For today, links to two reports from Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (GAZA, WEST BANK, LEBANON and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM JAN. 21  Israel builds new occupation outpost in south Syria. From the Cradle. The Israeli army has begun work on establishing a new military point in territory it illegally occupies in the countryside of Quneitra Governorate in southeast Syria, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

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Six killed as Syrian security forces raid town in western Homs. From the Cradle. Six people were killed and dozens detained in Syria’s central Homs province during a raid by security forces from Syria’s new government, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .