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The Independent
| 1 year ago
Syrian government shelling and offensives against rebel-held towns killed at least 74 civilians across the country yesterday, activists said, as the United States posted online satellite images of troop deployments that cast further doubt on whether...
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Canada.com
| 1 year ago
At least 80 people were reported killed across Syria on Saturday, 52 of them civilians, as regime forces pressed a protest crackdown three days ahead of a deadline to cease fire and pull back. Monitors reported the latest deaths despite UN chief Ban...
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
Damaged buildings in Taftanaz after violence between Syrian government troops and rebels. Photograph: Reuters The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon , has condemned the Syrian government for fresh military assaults despite agreeing to a...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem will discuss the crisis in his country and the development of relations with Russia on a rare visit to Moscow next week, the foreign ministry said Friday. Mouallem is to arrive in Moscow on Monday for a visit...
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Al Jazeera English
| 1 year ago
51 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sharply criticised the Syrian government for its latest attacks on civilians, saying that increased attacks by government forces on Syrian cities "violate" the UN Security Council's demand for an end to...
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Zee News
| 1 year ago
With fighting escalating, the stream of Syrians fleeing to neighbouring Turkey has picked up considerably, as about one-third of the total of 24,000 refugees arrived in the past two weeks, Turkish officials said. Some 2,500 crossed the border on...
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Jerusalem Post
| 1 year ago
Tanks firing in three cities, activists say; Ban Ki-moon says Syria situation getting worse; record number of Syrian refugees flee to Turkey, totaling more than 2,800 people, a Turkish official says. Syrian troops and tanks battled rebels on Friday,...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
Syria will not abide by a U.N.-backed cease-fire plan unless outside countries pledge in writing to stop aiding rebel fighters, Syria's U.N. ambassador said. Bashar Jaafari told reporters at the United Nations that Syrian police were not covered by...
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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
AP Mourners walk past open graves at a cemetery during the funeral for four people killed in a raid by government forces in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, April 5, 2012 Syrian opposition groups reported fresh violence in several areas of Syria on...
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The Daily Star
| 1 year ago
Syrian men stand in a building damaged by tank shells in a Damascus suburbs. U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has told the Syrian government and opposition that the yearlong conflict must end at 6 a.m. local time on April 12 if the government meets...
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
The first and second floor of building in Damascus hit by shelling after a raid by army troops reportedly killed several rebels and civilians on Thursday. Photograph: AP Syria has been urged by the UN to implement "urgently and visibly" an...
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Russia Today
| 1 year ago
The violence in Syria cannot be averted by means of traditional observers, believes UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. Therefore the UN is preparing a peace-keeping mission with a broad and flexible mandate to ensure the conflict ends April 12. ...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
The UN Security Council has urged Syria to implement "urgently and visibly" a peace plan requiring a 10 April deadline for ending a military offensive against the opposition. Envoy Kofi Annan's plan calls for Damascus to pull back troops and heavy...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
The Syrian government said Thursday it withdrew troops from some communities as part of a peace plan pushed by special envoy Kofi Annan , his spokesman said. The government statement could not be confirmed, CNN reported, and the United Nations was...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Syrian government troops have unleashed a new wave of attacks against rebels, according to reports, amid assurances by President Bashar al-Assad that he had withdrawn his forces from parts of the country. Share This Story According to activists,...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Russia's foreign minister urged Syrian peace envoy Kofi Annan on Thursday to also put pressure on the rebels after the UN Security Council called on the regime to keep a deadline on troop withdrawals. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Sergei Lavrov...
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The Daily Star
| 1 year ago
A team led by a Norwegian major general arrived in Damascus on Thursday to negotiate the possible deployment of a U.N. team that would monitor a cease-fire agreement between Syrian government troops and rebel forces, a spokesman for the U.N...His...
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Zee News
| 1 year ago
Annan's spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said Syrian authorities "told us that they have begun withdrawing troops from certain areas", namely the cities of Deraa, Idlib and Zabadani. Speaking in Geneva, he said this was being verified, but did not say how. "...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles The confrontation took place in the Baajour neighbourhood, near the Lebanese University campus. Although supporters and opponents of the regime quickly fled the scene, police said an investigation has been launched. Similar clashes were also...
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The Daily Star
| 1 year ago
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan expects the Syrian government and the opposition to fully implement a truce by April 12, his spokesman said on Thursday, as fighting raged near the capital Damascus. France however said that it is not confident Syrian...
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The New York Times
| 1 year ago
If all goes according to plan a big if up to 250 United Nations military observers could soon be sent to Syria to monitor a proposed cease-fire between the forces of President Bashar al-Assad and those trying to overthrow him. Major-General Robert...
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Al Jazeera English
| 1 year ago
35 General Mood will assess the implementation of a troop pullout pledged by President Assad [EPA] Fierce clashes have been reported between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters in Douma, near the capital Damascus, and in other parts of...
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Star Tribune
| 1 year ago
The United Nations expects a cease-fire between Syrian troops and opposition forces to be in place no later than April 12, a spokesman for the U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said Thursday, as activists reported a fierce attack by government troops...
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The Hindu
| 1 year ago
Security Council motion on Syria if it doesn't contain ultimatums to Bashar Assad's government, the Russian Foreign Minister said on Thursday. Sergey Lavrov said on a trip to Kyrgyzstan that Moscow may vote in favour of a Security Council document...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Russia on Thursday warned the West against using threats and ultimatums in its approach to Syria's regime as the United Nations prepared a statement on the protracted conflict. "Russia proceeds from a deep conviction that any steps around Syria...
