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We have started to collect the most important news related to Syria in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
The newly appointed head of the opposition Syrian National Council calls on officials in Damascus to defect, as violence across the country continues.
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A number of casualties have once again been reported in Syria, with clashes between rebel fighters and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in many parts of the country.
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RussiaKurdish activist Abdelbaset Sayda, elected leader of the opposition Syrian National Council, promises reforms to the often divided organisation.
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The Syrian army has killed at least 17 people, including women, during fighting in the southern restive town of Deraa, activists say.
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Shelling by Syrian troops kills 17, including women, in the southern town of Deraa, activists say, as the UN investigates an alleged massacre near Hama.
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Qubair shows sectarian violence may be spiralling in Syria
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UN monitors have been in the Syrian village of Qubair to investigate the scene of a massacre which took place on Wednesday.
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A BBC correspondent finds evidence of human remains at the village of Qubair in Syria, scene of a massacre reported on Wednesday.
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Ban Ki-moon expresses deep frustration with the violence in Syria, as UN monitors attempt to verify reports of a massacre at Qubair village.
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The head of the UN says monitors trying to reach the Syrian village of Qubair, where 78 people are said to have been killed, were fired upon.
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Activists accuse Syrian government forces of massacring 78 in a village near Hama, condemned by the US as "unconscionable".
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Agriculture Minister Riad Hijab is named as new prime minister of Syria by President Bashar al-Assad.
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RussiaSyria has declared as unwelcome the ambassadors of several Western states, a week after governments around the world expelled its top diplomats.
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Syria declares as unwelcome the ambassadors of several Western states, a week after governments around the world expelled its top diplomats.
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RussiaRussian co-operation is vital for effective action on Syria
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Syrian rebels say they are no longer committed to the nominal truce in Syria, in a blow to the peace plan brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan.
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At least 80 Syrian soldiers were killed by rebels in clashes and attacks on security forces checkpoints over the weekend, an activist group says.
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RussiaEU officials are expected to press Russian President Vladimir Putin to take a stronger line on Syria during a summit in St Petersburg.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad denies his government's forces had any role in the Houla massacre, in which more than 100 people were killed.
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Syria's President Assad denies any government role in the Houla massacre and calls it an "ugly crime", in his first public comments since the killings.
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Lebanon, 
LibyaThe Lebanese authorities deploy extra troops to the port city of Tripoli to keep the peace after Syria-linked sectarian clashes erupt there.
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Lebanon, LibyaAt least nine people have been killed and more than 20 hurt in the Lebanese port of Tripoli, in clashes linked to unrest across the border in Syria.
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Lebanon, LibyaAt least nine people are killed and many injured in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, as clashes erupt linked to unrest across the border in Syria.
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Syria is slipping closer to all-out war with each passing day, the UN peace envoy has warned.
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RussiaPeace envoy Kofi Annan warns that the spectre of all-out sectarian war is approaching in Syria as its neighbours urge Russia to stop backing Damascus.
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Vladimir Putin resists Western pressure to back stronger measures against Syria, arguing that Kofi Annan's peace plan is still the best solution.
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The UN Human Rights Council calls for an investigation into the killing of more than 100 civilians at Houla, and condemns Syria for the massacre.
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Opposition activists in Syria say 13 factory workers have been shot dead by a pro-government militia in the west of the country.
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New evidence emerges appearing to show another mass killing in Syria, ahead of an emergency meeting of the UN Human Rights Council.
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The fallout from the massacre in the Syrian town of Houla last week is continuing to drive the debate over what can be done to stop the violence.
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A Syrian official inquiry into the Houla massacre blames the atrocities on rebels trying to provoke international intervention.
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TurkeyAs the UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has said Syria could be moving towards a "catastrophic" civil war, the opposition based in Turkey is divided and beset by infighting.
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Russia, 
United StatesRussian policy on Syria is going to contribute to a civil war, the US secretary of state says, as the UN warns of a looming "catastrophic" conflict there.
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Paul Wood finds Syria close to major sectarian bloodshed
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A commander in the rebel Free Syrian Army threatens to stop adhering to a ceasefire on Friday but the ultimatum is denied by the rebels' leader.
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Observers from the UN confirm the discovery of 13 bodies of men bound and shot in Syria as concern over civilian suffering continues.
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Hopes of a new initiative over Syria suffer a setback as a Russian spokesman rules out any action by the UN Security Council soon.
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UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says Syria is at "tipping point", as several Western states announce they are expelling Syrian diplomats.
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Western states announce they are expelling senior Syrian diplomats following the killing of 108 people in the Houla region of Syria on Friday.
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United KingdomThe Syrian charge d'affaires in London is to be expelled in the wake of mounting condemnation of attacks on civilians, the Foreign Office confirms.
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Most of the 108 people killed in Syria's Houla region last week were summarily executed, UN officials say, as witnesses blame pro-government militias.
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UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan holds talks with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad amid widespread condemnation of the Houla massacre.
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Despite outrage over what is happening in Syria the international community has not been able to agree on the next steps that should be taken.
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Survivors of Friday's massacre in Syria tell the BBC of their terror as regime forces killed their families, although Damascus denies their claims.
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RussiaUnited Nations peace envoy Kofi Annan has arrived in Damascus for talks with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
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Syrian rebels were partly responsible for Friday's massacre in Houla, Russia's foreign minister says, as Kofi Annan arrives in Damascus.
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RussiaWilliam Hague says there is an increasing risk of civil war in Syria following the massacre in Houla and the government must implement an international plan to stop violence.
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