News: Syria

We have started to collect the most important news related to Syria in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Syria – overview

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Syria: news

Secularism and Islamism compete among Syrian rebels

Thursday, October 25th 2012, 13:30

Growing discord between secular and Islamist rebels in Syria
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Syria 'to give truce decision'

Thursday, October 25th 2012, 11:05

Syria's government is expected to announce its decision on a ceasefire proposed for this weekend's Eid al-Adha holiday by UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi.
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Assad 'agrees to Eid ceasefire'

Wednesday, October 24th 2012, 17:20

UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says the Syrian government and most rebel leaders agree to a ceasefire during the holiday of Eid al-Adha.
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Syrian rebels 'have US weapons'

Wednesday, October 24th 2012, 9:36
related countries: Russia, United States

Anti-government rebels in Syria have acquired portable surface-to-air missiles, including US-made Stingers, a top Russian general says.
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Life in a rebel-controlled Syrian town at war

Wednesday, October 24th 2012, 0:01

Life and death in a rebel-controlled Syrian town
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Candidates spar on foreign policy

Tuesday, October 23rd 2012, 23:24
related countries: Libya, United States

US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney clash on Israel, Iran, the Arab Spring and China in the third and final presidential debate.
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VIDEO: Rare look inside Syrian rebel town

Tuesday, October 23rd 2012, 23:05

Newsnight's Tim Whewell travels to a northern Syrian town under the control of anti-Assad rebels to find out who they are and what they are fighting for.
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UN 'planning' Syria peacekeeping

Monday, October 22nd 2012, 21:22

The UN is making contingency plans for a Syria peacekeeping force in the event of a ceasefire there around a Muslim holiday beginning on Friday.
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Jordanian killed at Syrian border

Monday, October 22nd 2012, 14:13
related countries: Jordan

A Jordanian soldier has been killed on the border with Syria by militants attempting to join the fighting there, say Jordanian officials.
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VIDEO: Damascus car bomb 'kills several'

Sunday, October 21st 2012, 18:42
related places: Damascus

Syrian state media says several people have been killed in a car bomb explosion in a Christian area of the capital, Damascus.
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UN envoy meets Syria president

Sunday, October 21st 2012, 12:04

Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi meets Syria's President Assad to discuss a temporary ceasefire, amid reports of several people killed in a bomb attack.
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VIDEO: The battle for control of Syria's media

Saturday, October 20th 2012, 23:09

BBC Monitoring's Mike Linstead explains how Syrian state TV is reporting the conflict - and how opposition activists are trying to put their side across.
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Emergency talks after Beirut bomb

Saturday, October 20th 2012, 13:03
related countries: Lebanon

The Lebanese cabinet meets for emergency talks a day after a powerful car bomb kills the head of internal intelligence and seven others.
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UN envoy opens Syrian truce talks

Saturday, October 20th 2012, 10:33

International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi begins talks with the Syrian government on a ceasefire as fighting continues to rage.
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UN peace envoy lands in Damascus

Friday, October 19th 2012, 16:01
related places: Damascus

UN and Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi arrives in Damascus to press for a ceasefire in the Syrian conflict, amid continued fighting.
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Syrian air strikes on rebel towns

Thursday, October 18th 2012, 18:21

Air strikes on rebel strongholds in northern Syria kill dozens of people, activists say, leaving survivors digging through rubble to find bodies.
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Fears for 'disappeared' Syrians

Thursday, October 18th 2012, 10:29

Human rights groups in Syria say at least 28,000 people have disappeared after being abducted by soldiers or pro-government militia.
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Syrian opponents consider truce

Wednesday, October 17th 2012, 20:34

The Syrian government and opposition indicate that they are willing to consider a ceasefire for Eid al-Adha proposed by the UN envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi.
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UN warns of jihadists in Syria

Tuesday, October 16th 2012, 23:08

A UN commission on human rights abuses in Syria warns of the increasing risk of foreign Islamist militants radicalising an already volatile conflict.
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Man charged over Syria kidnapping

Tuesday, October 16th 2012, 18:40
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Heathrow

A 26-year-old Briton arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of terrorism offences is charged with the kidnap of a UK photographer in Syria, police say.
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Syria rejects cluster bomb claims

Monday, October 15th 2012, 20:00

The Syrian army has dismissed as 'baseless' allegations by Human Rights Watch that it has been dropping cluster bombs on populated areas.
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Envoy appeals to Iran over Syria

Monday, October 15th 2012, 17:29
related countries: Iran

UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi appeals for Iranian help to implement a ceasefire in Syria over the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
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Syria bans Turkish civil flights

Sunday, October 14th 2012, 18:06
related countries: Turkey

Syria bans Turkish civilian flights over its territory, days after Turkey intercepted a Syrian plane reportedly carrying defence equipment.
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Turkey bans all Syrian flights

Sunday, October 14th 2012, 16:33
related countries: Turkey

Turkey bans Syrian civilian flights over its territory, as tensions between the two countries have been further escalating.
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Syria 'cluster bomb use growing'

