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

Tributes to reporter Marie Colvin

Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 20:35

Tributes pour in for Sunday Times foreign correspondent Marie Colvin, who has been killed in Syria.
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Western journalists die in Homs

Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 19:27
related countries: France, United States
related places: Homs, Western

American Marie Colvin of the UK's Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik are among 60 people killed as Syria steps up its clampdown.
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VIDEO: Colvin 'defined by her humanity'

Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 18:57
related countries: United States

Tributes have been paid to Marie Colvin, the highly respected American Sunday Times reporter, following her death in the Syrian city of Homs.
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VIDEO: Lyse Doucet on journalist and friend

Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 16:00

The BBC's Lyse Doucet speaks about her friend and colleague who was killed in the Syrian city of Homs. She described her as dedicated, passionate and a person who got stuck into her stories.
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VIDEO: Two Western journalists killed in Homs

Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 12:35

Two Western journalists have been killed in the Syrian city of Homs when shells hit the building they were staying in, opposition activists say.
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VIDEO: Red cross urges for Syria ceasefire

Tuesday, February 21st 2012, 23:20

Syrian activists say 80 people have been killed in the latest clashes, mainly in northern Syria.
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US backs Red Cross call for Syria

Tuesday, February 21st 2012, 22:46
related countries: United States
related places: Red Cross

The US backs calls by the Red Cross for a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to allow aid into the worst affected areas.
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Syria steps up Homs bombardment

Tuesday, February 21st 2012, 19:48

Syria's military intensifies shelling of rebel-held areas in Homs, activists say, amid reports of scores of deaths across the country.
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VIDEO: Syria unrest: Heavy bombardment in Homs

Tuesday, February 21st 2012, 15:04

Rebel-held areas of the central Syrian city of Homs have come under intense bombardment from the Syrian army.
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Red Cross presses for Syria truce

Monday, February 20th 2012, 21:53

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is trying to negotiate a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to bring in aid.
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West 'stirring Syria civil war'

Monday, February 20th 2012, 13:58
related countries: China

The West is stirring civil war in Syria, says an editorial in the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Syria army 'traps Homs civilians'

Monday, February 20th 2012, 0:03

Syrian refugees scarred by bloody army siege
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VIDEO: Is Assad preparing Homs ground attack?

Sunday, February 19th 2012, 18:28

Syrian activists say security forces have resumed their bombardment of the city of Homs and there are fears that a ground attack is imminent.
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Egypt calls home envoy from Syria

Sunday, February 19th 2012, 15:09
related countries: Egypt

Cairo recalls its ambassador to Syria as President Bashar al-Assad's forces continue their crackdown against opponents of his rule.
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Sanctions 'disintegrating Syria'

Sunday, February 19th 2012, 11:11

One of Syria's leading businessmen says its economy is being crippled by foreign sanctions and that the government is slowly disintegrating.
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VIDEO: Syrian forces 'open fire at funeral'

Saturday, February 18th 2012, 22:48
related places: Damascus

Syrian troops have fired on mourners during a funeral that turned into a demonstration in Damascus, killing at least one person, activists say.
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Syrian troops 'fire on mourners'

Saturday, February 18th 2012, 14:43
related countries: China
related places: Damascus

Syrian troops fire on a crowd of mourners in Damascus, reportedly killing one, as a visiting Chinese envoy urges all sides to refrain from violence.
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UK activist lifting the lid on secret Syria

Saturday, February 18th 2012, 13:18
related countries: United Kingdom

Activists play central role in Syria uprising
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China urges end to Syria violence

Saturday, February 18th 2012, 10:46
related countries: China
related places: Damascus

A Chinese envoy visiting Syria calls on all sides in the country to end violence, amid talks with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
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Chinese envoy in Syria for talks

Friday, February 17th 2012, 22:36
related countries: China

A senior Chinese envoy visits the Syrian capital Damascus in the hope of mediating in the crisis as bloodshed continues.
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VIDEO: Deaths in Syria after Friday prayers

Friday, February 17th 2012, 21:48
related countries: China

A senior Chinese official is visiting Syria as the violent crackdown against opposition groups continues.
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New York Times man dies in Syria

Friday, February 17th 2012, 17:16
related countries: Libya

New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid, who twice won the Pulitzer Prize and was captured in Libya last year, dies on assignment in Syria.
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Syrian city shelled after UN vote

Friday, February 17th 2012, 16:03

Troops have resumed heavy shelling of the Syrian city of Homs, activists say, a day after the UN General Assembly called for an end to violence.
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VIDEO: Syrian city shelled after UN vote

Friday, February 17th 2012, 12:56

Syrian troops are shelling intensively parts of the city of Homs, activists say, a day after the UN General Assembly called for an end to violence.
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Syrian conflict spills over border into Lebanon

