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.

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Syria: news

Step up Syrian action, Cameron urges

Friday, May 10th 2013, 18:28
related countries: Russia
related places: Sochi

Prime Minister David Cameron says the international community must do more to "help shape" a transitional government in Syria after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Syrian women 'for sale' in Jordan

Friday, May 10th 2013, 6:56
related countries: Jordan

Syrian refugees resort to short-term paid marriages
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'No post-war role' for Syria's Assad

Thursday, May 9th 2013, 17:11
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State John Kerry says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would have no role in a political settlement to Syria's conflict.
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Syria's unwinnable war

Thursday, May 9th 2013, 7:03

Syria's people lose in a war no-one knows how to end
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Ease Syria rebel arms sanctions - UK

Thursday, May 9th 2013, 3:03
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK government sets out the case for lifting or amending the EU arms embargo against the main Syrian opposition group, the National Coalition.
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Syria sarin row - an inconvenient outburst

Wednesday, May 8th 2013, 17:32

Mark Urban on response to claims of sarin use by Syrian rebels
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Envoy hails US-Russia deal on Syria

Wednesday, May 8th 2013, 16:42
related countries: United States

UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi hails a US-Russia accord to work together to end the conflict in Syria but warns it is "only a first step".
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No easy answers on Syria crisis

Wednesday, May 8th 2013, 16:12
related countries: United States

Questions remain despite US Russia accord
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Syrian internet back after blackout

Wednesday, May 8th 2013, 15:10

The internet in Syria appears to have returned after a blackout that lasted more than 19 hours.
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Syria 'cut off from the internet'

Wednesday, May 8th 2013, 10:08

Web traffic in Syria plunges to zero overnight, in what appears to be the second internet blackout in six months.
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Russia and US agree Syria conference

Tuesday, May 7th 2013, 22:54
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Moscow

Russia and the US say they have agreed to work towards holding an international conference to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria.
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UN peacekeepers seized in Golan

Tuesday, May 7th 2013, 17:32

Four Filipino UN peacekeepers are seized while patrolling the demilitarised area between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
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Syria rebel sarin claim downplayed

Monday, May 6th 2013, 21:18

A UN inquiry seeks to distance itself from comments made by a member that there is evidence of the nerve gas sarin being used by Syrian rebels.
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Evidence Syria rebels 'used sarin'

Monday, May 6th 2013, 15:06

UN investigator Carla Del Ponte says there are strong suspicions Syrian rebels have used sarin nerve agent - her commission says it's not conclusive.
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Syria condemns Israeli air strikes

Sunday, May 5th 2013, 18:57
related countries: Israel

Israel's air strikes on military targets in Syria show co-ordination between Israel and "terrorist groups", the Syrian foreign ministry says.
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VIDEO: Head 'torn off Assad father statue'

Sunday, May 5th 2013, 17:49

Amateur footage apparently showing a statue of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's father being attacked has been posted online.
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Damascus 'hit by Israeli strikes'

Sunday, May 5th 2013, 11:16
related countries: Israel
related places: Damascus

Multiple explosions shake the suburbs of Damascus, with Syria accusing Israel of launching its second attack in two days.
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Israel planes strike inside Syria

Saturday, May 4th 2013, 19:32
related countries: Israel, United States

Israel launches an air strike against Syria, targeting weapons heading for Lebanon's Hezbollah, as the US reiterates it is unlikely to send troops.
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Obama foresees no US troops in Syria

Saturday, May 4th 2013, 2:33
related countries: United States

President Barack Obama says he does not envisage sending American troops to Syria, as US reports suggest Israel conducted an air strike there.
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'Dozens killed' in Syrian village

Friday, May 3rd 2013, 18:45

At least 40 people were killed by pro-government gunmen in north-west Syria on Thursday, activists say, prompting opposition claims of a "massacre".
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Syrian massacre allegations fuel sectarian sentiment

Friday, May 3rd 2013, 18:33

Massacre allegations fuel sectarian sentiment
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US considering arms for Syria rebels

Thursday, May 2nd 2013, 23:04
related countries: United States

For the first time a senior US official acknowledges the administration is thinking about arming Syria's rebels, amid allegations of a new massacre.
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Growing signs of Hezbollah role in Syria conflict

Wednesday, May 1st 2013, 13:45

BBC sees growing evidence of Hezbollah role in Syria conflict
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VIDEO: Obama takes cautious approach on Syria

Wednesday, May 1st 2013, 3:00

President Obama has said he will not be rushed to respond to Syria's apparent use of chemical weapons.
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Bearing witness to the Syrian conflict

Wednesday, May 1st 2013, 0:04
related countries: Argentina

An Argentine photographer's journey to Syria
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Hezbollah's Nasrallah in Syria pledge

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 20:25
related countries: Lebanon, United States

The head of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah declares that Syria has real friends who will not let it fall to the US, Israel or Islamic extremists.
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VIDEO: Lebanon dragged into Syria conflict

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 16:42

As the conflict in Syria drags on, pro-government fighters near the country's borders are turning for increasing support to their allies in neighbouring territories.
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Central Damascus 'hit by explosion'

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 15:31
related places: Damascus

At least 13 people have been killed and many more injured by a powerful explosion in Syria's capital, Damascus, state media and activists say.
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Italian reporter disappears in Syria

Monday, April 29th 2013, 21:59
related countries: Italy, Lebanon

A war correspondent for Italy's La Stampa newspaper has been missing for 20 days since crossing into Syria from Lebanon, the paper says.
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Syrian PM survives car bomb attack

Monday, April 29th 2013, 15:26
related places: Damascus

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi survives a car bomb attack in the capital, Damascus, in which several people are killed, state media say.
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Investigating Syria chemical weapon claims