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Pakistan Chronicle
| 1 year ago
Russia stepped up its backing of embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday by warning the West that the rebels would never be able to defeat his army even if armed to the teeth. The stark declaration marked a change in tone for Moscow...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
U.N. envoys were to arrive in Syria Thursday to work out monitoring as the Security Council readied a statement demanding on-time compliance for a cease-fire...Truce Supervision Organization for Middle East peacekeeping from 2009 to 2011 -- was to...
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The New York Times
| 1 year ago
Lebanon Russia , the most powerful supporter of Syria 's embattled government, took new steps on Wednesday to exert its diplomatic influence over the violent conflict there, inviting both the Syrian foreign minister and representatives of the...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
Western and Arab proposals to arm Syria's opposition are a recipe for "carnage" and doomed to fail because the country's disparate rebels will never be able unseat President Bashar al-Assad even if they are armed to the teeth, Russia warned yesterday...
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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
Syrian activists prepare signs for protests at a house in a neighborhood in Damascus, Syria. United Nations monitors are headed to Syria in a mission aimed at decreasing violence in the country. Their arrival comes as Syrian forces are launching...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
Since 2006, 2 April has been a national holiday in Argentina to mark the beginning of the war with G... Suggested Topics Russia yesterday claimed the West was undermining the work of international peace envoy Kofi Annan, warning Britain and her...
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Arab News
| 1 year ago
Syrian troops clashed with army defectors and shelled rebellious districts in the central city of Homs yesterday, killing at least 18 civilians a day after the government claimed it had begun a troop withdrawal ahead of the deadline to implement an...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
Homs was the site of heavy clashes between rebels and Syrian troops earlier this month. Dozens died in a month-long shelling on the area in February. Syria, April 4 (UPI) -- Russia's foreign minister said Wednesday there is no way the Syrian...
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The Independent
| 1 year ago
Roberto Mancini says if Manchester United beat QPR this weekend then the Premier League title race i... If you missed the article which has made Samantha Brick and the Daily Mail trending topics on Twitte... Since 2006, 2 April has been a national...
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Arab News
| 1 year ago
Syrian opposition activists accused forces loyal to President Bashar Assad of bombarding rebel areas on Wednesday as a UN mission was expected to arrive in Damascus in a first step to implement an international peace plan. Activists said at least 80...
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The Hindu
| 1 year ago
The Syrian opposition will not be able to defeat the government forces no matter how many arms it gets from abroad, said Russia's Foreign Minister. "It's clear as daylight that even if they arm the opposition to the teeth, it won't defeat the Syrian...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles Speaking during an appearance in Baku, Azerbaijan, Lavrov said that not only would arming the rebels escalate the violence in Syria, but would be pointless since they could not hope to defeat Assad's larger and better-equipped military. "...
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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
Activists said Wednesday tanks were storming and shelling several towns and villages. They said the operations were ongoing "from the Turkish border in the northeast to Daraa in the south." Several neighborhoods in the central city of Homs, a bastion...
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Al Jazeera
| 1 year ago
10 Lavrov, right, said Syria's opposition would never defeat Assad's army even if "armed to the teeth" [Reuters] Syrian forces have attacked several opposition bastions despite a ceasefire pledge, according to activist reports, as Russia said the...
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B92
| 1 year ago
The U.S. said Tuesday that the UN Security Council must respond urgently if Syria fails to keep its pledge to halt offensive military operations by April 10...Ambassador Susan Rice said that Syrian forces had been continuing offensive operations, and...
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Russia Today
| 1 year ago
Resolutions calling on Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down, the West and its allies have gone ballistic in their desire of regime change. The actions of Friends of Syria group of states jeopardize realization of the UN peace plan for Syria,...
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Jerusalem Post
| 1 year ago
Assad forces kill at least 70 in Syria over past 24 hours, despite imminent arrival of UN team. At least 70 people were killed in intense fighting in Syria over the past 24 hours, activists said on Wednesday, despite the imminent arrival of a UN team...
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The Jakarta Post
| 1 year ago
World Russia's foreign minister warned other nations again Wednesday not to arm the Syrian opposition, saying it would only escalate hostilities. Speaking on a trip to Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Syrian opposition wouldn't be...
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The Globe & Mail
| 1 year ago
Loud explosions reverberated across the central Syrian city of Homs and clashes were reported in several areas across the country Wednesday, just hours after the government said it has started to withdraw troops from some cities in compliance with an...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
Lavrov said that two groups of Syrian opposition representatives will be visiting Moscow in the coming days and that Russia will be using the meetings to convince them that it wants to help resolve the year-long crisis. "Right now, representatives of...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 1 year ago
The "Friends of Syria" group of Western and Arab nations is undermining international envoy Kofi Annan's efforts to end the bloodshed in Syria, Russian news agencies quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Wednesday. "Everyone has...
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NOW Lebanon
| 1 year ago
At least 80 people, mostly civilians, were killed on Tuesday as Syrian forces pressed their crackdown on dissent despite a truce pledge, monitors said on Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that a total of 58 civilians were killed,...
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
The Russian embassy officials refused to acknowledge basic facts about the burgeoning conflict in Syria, including that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues to kill his own people. The Russia officials also claimed that an equal number of...
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The Daily Star
| 1 year ago
The success or failure of Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria will depend largely on how willing Russia is to keep sustained pressure on a government that Moscow is determined to protect from Western calls for "regime change." Even if, as expected,...
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The Daily Star
| 1 year ago
Skepticism that Syrian President Bashar Assad will adhere to a looming April 10 deadline to halt military operations in protest centers was matched with threats of urgent and serious action by international bodies and opposition groups Tuesday.
