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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 United Nations Security Council is meeting to debate whether to adopt a draft resolution on Syria.
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The Western-Arab push for a UN resolution on Syria could put the country on a "path to civil war", warns Russia's deputy foreign minister.
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RussiaThe Western-Arab drive to adopt a UN resolution on Syria is a "path to civil war", Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov has warned.
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Western powers are increasing the pressure on the UN Security Council to take action in Syria, where violence continues to rage.
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The US calls on UN members to decide where they stand on the Syrian regime's "brutality", saying President Assad's eventual departure is inevitable.
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FranceTwo children have been shot dead by snipers loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Homs in recent days, according to a French photographer who has been visiting the Syrian city.
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The Syrian army moves back into outlying suburbs of Damascus recently held by rebel forces, and heavily bombards the suburb of Saqba.
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Syria's army moves to reassert control in rebellious suburbs of Damascus in the worst fighting around the capital in the 10-month uprising, activists say.
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Syrian tanks and troops are reported to have launched a fresh attack on anti-government activists in suburbs of Damascus. The BBC cannot verify this video, but the images are consistent with reports from the area.
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The Syrian government condemns a decision by the Arab League to suspend its monitoring mission inside Syria, amid increasing violence.
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The Arab League says it is suspending its controversial monitoring mission in Syria because of the upsurge in violence.
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The Arab League says it is suspending its controversial monitoring mission in Syria because of the upsurge in violence.
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Jeremy Bowen sees an uprising turning to war near Damascus
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The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, amid an upsurge in violence.
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President Assad's grip over the Damascus suburb of Saqba appears to be weakening.
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The Arab League's monitoring chief warns that Syria has seen an escalation of violence in recent days, as the UN prepares to discuss the crisis.
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BBC's Bowen visits a Damascus suburb where rebels claim control
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The Arab League is to ask the United Nations Security Council to back its plan to end the violence in Syria.
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Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen reports from the Syrian suburb of Douma which is under control by the Free Syrian Army.
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The Syrian Arab Red Crescent says its vice-president has been shot dead, but there are competing claims over who is responsible.
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Syria agrees to extend the mandate of the Arab League observer mission in the country by a month, Syria's state-run news agency says.
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Gulf Arab states pull out of the Arab League's observer mission in Syria as Damascus condemns the league's efforts to "internationalise" the crisis.
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Hopes for solution to Syria crisis remains a distant prospect
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Syria has rejected a plan by the Arab League for a new government of national unity to end the months of violence.
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Syria rejects an Arab League plan to end months of violence that called for President Bashar al-Assad to step down and hold elections.
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The Arab League calls on Syria to start a genuine political dialogue with the opposition and form a national unity government within two months, amid continuing violence.
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The Arab League has called for a national unity government in Syria, aimed at ending the bloodshed in the country.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia has pulled out of the Arab League monitoring mission in Syria, criticising Damascus for failing to act to stop violence against protesters.
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Saudi Arabia announces it is to pull out of the Arab League mission in Syria, and calls on the international community to put more pressure on the isolated regime.
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At least 14 people die as a van carrying prisoners blows up on a road in north-west Syria, reports say, as the Arab League prepares to discuss its monitors' mission.
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Newsnight's Tim Whewell discovers armed opponents of President Assad's regime established inside the Syrian capital.
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Anti-government protesters take to the streets of Syria in support of thousands of people detained by the government in the 10-month uprising.
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Ten months have passed since demonstrations in the Syrian city of Deraa sparked off an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
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The mandate of the Arab League observer mission in Syria is due to expire, a month after it arrived to verify the implementation of a peace plan.
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RussiaRussia's foreign minister has said it will block any move at the UN to impose sanctions on Syria or authorise the use of force against it.
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UN Security Council awaits Arab League monitors' report
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Syrian troops who were attacking rebels in the town of Zabadani, close to the capital Damascus, agree to a ceasefire, an opposition leader says.
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Arab League monitors in Syria have spent their last day conducting investigations into alleged abuses before writing up their report.
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QatarSyria's government rejects a call from Qatar for Arab troops to be deployed in the country to end the deadly crackdown on protesters.
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Iraq, 
JordanFive policemen are killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Iraq, close to the Jordanian and Syrian borders.
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The United Nations is to start providing training to Arab League observers monitoring the crisis in Syria, as violent clashes continue.
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Hundreds of children killed in Syria's military crackdown
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More than 400 children in Syria have been killed since the start of the uprising last March, according to human rights activists.
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has granted an amnesty for crimes during the uprising, state media say, as dozens are reported killed in fresh violence.
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Qatar says Arab countries should send forces into Syria to stop the killings there - the first such call from an Arab leader.
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Syrian tanks and troops 'enter the town of Zabadani' following big demonstrations against President Assad, activists say.
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Syrians hold nationwide rallies in support of the Free Syrian Army, a group of army defectors seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
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