Tens of thousands of Syrians have gathered for rallies backing President Bashar al-Assad, a day after the leader blamed the country’s recent unrest on “saboteurs” and laid out plans to consider political reforms. Thousands of demonstrators holding flags and pictures of Mr. Assad gathered Tuesday in the capital, Damascus, while state television showed similar rallies […]
Thousands Rally in Support of Syrian President
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Leave a comment
Thousands Rally in Support of Syrian President
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of Syrians have gathered for rallies backing President Bashar al-Assad, a day after the leader blamed the country’s recent unrest on “saboteurs” and laid out plans to consider political reforms. Thousands of demonstrators holding flags and pictures of Mr. Assad gathered Tuesday in the capital, Damascus, while state television showed similar rallies […]
NATO Confirms Libya Airstrike; Government Says Civilians Killed
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
NATO said Monday it carried out an airstrike on a “high-level” command center in Libya, while the government said the strike destroyed a large family compound belonging to a close associate of leader Moammar Gadhafi. The alliance had at first denied the strike, saying it had not conducted any recent operations in the area of […]
Car Bombs Kill 22 Outside Iraqi Governor’s House
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say two car bombs have exploded in Diwaniyah, killing at least 22 people and wounding 30 others. Authorities said the attack happened Tuesday at a police checkpoint outside a local governor’s house in Diwaniyah, which is located about 150 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad. The governor, Salim Hussein Alwan, was not harmed. […]
Car Bombs Kill 22 Outside Iraqi Governor’s House
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say two car bombs have exploded in Diwaniyah, killing at least 22 people and wounding 30 others. Authorities said the attack happened Tuesday outside a local governor’s house in Diwaniyah, which is located about 150 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad. It was not immediately clear if the governor was among the casualties. […]
NATO Confirms Libya Airstrike; Government Says Civilians Killed
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
NATO said Monday it carried out an airstrike on a “high-level” command center in Libya, while the government said the strike destroyed a large family compound belonging to a close associate of leader Moammar Gadhafi. The alliance had at first denied the strike, saying it had not conducted any recent operations in the area of […]
Car Bombs Kill 22 Outside Iraqi Governor’s House
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 3:43 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say two car bombs have exploded in Diwaniyah, killing at least 22 people and wounding 30 others. Authorities said the attack happened Tuesday outside a local governor’s house in Diwaniyah, which is located about 150 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad. It was not immediately clear if the governor was among the casualties.
NATO Confirms Libyan Claim of New Airstrike
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
NATO on Monday confirmed a Libyan government claim of an early-morning airstrike that destroyed a large family compound belonging to a close associate of leader Moammar Gadhafi. The alliance at first denied the strike, saying it had not conducted any recent operations in the area of Surman, about 65 kilometers west of the capital, Tripoli. […]
NATO Confirms Libyan Claim of New Airstrike
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
NATO on Monday confirmed a Libyan government claim of an early-morning airstrike that destroyed a large family compound belonging to a close associate of leader Moammar Gadhafi. The alliance at first denied the strike, saying it had not conducted any recent operations in the area of Surman, about 65 kilometers west of the capital, Tripoli. […]
Syria’s Assad Offers Dialogue; Opposition Dismisses Speech
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has offered a national dialogue to consider political reforms but continued to blame the country’s recent unrest on “saboteurs” and a foreign plot attempting to exploit calls for change. The 70-minute speech at Damascus University Monday was only his third major address since anti-government protests began in March. Mr. Assad said […]