Friday, February 17th 2012, 10:57
related countries: Lebanon

Syrian conflict sparks gun battles on Lebanese streets
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UN assembly adopts Syria motion

Friday, February 17th 2012, 10:09
related countries: China
related places: Damascus

A resolution condemning human rights violations in Syria and calling for President Assad to stand down is passed by the UN General Assembly.
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VIDEO: Lebanon monitors events in Syria

Friday, February 17th 2012, 8:07
related countries: Lebanon

As violence across Syria continues, nowhere are events being watched more closely than in neighbouring Lebanon.
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VIDEO: UN due to vote on Syria resolution

Thursday, February 16th 2012, 17:19

The UN General Assembly will vote later today on a resolution condemning the violence in Syria.
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China sends top envoy to Syria

Thursday, February 16th 2012, 16:04

China says it is sending a senior envoy to Syria to push for an end to violence, as the UN prepares to vote on a resolution condemning the government.
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Symbols of the Syrian opposition

Thursday, February 16th 2012, 10:51

Tears, songs and waterwheels - emblems of Syrian resistance
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Syria plans vote on constitution

Wednesday, February 15th 2012, 22:17

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has decreed that a referendum on the new draft constitution will be held on 26 February, state media report.
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Explosion hits key Syria pipeline

Wednesday, February 15th 2012, 10:16

An explosion damages a key pipeline in the central Syrian city of Homs, with the government blaming "terrorists" and activists the security forces.
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VIDEO: Huge blast 'hits Homs oil pipeline'

Wednesday, February 15th 2012, 6:41

An explosion has reportedly hit a crude oil pipeline feeding the embattled Syrian city of Homs, eyewitnesses have told the Reuters news agency.
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'No Chinese protection' for Syria

Tuesday, February 14th 2012, 22:23
related countries: China

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says his country will "absolutely not protect any party" in the conflict in Syria, despite the veto of a UN resolution.
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VIDEO: Syria 'emboldened by UN inaction'

Monday, February 13th 2012, 22:01

The UN's human rights chief has called on the international community to act to protect civilians in Syria from continuing "ruthless repression".
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Syria 'emboldened by UN inaction'

Monday, February 13th 2012, 21:44

The failure of the UN security council to take action has emboldened Syria to make an "all out assault" on opponents, UN rights chief Navi Pillay says.
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Syria rejects new Arab peace plan

Monday, February 13th 2012, 15:48

Syria "categorically rejects" an Arab League resolution for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission, ahead of a key UN debate.
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VIDEO: Arab League calls for Syria mission

Monday, February 13th 2012, 0:12

The Arab League is calling for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission to end the 11-month conflict in Syria.
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Arab 'call for Syria peace force'

Sunday, February 12th 2012, 19:26

The Arab League calls for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission to end the 11-month conflict in Syria, in a resolution seen by the BBC.
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Syria's slide towards civil war

Sunday, February 12th 2012, 18:21

Syria is near to tipping into serious sectarian bloodshed, says BBC's Paul Wood after Homs visit
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Syria observer mission head quits

Sunday, February 12th 2012, 15:38
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

The head of the suspended Arab League observer mission to Syria resigns, as the leader of al-Qaeda backs the Syrian opposition.
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VIDEO: Turkey: Syria has broken promises

Sunday, February 12th 2012, 11:21
related countries: Turkey, United Kingdom

As Turkey takes a lead in trying to broker a settlement to end the violence in Syria the Turkish ambassador to the UK says President Assad has broken promises.
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VIDEO: Syrian military chief 'assassinated'

Saturday, February 11th 2012, 22:12
related places: Damascus

The head of a Syrian military hospital has been killed by members of an "armed terrorist group" in the capital Damascus, the state news agency says.
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Lebanese clash over Syria unrest

Saturday, February 11th 2012, 19:17
related countries: Lebanon, Libya
related places: Tripoli

At least two people are killed in the Lebanese city of Tripoli in clashes between supporters and opponents of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
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Syria general 'shot in Damascus'

Saturday, February 11th 2012, 13:55
related places: Damascus

A Syrian general is killed by "terrorists", state media say, in what is thought to be the first assassination of a senior officer in Damascus since the uprising began.
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Syria crisis heads to UN assembly

Saturday, February 11th 2012, 12:29

The UN General Assembly is becoming the focus of attempts to apply pressure on Syria's government over its continued crackdown on dissent.
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Syrians trade blame over blasts

Saturday, February 11th 2012, 5:41
related places: Aleppo

The Syrian government and opposition blame each other for deadly bombs targeting security forces compounds in the city of Aleppo.
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