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2nd day of general strike in tense Syrian city, tanks pull back
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2nd day of general strike in tense Syrian city, tanks pull back

Beirut - Syrian activists and residents say tanks are withdrawing from the outskirts of a tense city in central Syria…
Residents: Syrians find 13 bodies in Deraa mass grave
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Residents: Syrians find 13 bodies in Deraa mass grave

Syrian villagers pulled 13 bodies from a mass grave near the southern city of Deraa on Monday, residents said, and…
Syrian tanks shell towns, at least 19 killed
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Syrian tanks shell towns, at least 19 killed

Amman -- Syrian tanks shelled residential areas in two towns and at least 19 people were killed across the country,…
Residents: Tanks enter Syrian town in south
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Residents: Tanks enter Syrian town in south

Amman -- Syrian forces have entered the southern town of Tafas near the city of Deraa in the Hauran Plain,…
Special from Syria: International condemnation follows deadly Friday crackdown
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Special from Syria: International condemnation follows deadly Friday crackdown

Damascus -- Security forces continued their bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations on Friday after protesters took to the streets in…
Activists say Syrian security forces kill 30 protesters; UN gets OK for visit
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Activists say Syrian security forces kill 30 protesters; UN gets OK for visit

Beirut -- Syrian security forces opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters demanding regime change, killing more than 30 people…
Assad deploys Syrian troops before Friday prayers
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Assad deploys Syrian troops before Friday prayers

Amman -- Security forces have moved into central Syria and coastal areas before Friday prayers in a test of will…
Syrian troops start withdrawal from besieged city
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Syrian troops start withdrawal from besieged city

Beirut -- The Syrian army began a gradual withdrawal Thursday from a southern city at the heart of the uprising…
Syrian leader: Army operation in south to end soon
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Syrian leader: Army operation in south to end soon

Beirut -- Syria on Wednesday promised to end its military operation in the southern city of Deraa, where the anti-government…
Special from Syria: Syrians defiant despite mass arrests and persistent violence
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Special from Syria: Syrians defiant despite mass arrests and persistent violence

Damascus -- Hossam looked on the protest scene with excitement and giddy anticipation. A few hundred defiant Syrians had taken…
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