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UN urges Syria political transition |
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Israel-Russia talks focus on Syria |
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Turkey alleges Syrian link in deadly border bombings |
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Syria denies role in Turkey blasts |
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Russia and US agree to hold Syria conference |
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Syrian foreign ministry: Israeli strikes 'backing terrorists'. Damascus
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Obama foresees no US troops in Syria. Costa Rica
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Syria says chemical weapons also a 'red line' for them |
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Hezbollah's Nasrallah in Syria pledge. Lebanon
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Syria chemical arms 'a game changer' |
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US steps up aid to Syria opposition. Washington
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Assad: West to 'pay price' for Syria |
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U.S. to give additional $60M to Syrian opposition. Washington
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Syria opposition U-turn on talks |
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Syria opposition boycotts talks |
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Assad: Israel destabilising Syria |
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Brahimi warns horror is 'unprecedented' |
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Assad denounces 'puppet' opponents 
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has delivered a rare TV address, denouncing his opponents as 'enemies of God and puppets of the West'
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Syrian military police chief defects |
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Russia: Syrian rebels may win conflict |
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Obama recognises Syria opposition | Washington: The US has formally recognised Syria's opposition rebel coalition as the 'legitimate representative' of the people, says President Obama | |
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Obama warns Assad against attacks |
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France, U.S. stand behind new opposition alliance |
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Syrian cleric to lead opposition. Qatar
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Syrian opposition upbeat on talks |
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UN: Syria offers holiday cease-fire After 19 months of incessant violence, the government has agreed to a cease-fire during the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday, which begins Friday
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Syria bans Turkish civil flights |
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UN condemns Syrian attack on Turkish town |
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Turkey OKs foreign troop deployment |
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Refugees flee Syria in record numbers
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Obama warns Syria on chemical arms Washington: President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a 'red line' that would change his thinking on intervention in...
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U.N. observer mission in Syria ends |
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| Aug.15 |
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UN blames Syria for Houla deaths |
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| Aug.7 |
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Iran, Syria huddle as fighting rages |
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| Aug.6 |
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Syria's prime minister leaves regime Opposition leaders said Riyad Hijab had defected, while Syrian state television said al-Assad dismissed Hijab from his post
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Russia condemns UN vote on Syria |
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Obama OK'd covert aid to Syrian rebels |
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Defections as Syria clashes rage |
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Top Syrian officials killed| Defense Minister Dawood Rajiha; Deputy Defense Minister, al-Assad's security adviser and assistant vice president, and Interior Minister were killed | |
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UN team reach Syria killings site |
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| Jul.11 |
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Top Syria diplomat abandons Assad. Iraq
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World powers agree on steps for Syria |
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Turkey warns of Syrian 'threat' |
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Syrian pilot flees to Jordan seeking asylum
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Syria in civil war - UN official
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Putin stands firm on Syria crisis. Moscow
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Clinton accuses Russia over Syria |
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UN votes to boost Syria mission. UN Security Council
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UN passes plan for Syria monitors UN Security Council: Council votes unanimously to approve resolution allowing observers into Syria to monitor cease-fire
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| Apr.8 |
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Pope calls for end to Syria bloodshed |
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| Mar.25 |
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Annan is 'last chance' for Syria |
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Gulf states to close Syrian embassies |
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| Mar.12 |
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Syria dominates Security Council meeting |
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| Mar.10 |
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Assad issues 'terrorism' vow to Annan
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| Mar.7 |
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Syria minister joins opposition
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Syrian city 'devastated' - UN aid chief 
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said parts of the Syrian city of Homs have been 'completely devastated'
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| Mar.1 |
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Red Cross to enter Homs district |
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2 French journalists safely out of Syria |
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| Feb.26 |
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Violence rages amid voting in Syria |
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Syria holds vote on constitution
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World powers seek Syria breakthrough 
Tunisia: A major world conference is being held in Tunisia to seek a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter Syrian unrest
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| Feb.22 |
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Two Western journalists killed in Syria Map of Homs Syria| Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in Homs. Ochlik had covered conflicts from Haiti to Libya, and won first prize in the World Press Photo general news ca... | |
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2 killed as Syrians protest near palace
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UN assembly adopts Syria motion UN Gen. Assembly: The UN General Assembly has voted in favour of a resolution condemning human rights violations in Syria and calling for an end to the violen...
