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The Courier-Mail
| 10 months ago
Damascus, shelling districts and storming houses, after launching a ferocious assault to try to reinforce its hold on the Syrian capital, activists say. Warplanes and heavy artillery also reportedly bombarded rebel areas in the battered northern city...
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International Business Times
| 10 months ago
Free Syrian Army fighters carry the body of a fellow fighter during clashes in Aleppo. David Cameron and Barack Obama have discussed the threat of Syria's chemical weapons and building of support for the opposition groups fighting Bashar al-Assad's...
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The Tribune
| 10 months ago
Syrian forces, rebels in major Damascus clashes Syrian forces, rebels in major Damascus clashes Syrian regime forces shelled two central Damascus districts Wednesday before troops backed by tanks swept through to carry out house-to-house raids,...
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Kuwait Times
| 10 months ago
A Sunni gunman steps out from a hole made by fighters to move from street to street, during clashes that erupted between supporters and opponents of the Syrian regime, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon yesterday. Syrian army shells...
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Arab News
| 10 months ago
Government forces stepped up blistering attacks in Damascus and Aleppo on Wednesday after the regime said it was ready to discuss President Bashar Assad's exit in any talks on ending Syria's brutal conflict. At least 12 people were killed in a raid...
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DAWN
| 10 months ago
Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran diplomat troubleshooter, will take over from Kofi Annan as the international envoy on the Syria conflict, the United Nations said. UN leader Ban Ki-moon appealed to the divided international powers to give strong, clear and...
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The Daily Star
| 10 months ago
Syrian government troops pounded rebel bastions in the northern city of Aleppo and other parts of Syria and fierce fighting was reported in Damascus, a day after the UN called time on its observer mission. Syria: Syrian forces pounded rebel hubs in...
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Arab News
| 10 months ago
Ali Bluwi Saturday 18 August 2012 Iranian diplomacy is at work with full force to defend and protect Assad who is under threat from the Free Syrian Army. In this background, we see the visit of Saeed Jalili, secretary of Iran's Supreme National...
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Voice of America
| 10 months ago
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has met with his Turkish counterpart to discuss the deepening crisis in Syria. France and Turkey are among the staunchest supporters of the Syrian opposition. In a press conference in Ankara, visiting French...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 10 months ago
The United Nations has announced that 78-year-old Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as the new peace envoy to Syria. The appointment came as Syrian government forces pounded rebel hubs in the city of Aleppo and battled...
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Voice of America
| 10 months ago
Peter Fedynsky August 17, 2012 Algerian statesman Lakhdar Brahimi has been named as the United Nations/Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria. His mission will be to stop the fighting in Syria. He replaces outgoing envoy Kofi Annan, who...
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Mail Online UK
| 10 months ago
17 August 2012 The regime of President Bashar Assad has suffered another serious blow after his younger brother and enforcer Maher Assad lost a leg in a bomb blast which devastated the Syrian security hierarchy last month. Maher Assad, who is known...
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The New York Times
| 10 months ago
Mr. Brahimi's appointment, which had been widely expected, was announced in a brief statement by Ban Ki-moon , the United Nations secretary general. The violence and the suffering in Syria must come to an end, Mr. Ban said in the statement. The...
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Taiwan News
| 10 months ago
Travel & Delicacy Beauty never Ends Ecological Environment Associated Press 2012-08-18 02:43 AM French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says any change of regime in Syria must be achieved in a "controlled way." In a news conference Friday with his...
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NOW Lebanon
| 10 months ago
The White House on Friday called on the United Nations to explain the mandate of its new envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, but called him a "capable" and "seasoned" diplomat. "We need to hear more from the UN on the mandate of Mr Brahimi's new position,...
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Arab News
| 10 months ago
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called Friday for Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime to be smashed fast as he visited Turkey's largest refugee camp near the border. The Syrian regime should be smashed fast, Fabius told reporters. After...
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Sky News
| 10 months ago
Former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as the international envoy working to bring an end to the conflict in Syria, the UN has announced. Mr Annan ended his attempts to bring peace to the country, which has seen an...
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Russia Today
| 10 months ago
The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over the decision made by the UN Security Council not to extend the UN observer mission in Syria, while Moscow has scheduled a meeting with the Syrian deputy prime minister. "We express concern over...
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BBC
| 10 months ago
On 31st January 2011, inspired by the protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square, six young Damascus residents organised the first major demonstration of the Syrian uprising. They prepared placards, modest in their message, calling on the Egyptian army not to...
