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Katie Paul

articles/2012/07/18/inside-the-syrian-bomb-plot/syria-rebels-paul_tusrec
Investigation

Inside the Syrian Bomb Plot

<p>The killing of key members of al-Assad's inner circle is a game changer, celebrated by the rebels. But Syrians fear a civil war. By Katie Paul. Plus, Richard Spencer on <a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2012/07/18/richard-spencer-what-s-next-in-syria.html">what's next for Syria.</a><br> </p>

Katie Paul

articles/2012/07/15/who-s-rooting-for-syria-at-the-olympics/syria-olympic-teams-paul_xdpmtc
Diplomatic Games

Who’s Rooting for Syria?

Despite a human-rights crisis at home, the nation is set to send 10 athletes to the Olympic Games.

Katie Paul

articles/2012/06/30/syrian-civil-war-spreads-to-damascus/syria-war-in-damascus-paul_b9qnct
Outbreak

Syrian War Spreads to Damascus

Slowly but surely, the carnage in Syria has come to the capital, a city which had previously been insulated from the country’s mounting civil war.

Katie Paul

articles/2012/03/13/syrian-rebels-regime-offer-dueling-tales-of-karm-al-zeitoun-massacre/syria-shelling-paul_do1nzj
Report From Lebanon

Dueling Tales of Syria Massacre

Activists say the regime slaughtered 45—and in a shift, state-run TV acknowledges the civilian casualties.

Katie Paul

articles/2012/03/08/syrians-flee-across-lebanon-border-as-regime-forces-finish-cleaning-operation/syria-homs-refugees-paul_yp5vhx
Refugees

Terrified residents of Syrian border cities like Quseirare fleeing into Lebanon to escape regime forces now ‘cleaning’ Bab Amro.

Katie Paul

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Scorched Earth

The Last Stand of Baba Amr

<p>In just two days, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jl20YhL8_xlOv6A-T7PqGSC2lYDw?docId=cc34749f39ee4351917b82beeb58f672">some 2,000 Syrian refugees</a> have crossed the border to Lebanon, fleeing a monthlong assault on Homs. One of the last to leave the embattled neighborhood of Baba Amr tells of the rebel stronghold’s final days—and what became of the fighters who left it behind.</p>

Katie Paul

articles/2012/02/28/a-syrian-rebel-s-first-hand-report-on-the-fighting-and-bombing-in-homs/syria-refugees-paul_h15vzn

Portrait of a Syrian Rebel

Recuperating in Lebanon, Zakaria Moutlak describes why he joined the rebels in Homs and what he endured. Katie Paul reports.

Katie Paul

articles/2012/02/23/rebels-and-ordinary-citizens-alike-struggle-to-survive-the-bombing-of-homs/syria-neighborhood-paul-riziq_snddhe

The Defiant Holdouts in Homs

There is no sign of capitulation as the Syrian government’s bombardment of the city heads into its 20th day.

Katie Paul

articles/2012/02/13/syrian-revolt-gets-traction-as-tribe-by-tribe-the-country-turns-on-assad/aleppo-syria-tease_wegnae

Syrian Revolt Gains Momentum

Tribe by tribe, suburb by suburb, support for Assad slips in Syria's Aleppo.

Katie Paul

articles/2012/02/09/inside-homs-syria-s-war-zone/syria-homs-paul_e7vxan

Inside Syria’s War Zone

<p>Government troops have launched an unprecedented attack on Homs, raining down bombs for almost a week. Katie Paul &amp; Rana Riziq talk to activists who say their time is running out. Plus, <a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2012/02/07/syria-s-brutal-crackdown-photos-tweets-and-videos.html" target="_blank">shocking images and videos from inside Syria</a> and <a href="/content/dailybeast/articles/2012/02/09/should-the-u-s-intervene-in-syria-experts-weigh-in.html">policy experts debate U.S. intervention</a>.<br> </p>

Katie Paul

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