Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Assad tightens grip on Syria’s restive third city
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Assad tightens grip on Syria’s restive third city

Amman -- Government forces backed by snipers on rooftops tightened their grip on Syria's third city on Monday, rights groups…
Sweeping arrests in Syria after military rolls in
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Sweeping arrests in Syria after military rolls in

Cairo -- Syrian security forces arrested more than 200 people early Sunday -- including a 10-year-old boy -- as President…
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…
Syrian army conducts widespread raids, arrests
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Syrian army conducts widespread raids, arrests

Beirut -- A Syrian activist says the army is conducting raids and house arrests in cities and towns across the…
Residents: Many arrests in Syria’s Deraa
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Residents: Many arrests in Syria’s Deraa

Amman -- Syrian authorities are carrying out a wave of arrests in the city of Deraa in their latest move…
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