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At least 31,000 killed in Syria conflict, activists say
AFP 02 Oct 2012
Violence across Syria has killed at least 31,022 people, most of them civilians, since the outbreak of an anti-regime...
This photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows Syrian rescue teams investigating the scene after an explosion in a residential neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, 18 March 2012. The state news agency said the explosion was a "terrorist bombing." The report by SANA gave no information on casualties in what appeared to be the second attack in two days on cities where President Bashar Assad's regime enjoys strong support. (AP Photo/SANA)
Army pummels Aleppo 'as 34 killed' in Syria
AFP 16 Aug 2012
The Syrian army pummeled districts across the embattled northern city of Aleppo on Thursday, leaving 18 civilians dead...
Residents flee as severe clashes erupt Aleppo, fight in Syria capital tense
AFP 21 Jul 2012
Unprecedented clashes between troops and rebels raged into a second day in Syria's second city of Aleppo on...
Nearly 100 killed across Syria on Wednesday, NGO says
AFP 18 Jul 2012
  Nearly 100 people were killed on Wednesday in violence across Syria, including 16 in Damascus, said the Syrian...
Syrian army pounds Aleppo province
AFP 07 Jul 2012
Syrian forces bombarded a string of towns in Aleppo province on Saturday, a day after global powers gathered in yet...
A handout image released by the Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network shows bodies of people allegedly killed by government forces in Douma. AFP cannot independently verify this image. More than 16,500 people have been killed in violence since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad broke out in March last year, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Rights group: Syria uprising toll tops 16,500
AFP 02 Jul 2012
More than 16,500 people have been killed in violence since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad broke out in...
Smoke billowing in Homs, Syria
At least 36 killed in Syria, says rights watchdog
AFP 27 Jun 2012
  At least 36 people were killed in Syria on Wednesday, seven of which died in an attack on a pro-government...
A Syrian rebel runs for cover at the Sunni district of Jabb al-Jandali in Homs, Syria, Monday, 14 May 2012. Syrian troops shelled the rebel-held town, sparking intense clashes that sent bloodied victims flooding into hospitals and clinics, activists said. The violence around the country is eroding an internationally brokered peace plan that many observers see as the last hope to calm the 14-month-old crisis. Arabic writing on the wall is an advertisement. (AP Photo/Fadi Zaidan)
Syrian troops and rebels clash across country
AP 11 Jun 2012
BEIRUT— Syrian troops attacked a rebel-held town in the center of the country with helicopter gunships on Monday...
Mass burial in Houla, Syria
Activists: Syrian troops shell Houla after last week's massacre
AP 31 May 2012
BEIRUT — Activists say Syrian troops are shelling the central Houla area where more than 100 people were...
A Syrian rebel runs for cover at the Sunni district of Jabb al-Jandali in Homs, Syria, Monday, 14 May 2012. Syrian troops shelled the rebel-held town, sparking intense clashes that sent bloodied victims flooding into hospitals and clinics, activists said. The violence around the country is eroding an internationally brokered peace plan that many observers see as the last hope to calm the 14-month-old crisis. Arabic writing on the wall is an advertisement. (AP Photo/Fadi Zaidan)
Syrian forces kill 19, including 7 in Homs, NGO says
AFP 29 May 2012
At least 19 people were killed in violence on Tuesday in Syria, where clashes between regime troops and rebels raged,...