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Syrians' New Woe: Soaring Crime

Ban Ki-moon warns: No one will win this war

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 10, 2012 8:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – As the Syrian conflict rages on, police officers have abandoned their stations and the civilian infrastructure has all but disappeared. The result: soaring crime. Despite rebel attempts to monitor the situation, kidnapping and theft have become commonplace, the New York Times reports, relaying the tale...   Read full story »

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