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Damascus : Syria | Feb 10, 2012 at 10:28 PM PST

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The world must stand united in demanding a halt to violence in Syria and for President Bashar al-Assad to step down, the European Union's top diplomat Catherine Ashton said Friday. "I am appalled by the reports of the brutal attacks by the Syrian armed forces in Homs," she said, referring to the assault... FULL ARTICLE AT NOW Lebanon

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