http://www.mail.com/subjects/22248-civil-wars.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/22248-civil-wars.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161396-syria-troops-fight-rebels-major-shiite-shrine.html BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around the ornate, golden domed mosque. Protection of the Sayida Zeinab shrine has become a rallying cry for Shiite fighters backing President Bashar Assad, raising the stakes in a confl... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:44:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2161396-syria-troops-fight-rebels-major-shiite-shrine.html 2013-06-19T20:44:09Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2162916-syrian-exiles-taste-home-beloved-ice-cream.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — For Syrians, no visit to Damascus' Old City is complete without a stop at a more than century-old ice cream parlor in its main souq where you can watch them make their distinctive desert by pounding it into shape with giant wooden mallets, then enjoy a bowl of it sprinkled with pistachios. Now those who fled their country's bloody civ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2162916-syrian-exiles-taste-home-beloved-ice-cream.html 2013-06-19T20:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2160372-correction-jordan-syria-war-games-story.html ZARQA, Jordan (AP) — In a June 18 story about U.S.-led war games in Jordan, The Associated Press reported erroneously the organization that employs Tawfiq Hennawi. He works for the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization, not the International Committee of the Red Cross. A corrected version of the story is below: AP EXCLUSIVE: US war games send signal to As... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:29:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2160372-correction-jordan-syria-war-games-story.html 2013-06-19T15:29:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158862-syrian-warplanes-strike-rebel-posts-aleppo.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said. Rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad have for months been trying to take Kweiras and two... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158862-syrian-warplanes-strike-rebel-posts-aleppo.html 2013-06-18T20:53:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement — yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go. Their declaration at the end of the two-day Group of Eight summit s... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html 2013-06-18T20:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2160198-syrian-pound-tumbles-us-plans-to-arm-rebels.html DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Many exchange shops closed in Damascus on Tuesday, fearing more chaos a day after the Syrian currency plunged to a new record low, reflecting growing fears in the capital following a U.S. decision to arm rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar Assad's regime. The currency woes add to the embattled president's troubles, and ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:03:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2160198-syrian-pound-tumbles-us-plans-to-arm-rebels.html 2013-06-18T20:03:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158650-obamas-influence-limitations-display-g-8.html BERLIN (AP) — Now a veteran of the international summit scene, President Barack Obama wielded significant influence over the agenda at this week's Group of Eight meetings, but had only modest success in achieving the results he sought. It was Obama's recent move to arm Syria's rebel fighters that catapulted the two-year civil war to the top of the agenda ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:53:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158650-obamas-influence-limitations-display-g-8.html 2013-06-18T19:53:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156678-g8-exposes-rift-leaders-syria.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime. But there were also fissures among the three West... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:10:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156678-g8-exposes-rift-leaders-syria.html 2013-06-17T23:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156500-putin-us-russia-positions-syria-coincide.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not "coincide" but the two leaders said during the G-8 summit that they have a shared interest in stopping the violence that has ravaged the Middle Eastern country during a two-year-old civil war. Obama acknowledged ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:15:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156500-putin-us-russia-positions-syria-coincide.html 2013-06-17T21:15:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2157746-kurds-fight-place-syrian-civil-war.html BEIRUT (AP) — Taking advantage of the chaos of the civil war, Syria's Kurdish minority has carved out a once unthinkable degree of independence in their areas, creating their own police forces, even their own license plates, and exuberantly going public with their language and culture. But by pursuing their own path distinct from both the opposition and t... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:14:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2157746-kurds-fight-place-syrian-civil-war.html 2013-06-17T20:14:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156420-syrias-assad-eu-will-pay-price-arming-rebels.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's president warned that Europe "will pay a price" if it delivers weapons to rebels fighting to topple him, saying in an interview published Monday that arming them would backfire as the "terrorists" return to their countries with extremist ideologies. Bashar Assad also dismissed the U.S. administration's findings that the Syrian army u... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:38:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156420-syrias-assad-eu-will-pay-price-arming-rebels.html 2013-06-17T19:38:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156680-shiite-iraq-militia-claims-attacked-iran-group.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A Shiite militia leader on Monday claimed responsibility for a rocket attack over the weekend that killed two members of an Iranian exile group near Baghdad. Saturday's attack on the sprawling Camp Liberty also killed an Iraqi and wounded nine Iranians and seven Iraqis. The dissident group, the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, is the militant wing of a ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:05:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156680-shiite-iraq-militia-claims-attacked-iran-group.html 2013-06-17T18:05:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2157194-hamas-urges-ally-hezbollah-to-leave-syria.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday urged Lebanon's Hezbollah militia to withdraw its fighters from Syria and accused it of stoking sectarian tensions, leveling unprecedented public criticism against a former ally. The Hamas statement came as the region's Sunni and Shiite Muslims are lining up on opposite sides of Syr... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:18:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2157194-hamas-urges-ally-hezbollah-to-leave-syria.html 2013-06-17T17:18:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2156340-oil-rises-98-syria-ahead-fed-meeting.html The price of oil climbed to above $98 a barrel Monday amid concerns over an escalation in the civil war in Syria and as traders awaited a critical meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve later in the week. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for July delivery was up 43 cents to $98.28 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:37:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2156340-oil-rises-98-syria-ahead-fed-meeting.html 2013-06-17T12:37:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2155344-killing-4-shiites-lebanon-deepens-tension.html BEIRUT (AP) — Four Shiite Lebanese men were killed Sunday in an ambush in a volatile area by the border with Syria, hiking already high sectarian tensions and concerns over the spillover of the civil war raging next door. Gunmen from the families of the slain Shiites took to the streets and set up roadblocks between their town and the neighboring Sunni ma... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:13:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2155344-killing-4-shiites-lebanon-deepens-tension.html 2013-06-16T21:13:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153778-al-qaidas-iraq-head-defies-boss-syria-fight.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The leader of al-Qaida's Iraq arm defiantly rejected an order from the terror network's central command to stop claiming control over the organization's Syria affiliate, according to a message purportedly from him that was posted online Saturday. The latest statement by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who heads the Islamic State of Iraq, reveals a gr... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:00:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153778-al-qaidas-iraq-head-defies-boss-syria-fight.html 2013-06-15T21:00:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2152858-arming-syria-rebels-us-drawn-proxy-war.html President Barack Obama's decision to begin arming Syria's rebels deepens U.S. involvement in a regional proxy war that is increasingly being fought along sectarian lines, pitting Sunni against Shiite Muslims, and threatening the stability of Syria's neighbors. Arming the rebels is bound to heighten U.S. tensions with Russia, a staunch ally of Syrian Presi... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:35:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2152858-arming-syria-rebels-us-drawn-proxy-war.html 2013-06-15T19:35:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153960-syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-airport.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed forward with their offensive against rebels Saturday, capturing a suburb near the Damascus international airport as the U.S. warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar Assad's forces and the involvement of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah in the civil war threaten to put a proposed political settlement ou... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:24:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153960-syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-airport.html 2013-06-15T19:24:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154008-obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-g-8-talks-open.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of caution, President Barack Obama suddenly is positioned more aggressively on Syria than the global leaders he's joining at a summit Monday, now that he has authorized weapons and ammunition shipments to struggling rebels. Obama is expected to push Britain and France to take similar action when talks open in Northern Irelan... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:13:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154008-obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-g-8-talks-open.html 2013-06-15T15:13:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153338-reaction-cool-to-us-arms-plan-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration hopes its decision to give lethal aid to Syrian rebels will prompt other nations to beef up assistance, now that the U.S. has cited evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its people. But the international reaction Friday ranged from flat-out disbelief of the U.S. intelligence assessments to calls for negot... