Syrians in New York City Celebrate the Fall of Assad
Syrian expatriates and their supporters beat drums and sang revolutionary songs in Arabic at a gathering in Washington Square Park. Source link
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Friday Briefing: Syrian Rebels Storm Another City
Plus, a celebration of art in Dakar. Source link
UnitedHealthcare CEO Fatally Shot In New York City: Reports
Brian Thompson, 50, was reportedly killed outside the Hilton hotel in Manhattan. Source link
Syrian Forces Battle Rebels Outside Key City of Hama
The rebels have set their sights on an area where President Bashar al-Assad’s government has long maintained strength. Source link
Rebels Control Most of Syria’s Largest City, War Monitor Says
The rapid advance on Aleppo came just four days into a surprise rebel offensive that is the most intense escalation in years in a civil war that was mostly dormant. Source link
Lebanese Residents of Baalbek Return to a Bombed-Out City
Tens of thousands of people who had fled the city of Baalbek returned to bombed-out restaurants, flattened apartment buildings and many of the dead still buried under the rubble. Source link
Trump Advisers Brainstorming Ways To Cut Sanctuary City Funding: Report
Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are thinking up ways to cut federal funding to cities that do not cooperate with his plans to root out and deport immigrants lacking permanent legal status, according to a Tuesday report in The Washington…