Sunday, October 14th 2012, 14:00

A leading human rights watchdog accuses the Syrian government of dropping cluster bombs on populated areas during its fight against rebels.
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UN Syria envoy holds Turkey talks

Saturday, October 13th 2012, 19:09
related countries: Turkey
related places: Ankara, Damascus

The UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has talks in Turkey amid rising tensions between Ankara and Damascus.
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Turkish town scarred by Syria conflict

Saturday, October 13th 2012, 0:10
related countries: Turkey

Turkish town suffers fallout from Syrian conflict
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Russia-Syria plane had 'radar'

Friday, October 12th 2012, 22:01
related countries: Russia, Turkey

Russia says the Syria-bound plane intercepted by Turkey was carrying a legal cargo of radar parts - not weapons for the Syrian war effort.
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Syria rebels 'take military base'

Friday, October 12th 2012, 15:21
related places: Aleppo

Syrian rebels have taken an air defence base from government forces near the embattled northern city of Aleppo, activists say.
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Turkey 'lying' over Syria plane

Friday, October 12th 2012, 10:09
related countries: Russia, Turkey
related places: Ankara

Syria accuses Turkey of lying over its claim that a Syrian-bound plane forced to land in Ankara was carrying Russian-made defence equipment.
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Syria plane 'carried ammunition'

Thursday, October 11th 2012, 20:40
related countries: Russia, Turkey

The Syrian plane forced to land in Turkey was carrying Russian-made equipment and ammunition for Syria's defence ministry, says Turkey's PM.
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Plane interception angers Russia

Thursday, October 11th 2012, 14:51
related countries: Russia, Turkey
related places: Ankara

Moscow accuses Turkey of endangering Russian lives by using its military to force a Syria-bound passenger plane to land in Ankara.
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Plane interception angers Russia

Thursday, October 11th 2012, 13:40
related countries: Turkey
related places: Ankara

Moscow accuses Turkey of endangering Russian lives by using its military to force a Syria-bound passenger plane to land in Ankara.
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VIDEO: Turkey intercepts Syrian plane

Thursday, October 11th 2012, 2:34
related countries: Turkey

A Syrian passenger plane has been allowed to take off from the Turkish capital, where it was forced down by Turkish fighter jets.
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Turkey intercepts Syrian plane

Thursday, October 11th 2012, 0:42
related countries: Turkey
related places: Ankara

Turkish fighter jets force a Syrian passenger plane, suspected of carrying weapons, to land at Ankara airport amid tensions between the neighbours.
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Turkey steps up warning to Syria

Wednesday, October 10th 2012, 18:10

Turkey's top military commander warns Syria that it will respond with greater force if it continues its cross-border shelling.
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Terror suspects face kidnap probe

Wednesday, October 10th 2012, 16:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Two Britons arrested at Heathrow Airport over terrorism offence claims face questions about the kidnap of a UK photographer in Syria, police confirm.
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VIDEO: Syria and Assad's last refuge?

Wednesday, October 10th 2012, 7:07

The death toll from the conflict in Syria has now passed 32,000, according to Syrian activists' estimates, but one region of the country remains largely untouched by the violence.
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Viewpoint: Echoes of Spanish civil war in Syria

Tuesday, October 9th 2012, 16:30
related countries: Spain

Echoes of Spain's civil war in Syria
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Syria intelligence complex bombed

Tuesday, October 9th 2012, 11:53
related places: Damascus

Syrian rebels carry out a bomb attack on an intelligence agency complex in Damascus, with one activist group saying dozens of people were killed.
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'Saudi weapons' found in Syria

Monday, October 8th 2012, 20:06
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Aleppo

The BBC finds evidence that appears to suggest that weapons intended for the Saudi military have been diverted to Syrian rebels in Aleppo.
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Syrian author shares Pinter prize

Monday, October 8th 2012, 19:41

Samar Yazbek, whose latest book is an account of life in Syria during the uprising, will share the Pen Pinter prize with poet Carol Anne Duffy.
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VIDEO: 'Saudi weapons' found in Syria

Monday, October 8th 2012, 18:01
related countries: Saudi Arabia

BBC News has uncovered evidence that weapons intended for the Saudi military have been diverted to Syrian rebels.
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Turkey responds to Syrian fire

Sunday, October 7th 2012, 19:32
related countries: Turkey

Turkish artillery return fire after a Syrian mortar round lands in a border village and a car bomb kills a policeman at a police headquarters in Damascus.
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Turkey 'fires over Syrian border'

Sunday, October 7th 2012, 18:12
related countries: Turkey

Turkey's military fires into Syria for a fourth straight day after a Syrian mortar landed near a Turkish village, local media say.
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Turkey 'in new Syria retaliation'

Friday, October 5th 2012, 18:18
related countries: Turkey

Turkey's military returns fire after a Syrian mortar round again lands on Turkish soil, television channels say.
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Syria's Homs sees heavy shelling

Friday, October 5th 2012, 16:42

The Syrian city of Homs is subjected to the most severe bombardment in five months, amid continuing violence across the country, activists say.
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