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Syrian National Council head urges Arab League to be harsher on Assad
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Syrian National Council head urges Arab League to be harsher on Assad

The head of the Syrian National Council has called on the Arab League to at the very least direct a…
Syria violence rages, France tells UN to hurry
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Syria violence rages, France tells UN to hurry

BEIRUT — Syrian forces shot dead four civilians on a bus on Wednesday and fighting raged near Damascus, dissidents said,…
Syria’s Assad ‘finished,’ Tunisian leader says
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Syria’s Assad ‘finished,’ Tunisian leader says

Bashar al-Assad's international allies must realize the Syrian president is "finished" and persuade him to step down to avoid further…
Activists: Syrian troops attack Damascus suburb
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Activists: Syrian troops attack Damascus suburb

BEIRUT — Syrian troops stormed and shelled districts in a suburb of the capital Damascus Sunday, activists said, a day…
Syrian opposition to meet Arab League in Cairo
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Syrian opposition to meet Arab League in Cairo

The secretary general of the Arab League said he would meet with the Syrian opposition at the league’s headquarters in…
Mr. and Mrs. Assad fight to salvage image
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Mr. and Mrs. Assad fight to salvage image

President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma were shown on Syrian state TV packing food aid, an apparent effort to…
Activists report shooting in Syria as first team of UN monitors begins mission
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Activists report shooting in Syria as first team of UN monitors begins mission

BEIRUT — An advance team of six UN observers arrived in the Syrian capital to monitor the country’s cease-fire, which…
Syria ceasefire imperiled as government vows crackdown
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Syria ceasefire imperiled as government vows crackdown

BEIRUT — Syria's ceasefire increasingly was under threat on Sunday as the government vowed a crackdown on a wave of…
Activists report shelling in central Syrian city
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Activists report shelling in central Syrian city

Syrian troops shelled Saturday two rebel-held neighborhoods in the central city of Homs in an apparent violation of an internationally…
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