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| Jan.1 |
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Arab body urges Syria mission end |
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| Jan.6 |
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Suicide bomber kills 25 in Syria
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| Jan.11 |
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French journalist killed in Syria
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| Jan.28 |
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Arab League suspends Syria mission
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| Feb.4 |
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Security Council's Syria resolution fails 
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.8 |
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Homs suffers 'heaviest' shelling 
Map of Homs Syria The Syrian city of Homs has come under renewed bombardment for the fifth day running - the heaviest so far. Tanks are on the streets
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| Feb.10 |
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Blasts rock Syria's second city
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| Feb.11 |
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Syrian military hospital chief killed |
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| Feb.16 |
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UN assembly adopts Syria motion 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.17 |
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Syrian city shelled after UN vote |
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| Feb.18 |
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2 killed as Syrians protest near palace
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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
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| Feb.23 |
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World powers seek Syria breakthrough A major world conference is being held in Tunisia to seek a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter Syrian unrest
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| Feb.25 |
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Syria holds vote on constitution
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| Feb.26 |
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Violence rages amid voting in Syria |
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| Feb.27 |
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Syrian army shells northern towns |
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Opposition: 64 killed at Homs checkpoint At least 144 people were killed Monday across Syria, including 64 who died in a 'horrifying massacre' at a checkpoint in Homs province
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| Feb.29 |
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Syria troops 'advancing in Homs'
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| Mar.1 |
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2 French journalists safely out of Syria |
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Red Cross to enter Homs district |
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| Mar.6 |
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Syrian deaths as escape route attacked |
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| Mar.7 |
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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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Syria minister joins opposition
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| Mar.10 |
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Assad issues 'terrorism' vow to Annan
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| Mar.12 |
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Syria dominates Security Council meeting |
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| Mar.15 |
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Gulf states to close Syrian embassies |
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| Mar.18 |
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'Deadly car bomb' in Syrian city |
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Syrian rebels 'in Damascus firefight'
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| Mar.25 |
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Annan is 'last chance' for Syria |
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| Apr.4 |
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Violence rages in Syria despite high-level diplomacy |
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| Apr.5 |
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Syrian refugees spill into Turkey |
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| Apr.7 |
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127 dead as Syrian forces target civilians Syrian forces are targeting civilians displaced from their homes by earlier fighting, an opposition group said
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| Apr.8 |
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Pope calls for end to Syria bloodshed |
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Syria suggests it might not pull forces by deadline |
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Rebels reject new Syria demand |
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| Apr.10 |
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Syria: Deadline passes, violence rages |
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| Apr.11 |
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Syria ceasefire comes into effect A ceasefire for Syria proposed by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has come into force, but Western countries have doubted Syria's willingness
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| Apr.14 |
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UN passes plan for Syria monitors Council votes unanimously to approve resolution allowing observers into Syria to monitor cease-fire
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| Apr.15 |
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Renewed clashes as UN monitors due |
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| Apr.21 |
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UN votes to boost Syria mission
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| Apr.25 |
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Massive explosion in Hama 'kills 70' |
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| Apr.28 |
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Lebanon holds 'Syria arms ship' |
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| May.10 |
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Dozens killed in Damascus blasts |
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| May.26 |
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U.N. observers see bodies of 92 dead in massacre Map of Houla Syria More than 92 people, including 32 children younger than 10, were killed Friday by artillery and tank shells in the Syrian village of Houla
| UN mission head Maj-Gen Robert Mood told the BBC the killing in Houla was 'indiscriminate and unforgivable'
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| May.31 |
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Clinton accuses Russia over Syria |
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Syria blames rebels for Houla massacre |
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| Jun.1 |
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Putin stands firm on Syria crisis
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| Jun.6 |
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New 'massacre' in central Syria
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| Jun.7 |
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UN monitors 'shot at' in Syria |
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| Jun.8 |
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Massacre traces in Syrian village |
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| Jun.11 |
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Government forces fired indiscriminately |
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| Jun.12 |
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Syria in civil war - UN official
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| Jun.16 |
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UN suspends Syria peace mission
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| Jun.21 |
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Syrian pilot flees to Jordan seeking asylum
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| Jun.22 |
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Syria: We shot down Turkish fighter Map of Latakia Syria| The Syrian military has said it shot down a Turkish plane 'flying in airspace over Syrian waters', according to state-run news agency Sana. The Turkish and Syrian navies are meanwhile engaged... | |
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| Jun.25 |
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Turkey warns of Syrian 'threat' |
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| Jun.28 |
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Explosions shake heart of Damascus |
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| Jun.30 |
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World powers agree on steps for Syria |
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| Jul.1 |
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Turkey scrambles jets to Syria border |
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| Jul.6 |
