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AP Online
| almost 2 years ago
One of the most prominent opponents of the Syrian regime fears for his life and is in hiding, but that has not stopped him from speaking out, his son said Thursday during a visit to South Africa.
Syrian President Bashar Assad has used...
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Al Ahram
| almost 2 years ago
Ever since the beginning of the crisis in Syria that started last March in the southern city of Daraa, President Bashar Al-Assad seems not to have been able to grasp the enormity of the events that are taking place in his country. From the very...
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The Globe and Mail
| almost 2 years ago
As promised, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Moammar Gadhafi as well as his two closest lieutenants for alleged crimes against humanity. Now a similar investigation needs to take place on the deadly actions of Syrian...
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Kuwait Times
| almost 2 years ago
If he lets protesters stay on the streets, he will see his authority ebb away, but if he sends tanks into the city still scarred by the 1982 massacre, he risks igniting far wider unrest at home and deeper isolation abroad. Between 10,000 and 30,000...
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The Guardian
| almost 2 years ago
Khaled Al-Hariri/Reuters From the crumbling houses and narrow alleyways of Damascus's old city to the sleek cafes and government buildings of Abu Rummaneh and Mezze, posters of President Bashar al-Assad are taped on to windows...In the 41 years since...
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Fox
| almost 2 years ago
Protesters set fire to a Hezbollah flag, during an anti-Syrian regime rally near the Syrian embassy in Cairo, Egypt. Syrian troops fired Tuesday on residents who set up makeshift roadblocks to prevent the advance of tanks ringing the city of Hama,...
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NOW Lebanon
| almost 2 years ago
US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman told Al-Jazeera television on Tuesday that the US supports the Syrian people's demands, adding that it rejects the Syrian government's reaction to protests in the country. The [...
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The Daily Star
| almost 2 years ago
Reuters Arab demonstrators hold a Syrian flags in a demonstration to protest the military crackdown in Syria, in downtown Sao Paulo July 3, 2011. Syrian tanks surrounded Hama Tuesday, residents and activists said, threatening a large-scale assault on...
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Epoch Times
| almost 2 years ago
Jul 4, 2011 Almost 30 years ago, the Syrian military crushed an armed insurrection by the Muslim Brotherhood in the central Syrian city of Hama, resulting in the death of at least 10,000 people...Now his son, President Bashar al-Assad, is sending...
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Jerusalem Post
| almost 2 years ago
Syrian troops stormed houses in the city of Hama on Monday as thousands of residents took to the streets shouting "God is greater" in defiance of a government crackdown on recent large protests, residents said. "At least 30 buses carrying soldiers...
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United Press International
| almost 2 years ago
Syria braced for carnage as tanks and troops in armored carriers blocked a city's key roads after residents staged a large anti-regime protest, activists said. The heavily armed military forces converged on the ancient city of Hama Sunday amid heavy...
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Moreover Silicon Valley
| almost 2 years ago
A crowd of about 500 gathered in a downtown Chicago parking lot Sunday afternoon to support anti-government demonstrators in Syria, just as worldwide media reported that military action in a western city stoked fears of more violence. Leaders from...
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Al Jazeera
| almost 2 years ago
01 Syrian tanks and armoured vehicles deployed at the entrances to the city of Hama have pulled back, residents said. They headed north on Sunday after moving close to the city of 650,000 people. The move comes two days after the city saw the largest...
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The independent
| almost 2 years ago
Youths hurl stones at the Syrian security forces in Damascus Civilians in Hama, scene of a notorious massacre in 1982, were braced for a military onslaught last night as tanks and troops massed on the outskirts of the ancient Syrian city, days after...
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The Guardian
| almost 2 years ago
Syria has seen a violent crackdown on protests aimed at the president, Bashar al-Assad. Photograph: Ho/AP Shocking video footage has emerged from the Syrian city of Homs in which a young man filming against a background of gunfire in the streets...
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KSAZ
| almost 2 years ago
Syrian protesters braced for a resurgence in violence as a growing and better-organized anti-government movement rejected new overtures from authorities that included a planned national dialogue at the start of next week. Activists on Sunday reported...
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Jerusalem Post
| almost 2 years ago
Syrian tanks have deployed at the entrances to the city of Hama, activists and residents said on Sunday, two days after it saw the largest protest against President Bashar Assad since an uprising began three months ago. "Tens of people are being...
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Macleans
| almost 2 years ago
Mohammed Habash, a Syrian lawmaker, speaks to journalists during a rare government-sanctioned meeting, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday July 3, 2011. The attendees urged the Syrian government to undertake political reforms and undertake dialogue with...
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BBC
| almost 2 years ago
Troops 'deployed to restive city of Hama' Syrian troops are being deployed at the restive city of Hama after mass anti-government protests and the sacking of its governor, activists have said. Troops were taking positions at key entrances to the city,...