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:03:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153338-reaction-cool-to-us-arms-plan-syrian-rebels.html 2013-06-15T00:03:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151446-hezbollah-will-fighting-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's leader vowed Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the U.S. agreed to arm the rebels in the civil war, setting up a proxy fight between Iran and the West that threatens to engulf more of the Middle East. President Barack Obama has deepened U.S. involvement in the conflict, authorizing leth... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:30:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151446-hezbollah-will-fighting-syria.html 2013-06-14T20:30:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2152864-oil-price-highest-january-syria-concerns.html NEW YORK (AP) — Oil rose to the highest level since January amid concerns about a possible escalation in Syria's civil war. Benchmark oil for July delivery rose $1.16 to close at $97.85 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil finished the week with a gain of $1.82 a barrel, or 1.9 percent. President Barack Obama's decision, revealed Thursday, to... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:21:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2152864-oil-price-highest-january-syria-concerns.html 2013-06-14T20:21:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2150000-correction-egypt-syria-story.html CAIRO (AP) — In a story June 13 about the Egyptian presidency's position on citizens joining the fight in Syria, The Associated Press erroneously quoted the president's foreign affairs adviser as saying, "We are no longer a center for rendition, or punishing Egyptians for what they do in other countries." The correct quote is "We are no longer a center for rendition, or a ce... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:46:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2150000-correction-egypt-syria-story.html 2013-06-14T17:46:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2151324-oil-tops-97-amid-syria-worries-ahead-us-data.html The price of oil rose past $97 a barrel Friday amid concerns about a possible escalation in Syria's civil war while traders awaited the release of several reports on the U.S. economy. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for July delivery was up 36 cents to $97.05 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gain... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:25:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2151324-oil-tops-97-amid-syria-worries-ahead-us-data.html 2013-06-14T12:25:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150470-obama-to-step-up-military-support-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive evidence President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons against opposition forces trying to overthrow him. Obama has repeatedly said the ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:36:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150470-obama-to-step-up-military-support-syrian-rebels.html 2013-06-14T02:36:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148682-un-93000-killed-syrian-civil-war.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians are being killed at an average rate of 5,000 per month, the U.N. said Thursday as it raised the overall death toll in the civil war to nearly 93,000, with civilians bearing the brunt of the attacks. The grim estimate reflects the growing sectarian nature of the bloodshed as the regime of President Bashar Assad scores a series of batt... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:51:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2148682-un-93000-killed-syrian-civil-war.html 2013-06-13T23:51:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150518-white-house-syria-chemical-weapons-kill-up-to-150.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration estimates that 100 to 150 people have died from chemical weapons attacks in Syria. The White House blames the Syrian government for the attacks and says the casualty data is likely incomplete. It says it has no reliable, corroborated information to suggest that the Syrian opposition in the country's civil war has... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:26:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150518-white-house-syria-chemical-weapons-kill-up-to-150.html 2013-06-13T21:26:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149938-gaza-suffers-drop-foreign-aid-syrian-war.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A refugee from Syria recently opened a bakery here, drawing long lines of customers eager to taste meat and cheese pastries with the special flavors of Damascus — a rare bright spot in the long shadow that the Syrian civil war is casting over the Gaza Strip. The conflict in Syria, some 300 kilometers (190 miles) away, is incre... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:04:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149938-gaza-suffers-drop-foreign-aid-syrian-war.html 2013-06-13T18:04:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149238-ap-photos-un-93000-killed-syrian-war.html As the civil war in Syria rages on, the United Nations' human rights office now says almost 93,000 people have died in the conflict. A new analysis of the Syrian death toll documented 92,901 killings between March 2011 and the end of April 2013. But the U.N.'s top human rights official, Navi Pillay, says it is impossible to provide an exact current figure, which may be far h... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:57:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149238-ap-photos-un-93000-killed-syrian-war.html 2013-06-13T13:57:38Z