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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.
Syrian rebels say they have captured a key army base near the city of Deir Ezzor, giving them control of a large swathe of eastern Syria.
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IraqThe Free Syrian Army, the main armed rebel group fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is supported by the Free Iraqi Army who aim to end Shia expansion.
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TurkeyNato says it is considering a request by Turkey to deploy Patriot anti-missile systems to protect its border with conflict-torn Syria.
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Iran, 
RussiaThe former Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab who defected from the regime of President Bashar al-Assad earlier this year says Russia - and particularly Iran - are now deciding policy in Syria.
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How a Syrian woman's Facebook post sparked online furore
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United KingdomThe UK believes the opposition coalition is the "sole legitimate representative" of the Syrian people, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says.
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Islamist rebel groups in the Syrian city of Aleppo say they reject the new Western-backed opposition coalition, and seek to establish an "Islamist state".
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TurkeyWith no end in sight to the crisis in Syria, refugees are crossing the border into neighbouring countries, such as Turkey, in increasing numbers.
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International charity Save the Children warns that 200,000 Syrian refugee children are at serious risk from freezing temperatures as winter sets in.
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France, IraqSyrian rebels say they have captured an airport near the Iraqi border, as France says it will install a new ambassador from the opposition.
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United KingdomSyrian opposition groups could be a "credible, political alternative" to the Assad government, UK foreign secretary William Hague says.
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France, United KingdomFrance says it will discuss supplying arms to the Syrian opposition coalition with European partners, ahead of key talks in Paris and London.
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France, 
MaliForeign and defence ministers from five EU states back a proposed European mission to train Mali government forces tackling Islamist fighters.
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Prime Minister David Cameron will hold a security meeting with senior ministers later to discuss options for dealing with the crisis in Syria.
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One of the aid agencies operating in Syria says that at least 2.5m people are now displaced within the country, with many risking their lives to seek sanctuary in Europe.
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FranceFrance becomes the first Western state to recognise Syria's new opposition coalition as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people.
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The Syrian Arab Red Crescent says some 2.5 million people have been displaced within Syria, doubling previous figures used by aid agencies.
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The Arab League welcomes Syria's new opposition bloc, but stops short of giving it full recognition as the sole representative of the Syrian people.
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TurkeySix Gulf states recognise a new Syrian opposition coalition as the country's "legitimate representative", a day after factions united.
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Jim Muir assesses chances of Syria's new opposition coalition
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The cleric chosen to lead Syria's new opposition alliance
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IsraelIsrael's military says its tanks have scored 'direct hits' on Syrian artillery units after Syrian mortar shells landed near an Israeli army post.
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TurkeySyrian government aircraft have reportedly bombed the rebel-held town of Ras al-Ain, near the border with Turkey.
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QatarA leading Syrian cleric who fled to Egypt, Moaz al-Khatib, is chosen to head a new coalition to oppose President Bashar al-Assad's government.
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IsraelIsraeli forces say they have fired warning shots into Syria after a mortar round fired from Syria exploded in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
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BBC reporter in Damascus on living in the shadow of death
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At least 20 soldiers have been killed in twin explosions in the southern Syrian city of Deraa, activists say.
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QatarSyria's main opposition group, meeting in Qatar, has chosen the Christian George Sabra as its leader.
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QatarSyria's main opposition group, the Syrian National Council, chooses a Christian as its leader amid tense talks in Qatar over the group's future.
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QatarThe Syrian National Council is facing a key choice on whether to join other opposition groups in a new, more unified leadership body, at talks in Qatar.
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QatarThe Red Cross says it cannot cope with the worsening situation in Syria, as opposition groups debate plans to unite under a new leadership.
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Syrian rebels carry out fresh attacks on government facilities and strongholds in the capital, Damascus, in what is seen as a significant escalation.
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United KingdomDavid Cameron speaks of his determination to give Syria a brighter future as he meets refugees of the conflict in the country.
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A spate of bomb attacks rocks the Syrian capital Damascus leaving several people dead, activists say, as violence continues across the country.
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SomaliaThe UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, says he fears the country could "turn into a new Somalia" unless the crisis ends soon.
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United KingdomBritish Prime Minister David Cameron says he would back offering President Bashar al-Assad safe passage out of Syria if it ended the bloodshed there.
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IsraelAn Israeli patrol vehicle is reportedly hit by Syrian gunfire in the Golan Heights, two days after three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarised zone.
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QatarA number of people have been killed in two car bomb attacks in Syria, state media and activists say, as opposition figures meet in Qatar.
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QatarSyria's divided opposition groups meet in the Qatari capital, Doha, for talks aimed at forging greater unity and the formation of a government in exile.
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Syrian rebels capture a key oilfield in eastern Deir Ezzor province, activists say, the first time such a facility has been taken.
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Rebels in Syria say they are locked in a fierce battle with government troops to capture the key airbase of Taftanaz in the north.
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The UN says a video that appears to show Syrian rebels murdering soldiers or pro-government militiamen could be evidence of a war crime.
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Rebel attacks on army checkpoints on the main road between Syria's biggest cities, Damascus and Aleppo, leave 28 soldiers dead, reports say.
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United StatesWill US succeed in reshaping 'ineffective' Syrian opposition?
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United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges the Syrian opposition to reject extremism and says the rebel leadership must be more inclusive.
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TurkeyRajan Datar reports on the extent to which tourism in Turkey has been affected by the conflict in Syria.
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Warplanes are bombing opposition strongholds in Damascus and the north, activists say, while a bomb explodes near a Shia shrine in the capital.
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A senior Syrian air force general has been shot dead by rebels in a suburb of the capital Damascus, state television reports.
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JordanHow Syria conflict is drawing in militant Islamists from Jordan
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IraqMany families that sought sanctuary in Syria are back in Baghdad after escaping for their lives a second time.
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Two car bombings in the Syrian capital Damascus kill at least 10 people, state media report, as a supposed ceasefire draws to an end.
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The Syrian government has heavily shelled several areas of the country, say activists, despite a UN-backed ceasefire for the festival of Eid al-Adha.
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Lebanon, United StatesThe US has accused pro-Syrian groups in Lebanon - including Hezbollah - of providing training, advice, and logistical support to the Syrian military, raising fears that the conflict could spread beyond Syria's borders.
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CyprusA Syrian boy, feared to have been killed in the rubble of his shelled Damascus home in July, has been reunited with his parents, who had fled to seek asylum in Cyprus.
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TurkeySyrian exiles in Turkey set up schools for their children
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A temporary truce agreed by Government forces in Syria and rebels to mark a Muslim religious holiday has already been broken.
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