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High-ranking general defects from Syrian military |
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| Jul.11 |
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Top Syria diplomat abandons Assad
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| Jul.12 |
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'Mass killing' in Syria village At least 200 people are reported to have been killed in the Syrian village of Tremseh, in Hama province
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| Jul.14 |
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UN team reach Syria killings site |
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| Jul.15 |
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Syria is in civil war - Red Cross |
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| Jul.16 |
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Clashes spread in Syrian capital |
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| Jul.18 |
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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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| Jul.19 |
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Troops go in for Damascus battle |
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| Jul.20 |
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Syrian forces, rebels battle in Damascus Syrian troops clashed with opposition fighters as the battle for the capital advances relentlessly amid collapsed diplomatic efforts
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U.N. extends mission as Syria boils |
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| Jul.24 |
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Syrian troops hit back in Aleppo |
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| Jul.25 |
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Defections as Syria clashes rage |
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| Jul.28 |
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Syria forces launch Aleppo attack |
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Syrian forces hammer Aleppo Map of Aleppo Syria| The head of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) has called for foreign states to arm rebel fighters. Tanks pounded the Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, a sign that a muc... | |
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| Jul.30 |
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Rebels inch closer to Syria's largest city |
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Syrian rebels hold out in Aleppo
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| Aug.1 |
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Video: Syrian rebels execute Assad loyalists
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Fighting in Aleppo 'escalates' |
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| Aug.2 |
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Obama OK'd covert aid to Syrian rebels |
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| Aug.3 |
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Russia condemns UN vote on Syria |
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| Aug.4 |
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Iran pilgrims abducted in Syria |
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Fighting intensifies in Aleppo |
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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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| Aug.7 |
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Iran, Syria huddle as fighting rages |
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| Aug.9 |
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Syria rebels lose key Aleppo area Syrian rebel commanders say they have lost control of the strategic Salah al-Din district in the northern city of Aleppo after a government ...
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| Aug.10 |
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Aleppo clashes spark refugee rise |
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| Aug.13 |
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Syria rebels 'shoot down plane'
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| Aug.15 |
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UN blames Syria for Houla deaths |
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| Aug.19 |
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U.N. observer mission in Syria ends |
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| Aug.20 |
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Obama warns Syria on chemical arms 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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| Aug.22 |
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184 people killed, 100 of them in Damascus
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| Aug.25 |
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Syrian opposition: Deadliest month |
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'Scores of bodies' found in Syria |
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| Aug.27 |
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Syria helicopter down in Damascus
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| Sep.1 |
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Fighting rages at Syria air bases
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| Sep.3 |
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'Deadly strike' in Syria's Aleppo |
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| Sep.4 |
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Refugees flee Syria in record numbers
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| Sep.20 |
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Syrian helicopter 'clipped plane' |
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| Sep.22 |
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Rebel command 'moved into Syria'
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| Sep.25 |
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Damascus rocked by twin blasts |
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| Oct.3 |
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Dozens killed in blasts at Aleppo public square |
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Turkey retaliates for shelling deaths Map of Akcakale Turkey Turkey fired on Syrian government targets in response to the shelling of a Turkish border town in which five civilians were killed
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| Oct.4 |
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Turkey OKs foreign troop deployment |
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UN condemns Syrian attack on Turkish town |
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| Oct.10 |
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Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Turkey Map of Ankara Turkey Turkish fighter jets have forced a Syrian passenger plane suspected of carrying weapons to land in Ankara
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| Oct.13 |
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Syria bans Turkish civil flights |
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| Oct.24 |
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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 Frida...
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| Oct.27 |
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Fighting unravels temporary Syrian truce |
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| Nov.5 |
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Suicide bombing in central Syria
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| Nov.8 |
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Syrian opposition upbeat on talks |
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| Nov.11 |
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Syrian cleric to lead opposition
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| Nov.12 |
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Israeli tanks 'hit Syrian units' in Golan |
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| Nov.13 |
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France, U.S. stand behind new opposition alliance |
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| Nov.28 |
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Deadly blasts shake Damascus suburb |
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| Dec.3 |
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Obama warns Assad against attacks |
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| Dec.11 |
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Obama recognises Syria opposition The US has formally recognised Syria's opposition rebel coalition as the 'legitimate representative' of the people, says President Obama
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| Dec.13 |
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Russia: Syrian rebels may win conflict |
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| Dec.14 |
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U.S. sending troops, missiles to Turkey |
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| Dec.16 |
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Damascus Palestinian refugee camp 'attacked' |
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| Dec.21 |
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Syria firing more Scud missiles |
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| Dec.26 |
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Syrian military police chief defects |
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