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May 28, 2014, NSNBC Figures from Turkey’s Statistical Institute (TÜIK), reveal that Turkey sold 16.026 tons of isopropyl alcohol, the main ingredient for the manufacturing of Sarin gas to Syria in 2013, reports Masum Gök in Turkey’s Aydinlik Daily. The figures suggest that the timing of most of the sales …

Hundreds are expected to sign petitions backing al-Assad at rallies in major cities, in absence of polling stations May 30, 2014, the Guardian Australians backing Bashar al-Assad in the upcoming Syrian presidential elections are staging rallies across the country to help expats register their support. Hundreds are expected to sign …

May 30, 2014, Haaretz The U.S. State Department on Friday confirmed that an American citizen carried out a suicide bombing in Syria. The bomber, who called himself Abu Hurayra al-Amriki, carried out one of four suicide bombings on May 25 in Syria’s Idlib province on behalf of Jabhat al-Nusra, Al-Qaida’s …

May 30, 2014 Syria’s friend (Turkey) depriving Syrians from their share of Euphrates water for two weeks now.

May 31, 2014, Press TV [CLICK ON LINK IF VIDEO DOES NOT LOAD] Foreign-backed Takfiri militants operating in Syria are selling oil to Turkey to finance their attacks against the Syrian government, an analyst tells Press TV.  “They (the militants) are getting a lot of revenues from oil. They are …

May 30, 2014, al Akhbar The Turkish government recently cut off the flow of the Euphrates River, threatening primarily Syria but also Iraq with a major water crisis. Al-Akhbar found out that the water level in Lake Assad has dropped by about six meters, leaving millions of Syrians without drinking …

May 29, 2014, Press TV US President Barack Obama has vowed to increase assistance for the foreign-backed militants fighting against the Syrian government and people. In the commencement address at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, on Wednesday, Obama said he will work with Congress to “ramp …

May 28, 2014, Al Jadeed TV

May 27, 2014, Washington Post A letter from Virginia state Sen. Richard Black praising Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was posted to the Syrian president’s Facebook page Sunday. Black (R-Loudoun County) confirmed sending the letter in a phone call with The Post’s Laura Vozzella. “I write to thank the Syrian Arab Army …

May 27, 2014, Antiwar.com Reports citing senior administration officials say President Obama is planning to announce direct training of Syrian rebels in the coming days, saying it would focus on “moderate” factions and aimed at stemming the power of al-Qaeda’s factions in the rebellion. The US has already been organizing …