Saturday, April 27th 2013, 11:42

Gordon Corera on the investigation into chemical weapons in Syria
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VIDEO: Syria chemical arms 'a game changer'

Saturday, April 27th 2013, 8:08
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama has vowed a "vigorous investigation" into reports that Syria has used chemical weapons, warning they will be a "game changer" for US policy if proven true.
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Cameron fears Iraq effect over Syria

Friday, April 26th 2013, 22:00
related countries: Iraq

Prime Minister David Cameron expresses concerns that international action in Syria may be being held back because of fears of a repeat of the Iraq war.
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VIDEO: Syria chemical evidence growing - UK

Friday, April 26th 2013, 21:49
related countries: United Kingdom

There is "limited but growing" evidence that Syrian government troops have used chemical weapons, UK Prime Minister David Cameron says.
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Syria chemical arms 'a game changer'

Friday, April 26th 2013, 20:16
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama vows a "vigorous investigation" into reports Syria has used chemical arms, warning they will be a "game changer" if proven true.
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Syria chemical evidence growing - UK

Friday, April 26th 2013, 14:19
related countries: United Kingdom

There is "limited but growing" evidence that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, says British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Covert help for Syria's rebels in Jordan

Friday, April 26th 2013, 7:18
related countries: Jordan

Evidence that Syrian rebels are receiving training in Jordan
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VIDEO: US suspects Syria of chemical attack

Friday, April 26th 2013, 6:18
related countries: United States
related places: White House

US intelligence agencies believe "with varying degrees of confidence" that Syria has used chemical weapons against rebels, the White House has said.
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US suspects Syria of chemical attack

Thursday, April 25th 2013, 22:46
related countries: United States

US intelligence agencies believe "to some degree of varying confidence" that Syria has used chemical weapons against rebels, the White House says.
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VIDEO: Ancient Aleppo minaret destroyed

Thursday, April 25th 2013, 2:35
related places: Aleppo

The minaret of one of Syria's most famous mosques has been destroyed during clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.
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VIDEO: Syria government makes jihadist claim

Thursday, April 25th 2013, 0:26

Syria's deputy foreign minister has repeated the country's claim that the West is involved in an alliance with jihadists of al-Qaeda in the fight against President Assad's regime.
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Ancient Aleppo minaret destroyed

Wednesday, April 24th 2013, 15:34
related places: Aleppo

The minaret of Syria's famous 12th-Century Umayyad Mosque in the northern city of Aleppo is destroyed as rebels clash with government troops.
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Clashes for control of Syria airbase

Wednesday, April 24th 2013, 12:03
related places: Aleppo

Fierce fighting is taking place for the control of a military airbase near Aleppo, reports say, as a Syrian minister says his country is in a war against terrorism.
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AUDIO: Europeans 'radicalised in Syria'

Wednesday, April 24th 2013, 7:06
related countries: Belgium

Europe correspondent Duncan Crawford met one Belgian family who say their son has travelled to Syria to fight alongside rebels against Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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'Many Europeans' fighting in Syria

Wednesday, April 24th 2013, 3:45

Hundreds of Europeans are fighting with rebel forces in Syria - and could pose a threat when they return, says the EU's anti-terror chief.
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Syrian bishops' fate remains unclear

Wednesday, April 24th 2013, 2:01

Reports of the release of two bishops abducted by gunmen in a rebel-held area of northern Syria are denied by sources close to the pair.
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Israel general in Syria 'sarin' claim

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 16:19
related countries: Israel

A senior Israeli military official says Syrian forces have used chemical weapons against rebels several times.
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Syrians live in fear as kidnappings increase

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 15:04

Fear of kidnap haunts Syria's war-torn streets
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Gunmen abduct bishops in Syria

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 7:07
related countries: Turkey
related places: Aleppo

Militants in a rebel-held area of northern Syria abduct two bishops travelling from the Turkish border back to the city of Aleppo.
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VIDEO: 'More than 100 people' killed in Syria

Monday, April 22nd 2013, 23:34
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Damascus

British Foreign Secretary William Hague says he is "appalled" by reports that more than 100 people were killed by Syrian government forces in a suburb of the capital, Damascus.
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EU states ease Syria oil embargo

Monday, April 22nd 2013, 16:10

EU member states agree to ease an oil embargo on Syria to allow opponents of President Bashar al-Assad to sell crude.
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'Dozens killed' in Syria army attack

Monday, April 22nd 2013, 12:46
related places: Damascus

Syrian government troops killed at least 80 people - including women and children - while seizing a town near Damascus, opposition activists say.
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CBS Twitter accounts are hacked

Sunday, April 21st 2013, 6:55
related countries: United States

Twitter accounts for news programmes by US broadcaster CBS are hacked by a group proclaiming support for the Syrian government.
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US steps up aid to Syria opposition

Sunday, April 21st 2013, 3:51
related countries: United States

Secretary of State John Kerry steps up US aid to Syria's rebels and tells a Friends of Syria meeting there must be a peaceful transition in the country.
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The changing face of Syria's capital

Saturday, April 20th 2013, 23:06

How the face of Syria has changed since the unrest began
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Israel 'will act on Syria weapons'

Thursday, April 18th 2013, 14:38
related countries: Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells the BBC that Israel has a right to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands in Syria.
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Writer Colvin on Orwell shortlist

Thursday, April 18th 2013, 8:08

Journalist killed in Syria is shortlisted for Orwell Book Prize, which celebrates political writing.
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VIDEO: Israel 'will act on Syria weapons'

Thursday, April 18th 2013, 7:24
related countries: Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the BBC that Israel has a right to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands in Syria.
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Assad: West to 'pay price' for Syria

Wednesday, April 17th 2013, 20:42

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the West will pay a high price for what he describes as its support for al-Qaeda in his country's conflict.
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