violence irrespective of where it comes from". Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from the United Nations in New York.


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'Time to separate Syrian civilians from insurgents!'


With more than 20 people reportedly killed in fresh violence in Syria, fifty Arab league monitors are heading to the most turbulent city, of Homs. The director of the Beirut-based Center for Middle East Studies Dr Hisham Jaber has been telling RT how he hopes the observers can tell the difference between armed insurgents and peaceful civilians. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Shocking Video: Syrian opposition violence


Torture, booby-trapped cars, machine-guns shooting in the air -- RT has come into the possession of a video that deals with episodes of the day-to-day life of members of the Syrian opposition. It shows members of the opposition wielding various weaponry -- from sickles to pump-action shotguns -- and using it, as well as some results of their actions. Parts of it contain too much violence to be reproduced for an unprepared audience, the rest is available to demonstrate the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe Syria is dealing with. Meanwhile, Russia has declared its readiness to continue working on a new resolution on Syria and expects two delegations of the Syrian opposition to visit Moscow for negotiations in October. While a massive group of Western countries last week proposed two resolutions, both of which included sanctions against current President Bashar al-Assad's regime if violence against the opposition continues, Russia and China opposed any kind of sanctions. Russia has condemned the Western resolutions as being designed to force a regime change in Syria, which, according to numerous statements made by Russia's Foreign Ministry, will only encourage violence. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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'West lost Iraq, wants Syria - Arab League plays dirty role'


The US and its allies are more interested in regime change in Syria than a peaceful solution to the unrest - that's according to the Kremlin. Russia's Foreign Minister says Western countries are trying to stir-up Syria's opposition to topple President Bashar al-Assad. Beirut-based political analyst Kamel Wazne says Western countries have lost Iraq and now they want Syria. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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No War for Israel in Syria and Iran !


www.davidduke.com Dr. David Duke shows how, not content to the human and economic catastrophe of the Iraq War and Afghanistan War, Zionists are now busy pushing the United States, Europe and the world toward an even more catastrophic war with Syria and Iran. Just as the Iraq war was based on lies, so the war on Syria and Iran are also based completely on lies. The Zionist controlled Globalist Media keeps talking about Syrian "human rights violations" when the Zionist-controlled government of the USis actually supporting radical Muslim terrorism against the people of Syria. Of course, it is all in the Service of Israel. It is not about human rights, and not about weapons of mass destruction -- It is about smashing nations that dare to stand up to the horrendous human rights violations of Israel!


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Inside Syria: Who is behind the Damascus blasts?


As suicide attacks target Damascus for the first time, we examine the importance of increasing tensions in the country. Inside Syria, discusses with guests: Marwan Kabalan, Joseph Kechichian and Louay Safi.


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Destination - Islamic Emirates: Syria insurgents spark religious war


RT talks to a French journalist Thierry Meyssan, who's been reporting from the country throughout the conflict, and shares now his first-hand impressions, on what's really happening there. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Syrian Suspense: 'Military intervention definitely on the table'


The US and its allies are more interested in regime change in Syria than a peaceful solution to the unrest - that's according to the Kremlin. Russia's Foreign Minister says Western countries are trying to stir-up Syria's opposition to topple President Bashar al-Assad. Independent web journalist James Corbett thinks the Arab League suspension of Syria means the West is now much closer to achieving its goal of regime change in Damascus. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Stirring Syria: West 'provocation' slammed


Moscow has accused western powers of stirring up tensions in the Arab world by calling for the overthrow of the Syrian regime. Russia says calls from certain states for the Syrian opposition to avoid dialogue with the government, are only provoking further violence. RT's Peter Oliver has the latest. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Syria Endgame - Regime Change? Assad vows to fight despite pressure


The armed branch of the Syrian opposition claimed responsibility for an early morning attack in Damascus. At least two rocket-propelled grenades hit the headquarters of Syria's governing Baath Party. No one was injured. It comes as a diplomatic storm surrounds the country, with an Arab League ultimatum demanding an end to violence expiring on Saturday. But Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pledged not to 'bow down' before foreign pressure. RT's Tesa Arcilla reports from Brussels. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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