Syria

ADO-World.org Jul 16, 2011 Istanbul/Cairo – Key members of the Syrian opposition met in Istanbul Saturday to discuss ways to end the four-month unrest a day after 41 people were killed in mass protests. Participants at the National Syrian Salvation Conference called on President Bashar al-Assad to step down, and …

ADO-World.org The Associated Press 12-JULY-2011 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is condemning "in the strongest terms" the attacks against the U.S. and French embassies in the Syrian capital, Damascus. A statement approved Tuesday by all 15 council members said the attacks damaged the embassies and injured diplomatic …

ADO-World.org 12-July-2011 Outside the Embassy demonstrators complained about U.S. policy towards the Syrian government and my trip to Hama. As I have said before, we respect the right of all Syrians – and people in all countries – to express their opinions freely and in a climate of mutual respect. …

ADO-World.org 07/11/2011 WASHINGTON – Syrian President Bashar Assad is not indispensable and the United States has no interest in his regime staying in power, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday. "If anyone, including President Assad, thinks that the United States is secretly hoping that the regime will …

ADO-World.org Let’s be clear. There can be no real democratic reform in Bashar al-Assad’s Syria. BY GARY GAMBILL Foreign Policy JULY 6, 2011 With Syrian troops encircling the city of Hama, Barack Obama’s administration and its European counterparts continue to hold out hope that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can be …

ADO-World.org 10 Jul 2011 Sunday Telegraph Special Correspondent in Hama Syrian musician Ibrahim Qashoush sang of freedom – until he paid the price. But as The Sunday Telegraph saw during secret travels across the country, Syrians are determined to keep up pressure to oust President Assad. ———— He was no …

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells news conference recent outburst of violence in Syria disheartening; Says regime will face increasingly organized opposition if it does not reform.   ADO-World.org 01-JULY-2011 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday that Syria is running out of time and will face …

ADO-World.org 30-June-2011 SYRIA- Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Syria’s second largest city Aleppo on Thursday in a demonstration termed “The Aleppo Volcano.” They swept through the streets shouting anti-regime slogans, prompting official forces to use batons to disperse the crowds, according to activists. "Hundreds of people took …

By David Kenner Foreign Policy Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) raised a few eyebrows yesterday when CNN correspondent Hala Gorani revealed on Twitter that she had run into the congressman in Damascus. Kucinich said that he was on a "fact-finding" mission to Syria and Lebanon and had …

ADO-World.org June 29, 2011 Washington said on Wednesday it is setting sanctions on the Syrian Political Security Directorate for human rights abuses, citing two incidents when its agents shot down protesters in March and April. Also named in the sanctions were the country’s air force intelligence chief, Major General Jamil …