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| Feb.13 |
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Harsh condemnation for Syria at U.N. |
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| Feb.7 |
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Russia 'wants Arab role in Syria' |
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| Feb.5 |
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Opposition group calls for strike as violence grows |
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| Feb.4 |
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Security Council's Syria resolution fails UN Security Council: As international anger grows over reports of mass carnage at the hands of the regime, a draft resolution condemning Syria failed to be adopted
| Russia and China rejected the draft resolution, which came hours after activists accused Syrian security forces of killing at least 55 people at Homs
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| Feb.3 |
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'Syria killings' as UN nears vote |
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| Jan.30 |
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Western pressure on Syria grows |
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| Jan.28 |
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Arab League suspends Syria mission The Arab League has suspended its monitoring mission in Syria due to the dramatic spike in violence and mounting fatalities
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Syria slams Arab League plan |
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| Jan.22 |
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Arab League calls for Assad departure |
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| Jan.11 |
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French journalist killed in Syria TV reporter Gilles Jacquier was among eight killed in the city of Homs, the first Western journalist to die in the country's current unrest
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Al-Assad blames 'external conspiracies' |
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| Jan.8 |
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Arabs urge end to Syria bloodshed |
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| Jan.7 |
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Syria tense as bomb victims mourned |
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| Jan.1 |
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Arab body urges Syria mission end. Arab Countries
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| Dec.30 |
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Mass Syria rallies prompt clashes |
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| Dec.27 |
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Homs residents confront Arab League team
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Security forces fire on protesters in Homs
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| Dec.26 |
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Arab League observers arrive in Syria Members of an Arab League delegation arrived to look into events on the ground and whether Syria is upholding a commitment to end a brutal crackdown
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| Dec.12 |
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UN estimates 5,000 killed in Syria
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| Nov.28 |
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'Gross violations' of human rights in Syria. UN
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| Nov.27 |
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Arab League imposed sanctions on Syria 
Egypt: Foreign ministers from 19 Arab League countries voted Sunday to slap economic sanctions against the Syrian regime
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Arab League sanctions for Syria |
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| Nov.3 |
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Tanks 'open fire' in Syrian city of Homs |
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| Oct.24 |
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U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria |
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| Oct.10 |
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At least 31 were killed during clashes |
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| Oct.4 |
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UN resolution on Syria is vetoed UN Security Council: China and Russia have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria over its crackdown on anti-government protesters
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| Sep.29 |
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Mob pelts US ambassador in Syria |
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| Aug.18 |
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Obama says al-Assad must go |
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| Aug.15 |
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Palestinians 'flee Syrian camp' |
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| Aug.14 |
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21 dead after naval forces shell city. Northern Syria
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| Aug.7 |
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Syrian tanks, bulldozers roll into Deir Ezzor |
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| Jul.31 |
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Army, protesters clash, killing 71 Map of Hama Syria Syrian tanks stormed the flashpoint city of Hama in one of several clashes nationwide that left at least 67 dead and more than 100 injured
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| Jul.1 |
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Hundreds of thousands in protests |
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| Jun.3 |
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Troops 'kill 34' at Syria protest |
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| May.18 |
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U.S. sanctions target Syrian president |
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| Apr.30 |
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Syrian troops storm Daraa mosque Map of Daraa Syria The army has seized control of Omari mosque which had become a centre for anti-government protests in the southern Syrian city of Daraa
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| Apr.25 |
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Syria launches bloody new crackdown |
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| Apr.22 |
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75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire The security forces used live ammunition and tear gas on anti-government protesters who rallied across the country after Friday prayers
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| Apr.18 |
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Syria protesters take over square |
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| Apr.15 |
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Clashes at mass protest in Syria |
