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• Syrian Troops Target Key Rebel-Held Town : The Two-Way : NPR May 19, 2013
  Qusair is a strategically important town that lies between Homs, where the Syrian uprising began two years ago, and the Lebanese border. If President Bashar Assad's troops – reportedly backed by Hezbollah fighters — regain the town, they would control an important route from the coast to the capital, Damascus. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us […]
• Syrian Army Moves Into Rebel-Held Qusayr - NYTimes.com May 19, 2013
  The battle for Qusayr, in the heavily contested Homs Province, has deepened the involvement of Hezbollah in the Syrian conflict, raising sectarian tensions and fears of a regional war.      […]
• www.bbc.co.uk May 19, 2013
  Heavy fighting is reported in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair as state forces launch a major offensive to re-capture the rebel stronghold. […]
• Syria Army Storms Rebel Town - Report - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency May 19, 2013
  Syrian government forces have surrounded the rebel stronghold of Qusair and are storming it from several directions, says Syrian state TV. Fighting has gone on around the town, near the Lebanese border, for weeks. Syrian opposition activists said government air strikes and heavy shelling had killed at least 16 people in the town so far. Opposition groups say […]
• Video: Syrian 'cannibal' rebel explains his actions - Telegraph May 19, 2013
  Rebel commander Abu Sakkar, who was filmed cutting out and eating the organs of a pro-regime fighter, warns that if the bloodshed continues "all Syrian people" will be like him.      […]
• India to discuss Afghanistan’s demand on supply of military equipments - Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan Online Newspaper May 19, 2013
  Indian officials on Saturday announced New Delhi’s willingess to “discuss and respond” to specific requests by Afghan government regarding supply of lethal weapons to Afghan security forces. The demand to supply lethal and non-lethal weapons to Afghan security forces was raised publicy by Afghan envoy to India, however, New Delhi insisted that such discussio […]
• Twitter / cjchivers: A bust of Hafez al-Assad, updated ... May 19, 2013
  cjchivers: A bust of Hafez al-Assad, updated by rebel hands. Muslimiya. #Syria. http://t.co/bdF1IZIljo […]
• North Korea 'fires three missiles' as nuclear programme slows down, according to UN - Asia - World - The Independent May 19, 2013
  North Korea is still trying to import and export nuclear and ballistic missile-related items but financial and trade sanctions are slowing progress on development of their prohibited weapons, UN experts say in a new report. […]
• Nigeria Military Shells Camps, Killing 21 - WSJ.com May 18, 2013
  Soldiers in northeast Nigeria shelled suspected camps of Islamic extremists in the first military action of a new offensive against the insurgents, killing at least 21 people, a security official said. […]
• CdT.ch - Mondo - Nigeria, abbattuto elicottero militare May 18, 2013
  Era impegnato in un'offensiva contro gli estremisti di Boko Haram […]
• Untitled May 18, 2013
  Quantity surveyor Chris McManus from Oldham was shot six times in a toilet as the special forces tried to save his life. His Italian colleague Franco Lamolinara was also killed. […]
• UK funds poll in Pakistan on US drone attacks | World news | The Observer May 18, 2013
  Foreign Office sponsored surveys investigating impact of CIA drone campaign in Pakistan, minister Alistair Burt tells MPs Britain has been forced to admit that it has been funding surveys in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas that reveal US drone strikes in the region are causing deep resentment among the local population. In an answer to a […]
• 'US drone' kills four in strike on al-Qaida target in Yemen | World news | guardian.co.uk May 18, 2013
  Local officials say vehicle carrying suspected militants near Aden was struck in an attack by an unmanned aircraft At least four people were killed and a number of others wounded in a drone strike on a vehicle carrying suspected al-Qaida members in southern Yemen, a local official said on Saturday. The official said the strike took place at dawn on Saturday […]
• UN Implicates Azerbaijan, Kazakhstani In North Korea Arms Embargo Violations | EurasiaNet.org May 18, 2013
  A United Nations report has implicated Azerbaijan and a Kazakhstan airline executive in violations of arms embargos against North Korea. The Associated Press acquired the report, to the U.N. Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against North Korea. Among the violators was Azerbaijan, for buying anti-aircraft missiles from North Korea: The panel... […]