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Cameron And Putin To Hold Syria Talks

2013-05-09T09:12:49Z

Prime Minister David Cameron will hold talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin this week on the need for diplomatic progress to end the conflict i...

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Is The US About To Arm The Syrian Rebels?

2013-05-02T16:17:10Z

The United States said it was considering arming the Syrian rebels, as another massacre was reported.

Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said handing we...

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POLL: Americans Do Not Want To Intervene To Help Syrian Rebels

2013-05-02T08:35:42Z

Only 12 per cent of Americans back arming the Syrian opposition movement a new poll has found, after President Obama suggested he would consider inter...

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Andrew Gawthorpe: Chronicle of a Downfall Foretold: Syria After Assad

2012-12-22T12:20:18Z

With Syria's cash reserves dwindling and its armed forces ceding more and more territory to the rebels, nothing could be more certain today than the inevitable downfall of Assad. However cathartic that moment may be, it is unfortunately unlikely to mark the end of the Syrian civil war.

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Cameron Warns Assad 'Nothing Is Off The Table'

2012-12-14T08:24:10Z

Britain is on the verge of sending more support to Syrian rebels, as David Cameron warned "nothing is off the table" when it comes to the removal of P...

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Could The UK Arm Syrian Rebels?

2012-11-08T06:51:48Z

Syrian rebels could be armed by the UK in a fresh push to oust President Bashar Assad and end the bloodshed after David Cameron ordered officials to r...

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Britain To Give Syrian Rebels An Extra £5m

2012-08-10T04:22:12Z

Britain is to give an extra £5m to Syrian rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime, helping to fund additional communications equipment and medical s...

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Putin In London To Discuss Syria.. And Watch The Judo

2012-08-02T02:40:48Z

David Cameron and Vladimir Putin will hold talks on the Syrian civil war in London on Thursday - with the Russian President in town to watch Olympic j...

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Syria 'Moving Chemical Weapons To Airports' Rebels Claim

2012-07-24T05:26:51Z

President Bashar al-Assad has begun moving chemical weapons to airports in case of "external aggression", according to the Free Syrian Army (FSA).

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John McCain Says West Should Be 'Ashamed' Of Its Failure To Act In Syria

2012-06-06T09:13:46Z

Former US presidential candidate John McCain has said the West must intervene to stop the bloodshed in Syria.

Senator McCain, who challenged Barack...

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UN Security Council Calls Emergency Meeting After Syria Massacre

2012-05-27T12:46:39Z

The UN security council is holding an emergency meeting on Sunday evening to discuss the massacre in Houla, Syria according to Sky News.

Gruesome v...

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'More Than 92' Killed As Syria Violence Resumes

2012-05-26T05:11:29Z

At least 92 civilians have been killed in Syria as violence returned to the restive country, the United Nations has confirmed.

According to activi...

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Syria 'Will Compete' At London 2012

2012-03-28T13:26:44Z

Athletes from war-torn Syria should not be punished by being excluded from the London 2012 games, David Cameron said today.

As International Olympi...

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Syria: Assad Visits Former Rebel Stronghold Of Homs

2012-03-27T11:48:46Z

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has visited the former rebel stronghold of Homs, the scene of fierce fighting with government forces that left hundre...

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Assad's Forces 'Cross Into Lebanon' As Annan Says Peace Plan 'Accepted'

2012-03-27T06:27:55Z

Syrian troops have reportedly crossed into Lebanon in armoured cars to battle armed opposition fighters with rocket-propelled grenades.

The news a...

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Camel Bondage Cartoons Found In Syrian President's Leaked Emails

2012-03-21T05:18:43Z

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was sent a cartoon of a camel dressed in bondage gear, reports on a cache of 3,000 leaked emails have said, as revela...

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Wounded Journalist Paul Conroy Joins Demonstrations Against Syrian Regime

2012-03-17T12:50:39Z

A war photographer injured in Syria told protesters outside the country's embassy in London on Saturday that he was sorry for the world's slow respons...

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Syria Uprising: Damascus Car Bombs Leave 27 Dead (PICTURES)

2012-03-17T11:00:57Z

Twin bombings have struck intelligence and security buildings in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing at least 27 people and wounding nearly 100, acco...

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London Doctor 'Advised Syria On How To Suppress Images Of Torture'

2012-03-16T09:01:51Z

A London doctor advised the Syrian regime on how to suppress images of children being tortured by soldiers, leaked emails have shown.

The Guardian ...

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Razan: One Year on, My Neighbourhood Destroyed, My Life Torn Apart

2012-03-14T19:00:00Z

I am broken because I am outside watching my family, my friends and my city Homs be ripped apart through shelling, theft of homes, rape and murder. In the last two weeks I have had many from my small village executed or arrested. Some tortured in wedding halls while others were blown up once gathered in a home.

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Russia Urged To Denounce Assad As Activists Mark One Year Of Syrian Revolt

2012-03-14T12:11:16Z

Campaigners from around the world are urging Russia to back the UN Security Council and help bring an end to the crisis in Syria, coinciding with what...

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'Every Single One Was Hunted Down'

2012-03-14T12:10:59Z

In January 2011 Rami Jarrah, 28, was living in Damascus with his wife and young daughter, working a good job in the import business.

Eight months ...

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Rami Jarrah: Syria: Not Until We Are Free

2012-03-14T19:00:00Z

The Assad regime, with its allies, has managed to prevent any sort of solution to the crisis or protection of Syrian nationals. Assad has sent a very clear message to his people: either I rule Syria or I burn Syria, you choose.

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Anonymous Syria: Syria, What a Victorious Revolution!

2012-03-14T19:00:00Z

Syrians didn't expect to be let down by the same humanity who didn't abandon their Tunisian, Egyptian and Libyan brothers. Dear so-called humanity, what makes Syrians unworthy of receiving your real support of our aspirations to live in freedom and dignity?

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ArabSpring FF: Resistance, Death, Determination and Glory: One Year in Syria's Uprising

2012-03-14T19:00:00Z

I was detained last Friday after security forces carried out random arrests. During my detention what struck me the most is that the security forces accused me of being in an "illegal protest." Any reforms made by a regime that shells its own people with tanks and mortars is worthless.

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