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| Apr.8 |
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Forces fire on Syrian protesters
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| Mar.30 |
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Syria leaves state of emergency in place |
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| Mar.23 |
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15 killed in Syria clashes Map of Daraa Syria Escalating violence between security forces and anti-government protesters. The government fired the governor of the province
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| Jul.29 |
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Syria and Saudi leaders in Beirut |
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| Jul.12 |
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Syria, Lebanon to open embassies |
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| Apr.24 |
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Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme'
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| Nov.25 |
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Syria to attend Mideast summit |
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| Feb.4 |
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
| Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
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| Dec.30 |
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Ex-VP: Assad threatened Lebanese PM. Lebanon
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| Dec.11 |
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New Hariri report 'blames Syria'
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| Oct.31 |
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U.N. vote demands Syria cooperation |
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| Oct.20 |
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U.N. probe links Syria to Hariri killing. Lebanon
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| Feb.28 |
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Lebanon's pro-Syrian PM resigns |
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| Feb.16 |
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Iran to aid Syria against threats |
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| Apr.14 |
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Pressure mounts on Syria |
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| Jun.10 |
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Bashar al-Assad succeeds late father Son to replace deceased longest-serving Mideast ruler who led country since 1971
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.20 |
US steps up aid to Syria opposition. Washington
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| Feb.28 |
U.S. to give additional $60M to Syrian opposition. Washington
| 2012 |
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| Aug.2 |
Obama OK'd covert aid to Syrian rebels |
| 2005 |
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| Feb.16 |
Iran to aid Syria against threats |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Feb.26 |
Violence rages amid voting in Syria |
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| Feb.25 |
Syria holds vote on constitution
| 2005 |
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| Oct.31 |
U.N. vote demands Syria cooperation |
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| 2012 |
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| Dec.13 |
Russia: Syrian rebels may win conflict |
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| Nov.13 |
France, U.S. stand behind new opposition alliance |
| 2005 |
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| Feb.28 |
Lebanon's pro-Syrian PM resigns |
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| 2012 |
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| Apr.8 |
Pope calls for end to Syria bloodshed |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Mar.1 |
2 French journalists safely out of Syria |
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| Feb.22 |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria Map of Homs Syria| Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in Homs. Ochlik had covered conflicts from Haiti to Libya, and won first prize in the World Press Photo general news ca... | |
|
| Jan.11 |
French journalist killed in Syria TV reporter Gilles Jacquier was among eight killed in the city of Homs, the first Western journalist to die in the country's current unrest
|
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.25 |
Syria to attend Mideast summit |
|
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.17 |
Assad: West to 'pay price' for Syria |
| 2012 |
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| Aug.20 |
Obama warns Syria on chemical arms Washington: President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a 'red line' that would change his thinking on intervention in...
|
| Jun.25 |
Turkey warns of Syrian 'threat' |
| 2005 |
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| Dec.30 |
Ex-VP: Assad threatened Lebanese PM. Lebanon
| 2003 |
|
| Apr.14 |
Pressure mounts on Syria |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Sep.4 |
Refugees flee Syria in record numbers
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| Jun.21 |
Syrian pilot flees to Jordan seeking asylum
| 2011 |
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| Aug.15 |
Palestinians 'flee Syrian camp' |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Aug.15 |
UN blames Syria for Houla deaths |
|
| Jul.14 |
UN team reach Syria killings site |
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.11 |
New Hariri report 'blames Syria'
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| Oct.20 |
U.N. probe links Syria to Hariri killing. Lebanon
|
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| 2012 |
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| Jun.30 |
World powers agree on steps for Syria |
|
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| 2013 |
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| May. 13 |
Israel-Russia talks focus on Syria |
|
| May. 7 |
Russia and US agree to hold Syria conference |
|
| May. 3 |
Obama foresees no US troops in Syria. Costa Rica
| 2012 |
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| Aug.7 |
Iran, Syria huddle as fighting rages |
|
| Mar.10 |
Assad issues 'terrorism' vow to Annan
|
| Mar.7 |
Syrian city 'devastated' - UN aid chief UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said parts of the Syrian city of Homs have been 'completely devastated'
|
| Feb.7 |
Russia 'wants Arab role in Syria' |
| 2010 |
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| Jul.29 |
Syria and Saudi leaders in Beirut |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Apr.21 |
UN votes to boost Syria mission. UN Security Council
|
| Apr.14 |
UN passes plan for Syria monitors UN Security Council: Council votes unanimously to approve resolution allowing observers into Syria to monitor cease-fire
|
| Mar.12 |
Syria dominates Security Council meeting |
|
| Mar.1 |
Red Cross to enter Homs district |
|
| Feb.16 |
UN assembly adopts Syria motion UN Gen. Assembly: The UN General Assembly has voted in favour of a resolution condemning human rights violations in Syria and calling for an end to the violen...
