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Panetta says Syria's Assad hastening own demise
July 29, 2012 5:12 PM
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says Syrian President Bashar Assad is hastening his own demise by using helicopter gunships to kill civilians. Panetta said the tactic ultimately will be "a nail in Assad's coffin." The Pentagon chief commented to reporters Sunday en route from Washington to... more » -
US hits Syrian cabinet members with sanctions
July 18, 2012 11:40 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is slapping financial sanctions on a huge swath of top members in Syrian President Bashar Assad's government, targeting the prime minister and 28 other cabinet ministers and senior officials. The Treasury Department announced the sanctions on Wednesday, hours after top Syrian officials were killed... more » -
Annan 'optimistic' about Syria, but no deal yet
March 11, 2012 2:12 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - U.N. peace envoy Kofi Annan says he is optimistic following two sets of talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, but there is still no deal in place to end the bloodshed. Annan briefed reporters in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Sunday after his meetings with Assad. He... more » -
UN envoy Kofi Annan in Syria to press for end to violence
March 10, 2012 1:35 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - U.N. envoy Kofi Annan met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Saturday in Damascus during a high-profile international mission to mediate an end to the country's yearlong conflict, even as activists reported fresh shelling by regime forces that sent families fleeing for safety in the northern province... more » -
US officials: Syrian regime under stress, but Assad's inner circle and army still loyal
March 10, 2012 1:19 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top U.S. officials all the way up to President Barack Obama are predicting the Syrian regime's days are numbered, but recent U.S. intelligence reports suggest that the Syrian leader commands a formidable army that is unlikely to turn on him, an inner circle that has stayed loyal... more »
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