[RED DEMOCRATICA] Fighting continues for Syrian city; conflict threatens to spread

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN's Wahlstrom: Countries make progress in disaster risk mitigation Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version     May 21, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Fighting continues for Syrian city; conflict threatens to spread Syrian opposition forces continue to battle with government troops in Qusair, Syria, and are threatening retribution if the city falls. Meanwhile, Syrian rebel groups are adamant that President Bashar Assad leave office as part of any peace talks, and the conflict is increasingly drawing in Hezbollah and Israel. 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