|
| Feb.13 |
Harsh condemnation for Syria at U.N. |
|
| Feb.4 |
Security Council's Syria resolution fails UN Security Council: As international anger grows over reports of mass carnage at the hands of the regime, a draft resolution condemning Syria failed to be adopted
| Russia and China rejected the draft resolution, which came hours after activists accused Syrian security forces of killing at least 55 people at Homs
|
| |
|
| Feb.3 |
'Syria killings' as UN nears vote |
|
| Jan.28 |
Arab League suspends Syria mission The Arab League has suspended its monitoring mission in Syria due to the dramatic spike in violence and mounting fatalities
|
| Jan.23 |
Syria slams Arab League plan |
|
| Jan.8 |
Arabs urge end to Syria bloodshed |
|
| Jan.1 |
Arab body urges Syria mission end. Arab Countries
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.27 |
Homs residents confront Arab League team
|
| Dec.26 |
Arab League observers arrive in Syria Members of an Arab League delegation arrived to look into events on the ground and whether Syria is upholding a commitment to end a brutal crackdown
|
| Dec.12 |
UN estimates 5,000 killed in Syria
|
| Nov.28 |
'Gross violations' of human rights in Syria. UN
|
| Oct.10 |
At least 31 were killed during clashes |
|
| Oct.4 |
UN resolution on Syria is vetoed UN Security Council: China and Russia have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria over its crackdown on anti-government protesters
|
| Aug.18 |
Obama says al-Assad must go |
|
| Aug.14 |
21 dead after naval forces shell city. Northern Syria
|
| Aug.7 |
Syrian tanks, bulldozers roll into Deir Ezzor |
|
| Mar.30 |
Syria leaves state of emergency in place |
|
|
| 2012 |
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| Jul.11 |
Top Syria diplomat abandons Assad. Iraq
|
| Mar.15 |
Gulf states to close Syrian embassies |
| 2011 |
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| Oct.24 |
U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria |
| 2008 |
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| Jul.12 |
Syria, Lebanon to open embassies |
|
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| 2013 |
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| Feb.25 |
Syria opposition U-turn on talks |
|
| Feb.23 |
Syria opposition boycotts talks |
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.8 |
Syrian opposition upbeat on talks |
|
| Mar.25 |
Annan is 'last chance' for Syria |
|
| Feb.23 |
World powers seek Syria breakthrough Tunisia: A major world conference is being held in Tunisia to seek a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter Syrian unrest
|
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| 2012 |
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| Oct.13 |
Syria bans Turkish civil flights |
| 2011 |
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| Nov.27 |
Arab League imposed sanctions on Syria Egypt: Foreign ministers from 19 Arab League countries voted Sunday to slap economic sanctions against the Syrian regime
|
| Nov.12 |
Arab League sanctions for Syria |
|
| May.18 |
U.S. sanctions target Syrian president |
|
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.6 |
Assad denounces 'puppet' opponents Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has delivered a rare TV address, denouncing his opponents as 'enemies of God and puppets of the West'
| 2012 |
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| Dec.26 |
Syrian military police chief defects |
|
| Aug.6 |
Syria's prime minister leaves regime Opposition leaders said Riyad Hijab had defected, while Syrian state television said al-Assad dismissed Hijab from his post
|
| Jul.25 |
Defections as Syria clashes rage |
|
| Jul.18 |
Top Syrian officials killed| Defense Minister Dawood Rajiha; Deputy Defense Minister, al-Assad's security adviser and assistant vice president, and Interior Minister were killed | |
|
| Mar.7 |
Syria minister joins opposition
|
| Jan.10 |
Al-Assad blames 'external conspiracies' |
| 2000 |
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| Jun.10 |
Bashar al-Assad succeeds late father Son to replace deceased longest-serving Mideast ruler who led country since 1971
|
|
| 2012 |
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| Feb.18 |
2 killed as Syrians protest near palace
| 2011 |
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| Dec.30 |
Mass Syria rallies prompt clashes |
|
| Dec.27 |
Security forces fire on protesters in Homs
|
| Nov.3 |
Tanks 'open fire' in Syrian city of Homs |
|
| Sep.29 |
Mob pelts US ambassador in Syria |
|
| Jul.31 |
Army, protesters clash, killing 71 Map of Hama Syria Syrian tanks stormed the flashpoint city of Hama in one of several clashes nationwide that left at least 67 dead and more than 100 injured
|
| Jul.1 |
Hundreds of thousands in protests |
|
| Jun.3 |
Troops 'kill 34' at Syria protest |
|
| Apr.25 |
Syria launches bloody new crackdown |
|
| Apr.22 |
75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire The security forces used live ammunition and tear gas on anti-government protesters who rallied across the country after Friday prayers
|
| Apr.18 |
Syria protesters take over square |
|
| Apr.15 |
Clashes at mass protest in Syria |
|
| Apr.8 |
Forces fire on Syrian protesters
|
| Mar.23 |
15 killed in Syria clashes Map of Daraa Syria Escalating violence between security forces and anti-government protesters. The government fired the governor of the province
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.4 |
Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
| Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
|
| |
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| 2011 |
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| Apr.30 |
Syrian troops storm Daraa mosque Map of Daraa Syria The army has seized control of Omari mosque which had become a centre for anti-government protests in the southern Syrian city of Daraa
|
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| 2013 |
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| May. 2 |
Syria says chemical weapons also a 'red line' for them |
|
| Apr. 26 |
Syria chemical arms 'a game changer' |
| 2012 |
|
| Dec.3 |
Obama warns Assad against attacks |
| 2008 |
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| Apr.24 |
Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme'
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jan.7 |
Syria tense as bomb victims mourned |
|
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| 2012 |
|
| Oct.4 |
Turkey OKs foreign troop deployment |
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