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Syrian gunboats fire on coastal city; 5 killed
AP 14 Aug 2011
BEIRUT - Activists say Syrian security forces are storming several districts in the Mediterranean coastal city of...
Syrian army sweeps into coastal city, shooting heard
Reuters 13 Aug 2011
BEIRUT - Syrian armored vehicles swept into the coastal city of Latakia on Saturday and gunfire was heard after...
A handout picture from the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows a burnt building in Hama, August 10, 2011, following a 10-day military assault that the government said was aimed at rooting out
Syrian forces kill 10 protesters after Friday prayers
Reuters 12 Aug 2011
AMMAN - Syrian forces shot dead 10 protesters Friday, activists said, as tens of thousands demanded the fall of...
Syrian troops launch assaults ahead of mass protests
AFP 12 Aug 2011
DAMASCUS - Syrian forces launched assaults on flashpoint areas, killing at least two people as they pursued a crackdown...
Obama, Turkey's Erdogan confer on Syria violence
Reuters 11 Aug 2011
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Thursday about the violence in...
Syrian troops storm town near Turkish border
AP 11 Aug 2011
BEIRUT - Activists say the Syrian army has stormed a northwestern town near Turkey's border a day after authorities...
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows anti-regime youths throwing stones at security forces in the Damascus suburb of Qadam during protests against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, July 1, 2011. Syrian security forces killed 28 civilians as more than half a million people rallied on Friday for Assad's ouster across the country, a human rights group said on July 2.
Syrian opposition criticizes Egypt for sending new ambassador to Damascus
Fahd Alaragha Almasry 10 Aug 2011
Former Syrian Vice President Abdel Halim Khaddam has criticized Egypt for sending a new ambassador to Damascus,...
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his party, Ankara, June 8, 2011. Turkey will not
Turkey's Erdogan expects Syrian reforms within 15 days
Reuters 10 Aug 2011
ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he hoped Syria would take steps toward reform in 10-15...
Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr.
Egypt FM: Syria heading to "point of no return"
Reuters 10 Aug 2011
Syria is heading to a "point of no return" and national reforms must be implemented to avoid foreign...
An image grab taken on June 27, 2011 from footage uploaded on YouTube on June 24 allegedly shows Syrian security forces beating two men with batons and shoving them in the trunk of a car in Barza on the outskirts of Damascus.
Syrian troops take over eastern city
AP 10 Aug 2011
BEIRUT - An activist in Deir al-Zor says Syrian troops have taken control of the eastern flashpoint city following...