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Threat of Russian veto hangs over UN resolution drafted by European nations about softened condemnation of Assad’s crackdown on protests. ADO-World.org 04-October-2011 UNITED NATIONS – European nations will seek a vote Tuesday on a UN Security Council resolution formally condemning the Syrian crackdown on protests not knowing whether Russia will …

ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 ISTANBUL- Syrian dissidents meeting in Turkey have formally announced the creation of the final Syrian National Council. The structure and aims of this council were announced Sunday at a news conference in Istanbul. Opposition figure and Paris-based Burhan Ghalioun, one of the main opposition figures abroad, read out …

ADO-World.org ISTANBUL 04-October-2011 The highest-ranking officer to defect from Syria’s armed forces said on Tuesday he had taken refuge in Turkey, denying claims that he had been arrested when Syrian troops overran a rebel stronghold, state-run Anatolian news agency said. "We live in a safe place in Turkey, I am …

Dissidents meeting in Turkey announce creation of council aimed at toppling President Bashar al-Assad. ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 Syrian dissidents meeting in Turkey have formally announced the creation a national council aimed at toppling the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. In his opening statement on Sunday in Istanbul, Burhan Ghalioun, a Paris-based …

More than 3,000 reportedly detained in Rastan as MP says opposition move to topple President Assad will not succeed. ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 Syrian troops going house to house have detained more than 3,000 people in the past three days in a rebellious town that government forces recently retook in some of …

US firms will be barred from selling Syrian government, or anyone in Syria, telecoms equipment, technology. ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 WASHINGTON – The US Treasury Department on Monday moved to block the sale of telecommunications equipment to Syria, the latest in a series of sanctions aimed at isolating Bashar al-Assad’s regime. According …

Protesters pour onto streets in mass show of support for Syrian National Council despite relentless crackdown on dissent. ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 DAMASCUS – Protesters poured onto Syria’s streets in a mass show of support for the Syrian National Council hours after the powerful opposition grouping was officially launched in Istanbul, activists …

Christians are worried secular regimes seen as guarantee of their survival may be replaced by Islamists. By Khaled Soubeih – BEIRUT ADO-World.org 03-October-2011 Arab revolts have sparked fears among the region’s Christian minorities of Islamists gaining power and prompted some to ally with ostensibly secular dictatorial regimes to ensure their …

Syrian opposition forms "historic" united common front against Al-Assad’s regime as crackdown on dissent shows no sign of easing. ADO-World.org 02-October-2011 DAMASCUS – Syrian opposition groups meeting in Turkey on Sunday formed a "historic" united common front against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime as his crackdown on dissent showed no sign …

Opposition seeks to forge united front against regime as Syria ongoing crackdown claims more lives. ADO-World.org 01-October-2011 DAMASCUS – Representatives of Syria’s six-month-old protest movement joined opposition parties in Turkey on Saturday to forge a united front against Bashar al-Assad’s regime after violence claimed at least 19 more lives. Clashes …