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The peril of escalation in Syria

Edward Dark writes that Aleppans will pay the price for any escalation in the war; the UN Security Council votes for humanitarian assistance and calls for greater cooperation to confront al-Qaeda in Syria; 16 female journalists cover the Middle East; and exorcism in the Gaza Strip.
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Edward Dark (pseudonym) writes this week from Aleppo that the plans for an escalation of military support for vetted Syrian opposition forces are “prone to a myriad of dangers.”

Dark observes that there is no guarantee that the new weapons will not fall into the wrong hands. 

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