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Syria envoy meets Assad as opposition frustration grows
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Syria envoy meets Assad as opposition frustration grows

Syria special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi discussed solving the country's conflict with President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, but the opposition expressed…
Activists: 25 killed as Syrian fighter jets bomb Palestinian camp in Damascus
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Activists: 25 killed as Syrian fighter jets bomb Palestinian camp in Damascus

Syrian fighter jets rocketed the Palestinian Yarmouk camp in Damascus on Sunday, killing at least 25 people sheltering in a…
Russia says Syrian rebels might win
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Russia says Syrian rebels might win

Syrian rebels are gaining ground and might win, Russia's Middle East envoy said on Thursday, in the starkest such admission…
World powers recognize Syrian opposition coalition
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World powers recognize Syrian opposition coalition

World powers meeting in Marrakech, Morocco recognized Syria's new opposition coalition as "the legitimate representative of the Syrian people" and…
UN envoy: US and Russia still back Syria settlement
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UN envoy: US and Russia still back Syria settlement

BEIRUT ­­— US and Russian officials have given their commitment to a political solution for the deepening Syrian conflict, a…
Rebels circle Damascus airport; Russia, US downbeat
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Rebels circle Damascus airport; Russia, US downbeat

Rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared Damascus International Airport a battle zone on Friday, while Moscow and…
Blast hits Syrian Red Crescent HQ in capital, Syrian TV reports
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Blast hits Syrian Red Crescent HQ in capital, Syrian TV reports

An explosion in front of the Damascus headquarters for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) killed at least one person…
NATO warns Syria not to use chemical weapons
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NATO warns Syria not to use chemical weapons

NATO told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday that any use of chemical weapons in his fight against encroaching rebel…
US ‘strongly warns’ Assad over chemical arms
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US ‘strongly warns’ Assad over chemical arms

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a "strong warning" Monday to the regime of Bashar al-Assad over the potential…
Damascus fighting cuts off airport, Emirates suspends flights
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Damascus fighting cuts off airport, Emirates suspends flights

Syrian rebels battled forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad just outside Damascus on Thursday, forcing the closure of the main…
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