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Members of the Free Syrian Army climb up stairs during clashes with pro-government forces in Haram town, Idlib Governorate, 30 October 2012.
Assad's forces break rebel blockade in north Syria
Reuters 15 Apr 2013
Syrian government troops have broken through a six-month rebel blockade in northern Syria and are now fighting to...
At least 45 die in shelling, executions in Syrian town: activists
Reuters 11 Apr 2013
At least 45 Syrians were killed, some in cold blood, when government troops stormed the contested town of Sanamein in...
Fire burns after shelling at the Grand Umayyad mosque in Aleppo, 13 October 2012.
Syria army using missiles to advance on Aleppo NGO says
AFP 23 Feb 2013
The Syrian army's use of surface-to-surface missiles on Aleppo is part of a bid to advance on the northern city,...
NGO: Syria tanks, warplanes pound Damascus region
AFP 22 Jan 2013
Syrian warplanes and tanks shelled rebel strongholds in the province of Damascus on Tuesday, a watchdog said, as a pro-...
Smoke billowing in Homs, Syria
Massacre in Syria's Homs kills 106, monitoring group reports
Reuters 17 Jan 2013
More than 100 people including women and children were killed by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on...
Russia calls for "transition process," as Damascus hit by clashes after key rebel gain
AFP 12 Jan 2013
Russia called Saturday for the launch of a political transition process in Syria, a day after peace envoy Lakhdar...
Residents rest in a shelter in the Baba Amro district of Homs in this February 8, 2012 file photo. Struggling to survive after two weeks of withering bombardment by Syrian forces, people in Baba Amro are packed four or five families to a house, relying on collected rain water and watching their wounded friends and relatives die for lack of medicines, residents say.
More than 45,000 killed in Syria conflict, watchdog says
AFP 26 Dec 2012
More than 45,000 people have been killed in Syria since the outbreak in March 2011 of an anti-regime revolt that became...
Members of the Free Syrian Army climb up stairs during clashes with pro-government forces in Haram town, Idlib Governorate, 30 October 2012.
Videos show Syria troops 'kill and mutilate prisoners'
AFP 03 Nov 2012
A Syrian rights group on Saturday released videos of pro-regime fighters apparently killing prisoners and cutting ears...
Clashes, air strikes in Syria after truce bid fails
AFP 28 Oct 2012
Syrian rebels launched a series of attacks on army positions on Sunday as regime air strikes hit opposition-held towns...
Syria bombards major cities, weakening truce
Reuters 27 Oct 2012
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad renewed their bombardment of major cities on Saturday and rebels...