http://www.newsvine.com/syrianNewsvine - syrianen-usCopyright 2013Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:46:43 +0000Thu, 23 May 2013 01:38:01 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750196-syrian-man-arrested-in-greece-with-weapons-cachehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750196-syrian-man-arrested-in-greece-with-weapons-cacheeuarrestedgreeceworld-newssyrianSun, 14 Apr 2013 21:45:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17499870-un-syrian-refugees-riot-at-camp-in-jordanhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17499870-un-syrian-refugees-riot-at-camp-in-jordanrefugeesjordanworld-newsmlsyrianThu, 28 Mar 2013 11:14:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17046905-un-extends-syria-envoy-brahimi-through-2013http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17046905-un-extends-syria-envoy-brahimi-through-2013unarab-leagueworld-newsenvoysyrianThu, 21 Feb 2013 21:23:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16650544-russia-no-plan-for-massive-evacuation-from-syriahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16650544-russia-no-plan-for-massive-evacuation-from-syriaeurussiaevacuationworld-newssyrianWed, 23 Jan 2013 02:35:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Russian-Syrian family leave passport control zone just after their arrival from Beirut in Moscow Domodedovo airport , Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The Kremlin's evacuation of Russians from Syria on Tuesday marks a turning point in its view of the civil war, representing increasing doubts about Bashar Assad's hold on power and a sober understanding that it has to start rescue efforts before it becomes too late. The operation has been relatively small-scale - involving fewer than 100 people, mostly women and children - but it marks the beginning of what could soon turn into a risky and challenging operation. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)</p><p>A Russian woman and her daughter feel each other as they leave passport control zone just after their arrival from Beirut in Moscow Domodedovo airport, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The Kremlin's evacuation of Russians from Syria on Tuesday marks a turning point in its view of the civil war, representing increasing doubts about Bashar Assad's hold on power and a sober understanding that it has to start rescue efforts before it becomes too late.The operation has been relatively small-scale - involving fewer than 100 people, mostly women and children - but it marks the beginning of what could soon turn into a risky and challenging operation. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)</p><p>Russian-Syrian family leave passport control zone just after their arrival from Beirut in Moscow Domodedovo airport, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The Kremlin's evacuation of Russians from Syria on Tuesday marks a turning point in its view of the civil war, representing increasing doubts about Bashar Assad's hold on power and a sober understanding that it has to start rescue efforts before it becomes too late. The operation has been relatively small-scale - involving fewer than 100 people, mostly women and children - but it marks the beginning of what could soon turn into a risky and challenging operation. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)</p><p>A Russian woman and her child leave passport control zone just after their arrival from Beirut in Moscow Domodedovo airport, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The Kremlin's evacuation of Russians from Syria on Tuesday marks a turning point in its view of the civil war, representing increasing doubts about Bashar Assad's hold on power and a sober understanding that it has to start rescue efforts before it becomes too late. The operation has been relatively small-scale - involving fewer than 100 people, mostly women and children - but it marks the beginning of what could soon turn into a risky and challenging operation. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)</p><p>A Russian woman holds her baby while leaving passport control zone just after their arrival from Beirut in Moscow Domodedovo airport, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The Kremlin's evacuation of Russians from Syria on Tuesday marks a turning point in its view of the civil war, representing increasing doubts about Bashar Assad's hold on power and a sober understanding that it has to start rescue efforts before it becomes too late.The operation has been relatively small-scale - involving fewer than 100 people, mostly women and children - but it marks the beginning of what could soon turn into a risky and challenging operation. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16642283-russias-syria-evacuation-reflects-doubts-on-assadhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16642283-russias-syria-evacuation-reflects-doubts-on-assadeurussiaevacuationworld-newschallengesbashar-assadsyrianTue, 22 Jan 2013 14:47:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Free Syrian Army fighter runs for cover, as another fires his weapon during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. The revolt against President Bashar Assad began in March 2011with peaceful protests but morphed into a civil war that has killed more than 60,000 people, according to a recent United Nations recent estimate. (AP Photo/Andoni Lubaki)</p><p>In this citizen journalism image taken on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 and provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, relatives and mourners prepare to bury body of a Free Syrian Army fighter, Fouad Mohammed, who was injured during the battle of Taftanaz air base earlier this month, during his funeral, at Binsh village in Idlib province, north Syria. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16562646-syrian-refugees-vote-for-camp-leaders-in-turkeyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16562646-syrian-refugees-vote-for-camp-leaders-in-turkeyeuturkeyrefugeesworld-newssyrianThu, 17 Jan 2013 11:51:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16325067-syrian-asylum-seekers-soared-in-sweden-in-2012http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16325067-syrian-asylum-seekers-soared-in-sweden-in-2012euswedenrefugeesworld-newssyrianThu, 3 Jan 2013 15:35:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings due to heavy shelling in Damascus countryside, Syria, on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/17/15971517-iran-cautiously-ponders-syria-after-assadhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/17/15971517-iran-cautiously-ponders-syria-after-assadirancrossroadsworld-newsmlsyrianbut-tehranMon, 17 Dec 2012 16:42:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 photo, a group of participants of the 'Syria National Dialog' conference, sit, prior to the main meeting, at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. Just a day after Iran's foreign minister pledged unwavering support for the embattled Assad, officials in Tehran outlined on Sunday a step-by-step peace plan for Syria capped by elections that presumably could usher in a new leader in Damascus. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)</p><p>In this Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 photo, participants listen to a speaker during the 'Syria National Dialog' conference, at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. Just a day after Iran's foreign minister pledged unwavering support for the embattled Assad, officials in Tehran outlined on Sunday a step-by-step peace plan for Syria capped by elections that presumably could usher in a new leader in Damascus. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)</p><p>In this Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 photo, Syria's National Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar, sits, prior to the 'Syria National Dialog' conference at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. Just a day after Iran's foreign minister pledged unwavering support for the embattled Assad, officials in Tehran outlined on Sunday a step-by-step peace plan for Syria capped by elections that presumably could usher in a new leader in Damascus. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15839583-experts-russia-likely-to-stay-course-on-assadhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15839583-experts-russia-likely-to-stay-course-on-assadeurussiastrategyworld-newsbashar-assadsyrianTue, 11 Dec 2012 00:25:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during his meeting in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Putin met with about 550 people from around the country who served as his surrogates during this year's election campaign. Putin's spokesman has tasked them with delivering Putin's message to the regions and providing the president with feedback on how his policies are received.(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service) </p><p>In this photo made Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov walks after speaking at the International Parliamentary Forum in Moscow, Russia. Lavrov cooled hopes for a shift in Russia's position on Syria saying Sunday that Moscow continues to strongly oppose demands for Syrian President Bashar Assad's resignation. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14392787-turkeys-frustration-at-syria-led-to-plane-actionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14392787-turkeys-frustration-at-syria-led-to-plane-actioneuturkeyrussiaplaneworld-newssyrianFri, 12 Oct 2012 13:57:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATIVE CROP - A Syrian youth holds a child wounded by Syrian Army shelling near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)</p><p>Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, unseen, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Erdogan said the Syrian passenger plane intercepted on its way from Moscow to Damascus was carrying military equipment and ammunition to Syria. Erdogan said the cargo seized by Turkish authorities late Wednesday was destined for the Syrian military.(AP Photo)</p><p>In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 photo, a Syrian man, wounded by Syrian Army shelling, cries while the bodies of his relatives lie on the street near Dar al-Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14069247-agency-needs-millions-to-feed-displaced-syrianshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14069247-agency-needs-millions-to-feed-displaced-syriansunhungergeneralassemblyworld-newsunited-nationsyrianMon, 24 Sep 2012 15:23:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/28/13530453-ap-exclusive-syria-defectors-live-in-secret-camphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/28/13530453-ap-exclusive-syria-defectors-live-in-secret-campjordanworld-newsmlsyriandefectorsTue, 28 Aug 2012 19:35:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Thursday, June 21, 2012 file photo, the entrance of King Hussein Air Base in Mafraq, Jordan, 45 miles (70 kilometers) north of Amman, Jordan. In an isolated stretch of Jordanian desert not far from Syria, a heavily guarded, secretive compound houses 1,200 senior police and army officers who defected from the neighboring country. Though their movements are limited, they are protected in an arrangement that underscores Jordan’s growing role as a quiet supporter of Syria’s opposition. (AP Photo, File)</p><p>In this Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 photo, general view of the Syrian city Tal Shehab, on the Jordanian border of Turra town, in Ramtha, Jordan. In an isolated stretch of Jordanian desert not far from Syria, a heavily guarded, secretive compound houses 1,200 senior police and army officers who defected from the neighboring country. Though their movements are limited, they are protected in an arrangement that underscores Jordan’s growing role as a quiet supporter of Syria’s opposition. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/21/13387803-circassians-flee-syria-strife-for-russia-homelandhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/21/13387803-circassians-flee-syria-strife-for-russia-homelandeurussiarefugeesworld-newssyriannatai-al-sharkas'Tue, 21 Aug 2012 06:47:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo Farida Rauf Husen, an ethnic Circassian refugee from Syria reads a Russian text during a lesson in Nalchik, Russia, Monday, July 23, 2012. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria have come to Russia's Caucasus region this year. Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo, Rem Kray, a refugee from the Syrian city of Aleppo, weeps as she talks about her family members who remained in their war-torn country, standing next to her son, Adam, in Nalchik, Russia. Natives of what is now Russia's Caucasus region, Circassians fiercely resisted the Russian czarist conquest that ended in the 1860s after decades of scorched-earth warfare, mass killings or expulsions that some historians and politicians consider genocide. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria have come to Russia's Caucasus region this year. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo, security personnel guard a hotel where ethnic Circassian refugees from Syria stay at in Nalchik, Russia. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria have come to Russia's Caucasus region this year. Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo, ethnic Circassian refugees from Syria Shawkat Achemez Al Sharkas, right, and his neighbor who only identified himself as Faruk, left, sit at a hotel room in Nalchik, Russia. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria came to Russia's Caucasus region this year. Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo, Judy Alladin, 9, and Sibay Andar, 5, right, ethnic Circassian refugees from Syria, take notes at a Russian class in Nalchik, Russia. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria have come to Russia's Caucasus region this year. Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo, children of ethnic Circassian refugees from Syria chuckle at a hotel room in Nalchik, Russia. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria have come to Russia's Caucasus region this year. Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo, Rem Kray, right, an ethnic Circassian refugee from the Syrian city of Aleppo, goes through her laundry next to her son, Adam, 4, in Nalchik, Russia. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria have come to Russia's Caucasus region this year. Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians have been expelled from the Caucasus in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo, Rem Kray, right, a refugee from the Syrian city of Aleppo, takes down the laundry as her son, Adam, looks at her from a hotel room in Nalchik, Russia, Monday, July 23, 2012. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria have come to Russia's Caucasus region this year. Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo, ethnic Circassian refugees from Syria Rem Kray, left, Cumaya Abdala, center, and Assmat Yahya, right, appear on the balconies of their hotel rooms in Nalchik, Russia, Monday, July 23, 2012. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria came to Russia's Caucasus region this year. Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo, Adam Kray, right, a four-year-old ethnic Circassian refugee from the Syrian city of Aleppo, stands on the balcony of a hotel room next to other Syrian refugees in Nalchik, Russia, Monday, July 23, 2012. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria came to Russia's Caucasus region this year. Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo, Russian university professor Amina Shogenova teaches Russian to ethnic Circassian refugees from Syria in Nalchik, Russia, Monday, July 23, 2012. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria came to Russia's Caucasus region this year. Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p><p>In this Monday, July 23, 2012 photo, children of ethnic Circassian refugees fled from Syria attend a class during a Russian lesson in Nalchik, Russia, Monday, July 23, 2012. Some 340 ethnic Circassians from Syria came to Russia's Caucasus region this year. Czarist troops and Cossacks expelled hundreds of thousands of Circassians in the 1860s in what some historians call a genocide and an ethnic cleansing. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13181555-defecting-syrian-pm-arrives-in-jordan-after-hidinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13181555-defecting-syrian-pm-arrives-in-jordan-after-hidingjordandefectorworld-newsmlsyrianfree-syrian-armyWed, 8 Aug 2012 14:45:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, purports to show Defected Prime Minister Riad Hijab, center, before leaving Syria en route to Jordan in Daraa, Syria. The regime has been hit by a wave of defections, most recently by Hijab. On Wednesday, Jordan's information minister said Hijab is in the kingdom, ending speculation about his whereabouts. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13174293-syrian-refugees-try-to-tear-down-jordan-camp-fencehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13174293-syrian-refugees-try-to-tear-down-jordan-camp-fencerefugeesjordanworld-newsmlsyriansyrian-refugeesamin-idlibiWed, 8 Aug 2012 06:39:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In a Thursday Aug. 2, 2012 file photo a Syrian refugee plays with her child in front of her family's tent in the Zaatari Syrian Refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan. The sudden surges in refugees flooding into Jordan has all but wiped out available housing in communities along the tree-lined frontier forcing it to hastily open the tent city, some 7 miles (11 kilometers) south of the border. The country has quietly absorbed more than 150,000 Syrians seeking shelter for the past year and that figure has grown daily by sometimes up to 2,000. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)</p><p>A Syrian girl sits on a desk at the school where she and her family took refuge from the fighting, in the town of Kafr Hamra, ten kilometers.(six miles) north of the center of Aleppo city, Syria, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)</p><p>A Syrian boy plays with others in the school where they took refuge from the fighting, in the town of Kafr Hamra, some ten kilometers .(six miles) north of the center of Aleppo city, Syria, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)</p><p>Graphic shows number of registered Syrian refugees and country of asylum, as of Aug.</p><p>Syrians on motorcycles look at the damage of a destroyed house after it was hit by an air strike killing six Syrians in town of Tal Rifat on the outskirts of Aleppo city, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. In another sign of violence continuing throughout Syria, Syrian fighter jets carried out air strikes early Wednesday on the village of Tel Rifat north of Aleppo, hitting a home and a high school and killing six people from the same family, residents said. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)</p><p>A Syrian girl washes dishes at the school where her family fled to from the fighting, in town of Kafr Hamra, some ten kilometers .(six miles) north of the center of Aleppo city, Syria, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)</p><p>A Jordanian security guard patrols the Zaatari Refugee camp to bring calm after more than 50 Syrian refugee youths tried to tear down an enclosure fence saying they wanted to flee in Mafraq, Jordan, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. More than 3,300 refugees in the desert camp have expressed dissatisfaction with its harsh conditions, including extreme heat and cold and constant dust-laden winds as resource-poor Jordan struggles to deal with the influx of refugees from the Syrian civil war. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>A Jordanian security guard patrols the Zaatari Refugee camp to bring calm after more than 50 Syrian refugee youths tried to tear down an enclosure fence saying they wanted to flee in Mafraq, Jordan, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. More than 3,300 refugees in the desert camp have expressed dissatisfaction with its harsh conditions, including extreme heat and cold and constant dust-laden winds as resource-poor Jordan struggles to deal with the influx of refugees from the Syrian civil war. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>Jordanian Security guards enter the Zaatari Refugee camp with their batons after more than 50 Syrian refugee youths tried to tear down an enclosure fence saying they wanted to flee in Mafraq, Jordan, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. More than 3,300 refugees in the desert camp have expressed dissatisfaction with its harsh conditions, including extreme heat and cold and constant dust-laden winds as resource-poor Jordan struggles to deal with the influx of refugees from the Syrian civil war. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>A Syrian refugee carries her son after a medical check at the French mobile hospital set up to treat refugees fleeing the ongoing violence in Syria, at the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. With more than 3,300 refugees in the desert camp, many have expressed dissatisfaction with its harsh conditions, including extreme heat and cold and constant dust-laden winds as resource-poor Jordan struggles to deal with the influx of refugees from the Syrian civil war. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>Syrian refugees walk through the refugee camp Zaatari in Jordan, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. More than 3,300 refugees in the desert camp have expressed dissatisfaction with its harsh conditions, including extreme heat and cold and constant dust-laden winds. Resource-poor Jordan is struggling to deal with the influx of refugees from the Syrian civil war. Jordanian officials estimate that 150,000 Syrians are seeking refuge in their country. (AP Photo/dapd, Clemens Bilan)</p><p>A woman walks through the refugee camp Zaatari in Jordan, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. More than 3,300 refugees in the desert camp have expressed dissatisfaction with its harsh conditions, including extreme heat and cold and constant dust-laden winds. Resource-poor Jordan is struggling to deal with the influx of refugees from the Syrian civil war. Jordanian officials estimate that 150,000 Syrians are seeking refuge in their country. (AP Photo/dapd, Clemens Bilan)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13017001-jordan-opens-first-tent-camp-for-syrian-refugeeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13017001-jordan-opens-first-tent-camp-for-syrian-refugeesrefugeesjordanworld-newsmlsyriansyrian-refugeesSun, 29 Jul 2012 10:48:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>People carry the body of 6-year-old Syrian boy Bilal El-Lababidi during his funeral in Ramtha, Jordan, Friday, July 27, 2012. The boy was shot dead by Syrian border guards as his parents and around a dozen other Syrians tried to cross the border to seek refuge in Jordan, his mother said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>A Jordanian works preparing the first Jordanian tent camp for Syrian refugees fleeing violence in their country in Zataari, Jordan, near the Syrian border, Sunday, July 29, 2012. Authorities had been reluctant to set up the camps, but with at least 142,000 Syrians seeking refuge and their numbers growing daily by up to 2,000, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said Sunday that Jordan had no other choice. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/20/12857253-syrian-agent-working-in-us-gets-18-monthshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/20/12857253-syrian-agent-working-in-us-gets-18-monthsusagentus-newssyrianFri, 20 Jul 2012 15:13:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/20/12336536-tunisian-radicals-travel-to-syriahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/20/12336536-tunisian-radicals-travel-to-syriatunisiaworld-newsjihadmlsyrianThu, 21 Jun 2012 00:37:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - Tunisian Salafists confront police officers during a demonstration in Tunis, in this Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 file photo. The cradle of the Arab Spring, Tunisia also has a long history of frustrated youth heading off to fight in foreign jihads. Now, according to figures released by the Syrian government, they may make up a large percentage of Arabs who have gone to join the struggle against the regime of Bashar Assad. And that has raised alarm both about radicalization in the Syrian rebel movement, and of rising extremism within newly-democratic Tunisia itself. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi, File)</p><p>FILE -Tunisian Salafists confront police officers during a demonstration in Tunis, in this Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 file photo. The cradle of the Arab Spring, Tunisia also has a long history of frustrated youth heading off to fight in foreign jihads. Now, according to figures released by the Syrian government, they may make up a large percentage of Arabs who have gone to join the struggle against the regime of Bashar Assad. And that has raised alarm both about radicalization in the Syrian rebel movement, and of rising extremism within newly-democratic Tunisia itself.(AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi, file)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/09/12140182-reporter-syrian-rebels-set-us-up-to-diehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/09/12140182-reporter-syrian-rebels-set-us-up-to-dieviolencejournalistnewsrebelschannelsyrianonly-on-msnbc-combritain'sunabatedSat, 9 Jun 2012 14:21:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12125574-tunisia-tells-imams-to-stop-pushing-syria-jihadhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/08/12125574-tunisia-tells-imams-to-stop-pushing-syria-jihadtunisiaworld-newsjihadistmlsyrianFri, 8 Jun 2012 16:44:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/07/12107472-rebel-fighter-syria-army-firing-on-more-villageshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/07/12107472-rebel-fighter-syria-army-firing-on-more-villagesrebelfightersyrianshellingbasharvillagersslaughteredal-assadonly-on-msnbc-comThu, 7 Jun 2012 17:32:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The Syrian army was on Thursday shelling more towns, just a day after at least 78 villagers were allegedly slaughtered by forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad, a rebel fighter told msnbc.com.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/27/11907965-un-security-council-condemns-syria-massacrehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/27/11907965-un-security-council-condemns-syria-massacresecuritychildrensecurity-councilcouncilmassacresyrianonly-on-msnbc-comunanimouslyhoulaSun, 27 May 2012 22:03:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/27/11905134-syria-blames-terrorists-for-civilian-massacrehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/27/11905134-syria-blames-terrorists-for-civilian-massacrechildrenprotestsmassacrecivilianssyriancondemnonly-on-msnbc-comhoulaSun, 27 May 2012 15:56:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/26/11896578-un-32-children-among-dozens-killed-in-syrian-townhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/26/11896578-un-32-children-among-dozens-killed-in-syrian-townpeopletownsyriakilledmonitoringconditionssyrianonly-on-msnbc-comSat, 26 May 2012 19:02:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/26/11890249-despite-truce-scores-killed-in-syrian-townhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/26/11890249-despite-truce-scores-killed-in-syrian-townpeopletownkilledoppositionsyrianshellingonly-on-msnbc-comhoulaSat, 26 May 2012 12:48:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post