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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 former head of the UN mission in Syria says President Assad's fall is "only a matter of time", as Syrian forces renew an assault on Aleppo.
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Battles between President Assad's forces and rebels are continuing in the Syrian city of Aleppo, raising fears about the plight of civilians.
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United StatesGovernment forces resume their attacks on Syria's northern city of Aleppo, as the US says it fears there could be a massacre there.
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United StatesThe US says it fears Syrian forces are preparing to carry out a massacre in the country's most populous city, Aleppo, as troops encircle it.
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Syrian rebels prepare for a major battle in Aleppo, as government forces are said to be encircling the city and awaiting reinforcements.
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United StatesThe US confirms the defection of two more high-level Syrian diplomats, as fighting in the key commercial hub of Aleppo intensifies.
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges the world community to act to stop "slaughter" in Syria, as thousands of troops reportedly move on the city of Aleppo.
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TurkeyThousands of government troops stationed on Syria's border with Turkey are heading to Aleppo to join in fighting in the city, activists say.
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Syrian pro-government forces launch a counter-attack after rebels seize parts of Aleppo, and a former Assad aide confirms he has defected.
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Fighter jets have bombed eastern areas of Syria's second city of Aleppo, a BBC reporter nearby says, in a significant escalation of the conflict.
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Fierce fighting is reported in Syria's commercial centre, Aleppo, as rebels launch a major offensive to try to capture the city.
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People in Syria's capital Damascus say they are facing difficulties to buy basic amenities, apparently queuing for up to 12 hours to buy bread.
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United StatesPresident Barack Obama warns Syria it will be held accountable if it deploys chemical weapons after it threatens their use against external attack.
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The Syria government has threatened to use chemical and biological weapons if foreign troops are sent in to quell the violence engulfing the country.
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Continued clashes are reported in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, after rebels launched a new offensive at the weekend.
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Syria says it will not use chemical weapons against its own people, as rebels tell the BBC they are encouraged by last week's assassinations.
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Syrian conflict sends thousands of people fleeing to safety
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Arab League ministers call on Syria's President Assad to step down, as rebels tell the BBC they are encouraged by last week's assassinations.
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The international charity War Child has accused all sides in the Syrian conflict of deliberately targeting children.
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Government forces strike back at rebel-held strongholds in Syria's two biggest cities - Damascus and Aleppo - following a week of rebel advances.
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Heavy clashes between troops and rebels are reported in Syria's second city of Aleppo, a day after the UN extends its observer mission.
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The UN Security Council unanimously votes to keep its observer mission in Syria for a "final" 30 days, as violence continues in the capital Damascus.
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The UN says tens of thousands of Syrians have been crossing the country's borders into neighbouring countries over the past 48 hours as fighting intensifies.
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Returning Iraqis speak of victimisation by Free Syrian Army
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Thousands of Syrian refugees pour into neighbouring countries as fighting between government forces and rebels intensifies.
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Fierce fighting between government forces and the rebels is continuing in the Syrian capital Damascus.
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A fourth top Syrian official dies from injuries incurred in a bombing on Wednesday, as the army ousts rebels from a Damascus neighbourhood.
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Iraq, TurkeySyrian rebels capture a number of positions on the country's borders with Turkey and Iraq as the army concentrates on the battle for Damascus.
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Iraq's government has said its citizens are leaving Syria in large numbers because of the violence there.
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RussiaRussia and China reject a UN resolution proposing sanctions on Syria, as President Assad appears in public for the first time after a Damascus bomb.
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Syrian troops mobilise for a new offensive around Damascus, after the deaths of three top regime figures in a suspected suicide attack.
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The complexities of trying to find and freeze Syrian leader's fortune
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United StatesThe killing of three top figures at the heart of Syria's defence establishment shows President Bashar al-Assad is losing control, the White House says.
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There have been clashes throughout the night in many parts of Syria, after the deaths on Wednesday of three top regime figures in a suspected suicide attack.
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Analysts debate the case for intervention in Syria
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Syria's defence minister, President Assad's brother-in-law and the head of the crisis management office are killed in a suicide bombing, state TV says.
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President Assad's brother-in-law and Syria's defence minister have reportedly been killed in a suicide bombing in Damascus.
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A woman living in Damascus, Syria, told 5 live that fighting has intensified in the central areas of the city.
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Syrian Defence Minister Daoud Rajiha has been killed and other officials have been injured in a suicide attack on the national security headquarters in Damascus, according to state TV.
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Syrian officials have dismissed claims by rebels that they have launched an all-out offensive in Damascus.
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Syrian officials dismiss rebel claims to have launched a final assault on Damascus, saying the army repelled isolated terrorist attacks.
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RussiaClashes erupt in the centre of Syria's capital, as rebels announce they have launched an all-out assault called Operation Damascus Volcano.
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Fighting is intensifying around the Syrian capital Damascus, activists say.
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The most senior Syrian politician to defect tells the BBC that the regime could use chemical weapons, as fighting spreads around Damascus.
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The most senior Syrian politician to defect to the opposition has told the BBC the regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons if it is cornered.
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Armoured personnel carriers are deployed in areas of Damascus, activists say, as fierce clashes rage in the Syrian capital for a second day.
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RussiaRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Western attempts to get Moscow to discuss possible sanctions on Syria contain "elements of blackmail".
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Heavy fighting is reported around the Syrian capital Damascus, as government forces use mortar fire in clashes with the Free Syrian Army.
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Violence in Syria has become so widespread that the country is engaged in an internal armed conflict, in effect a civil war, the Red Cross (ICRC) has said.
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Syria denies UN claims it used heavy weapons in an attack on the village of Tremseh, saying only 37 people, including two civilians, died.
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UN observers plan to return to the Syrian village of Tremseh to continue investigations into an attack on Thursday that killed up to 200.
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The attack on the Syrian village of Tremseh mainly targeted rebels and activists, the UN mission says, apparently contradicting civilian massacre claims.
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