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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.
RussiaRussia condemns the EU's move to step up sanctions on Syria by banning oil imports, amid ongoing protests against the Assad regime.
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The EU steps up sanctions on Syria by banning imports of its oil, as protests again break out against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.
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A senior Syrian legal official denies government claims that his resignation speech was recorded under threat of violence.
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A man claiming to be the top legal official in the central Syrian city of Hama says he has resigned in protest at the crimes against humanity committed by security forces.
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Amnesty International says it has evidence at least 88 people died after being detained during anti-government protests in Syria in recent months.
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Torture is being widely used and at least 88 people have died in detention in the past four months according to Amnesty International. This video contains some disturbing images.
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Anti-government demonstrations are reported to be breaking out across Syria on the day of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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At least seven people have been shot dead in Syria during anti-government protests held at the start of the festival of Eid al-Fitr, activists say.
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Syrian priest talks about the bloodshed in his homeland after visiting the town of Latakia.
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Tanks and armoured vehicles surround the Syrian town of Rastan, while six people are killed in military operations elsewhere, activists say.
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The Arab League says it will send Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi to Syria to try to resolve the crisis in the country.
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Syrian security forces attack protesters at a mosque in the capital, Damascus, reports say, wounding the elderly imam.
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Opposition groups in Syria say at least three people have been killed by security forces who opened fire on anti-government protesters.
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A UN mission to Syria finds an "urgent need to protect civilians" from excessive force, as the Security Council splits over sanctions.
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Ali Ferzat, one of the best-known cartoonists in the Arab world, is in hospital after being beaten by Syrian security forces, reports say.
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United StatesFormer US Vice-President Dick Cheney reveals in his autobiography he urged President George W Bush to bomb a suspected nuclear site in Syria in 2007.
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United StatesThe US and several European nations call for UN sanctions to be imposed on the Syrian regime over its violent crackdown on anti-government protests.
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United StatesEurope and the US have drawn up a draft UN resolution calling for sanctions against Syrian leaders, following the five-month crackdown on anti-government protesters.
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The UN Human Rights Council orders an international inquiry to look into alleged violations by the Syrian regime during its crackdown on anti-regime protests.
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The UN says the number of people killed in Syria's crackdown on protesters since mid-March now stands at more than 2,200.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says his government is in no danger of falling, despite months of mass anti-government protests.
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President Bashar al-Assad tells Syrian State TV that ''the solution in Syria remains a political one, but if there is violence, it should be met''.
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A UN delegation arrives in Syria to assess humanitarian needs, as security forces continue a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters.
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Activists say at least 40 Syrians were killed in anti-government protests on Friday, a day after the US led calls for the president to step down.
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At least 20 people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in Syria as army and police opened fire on anti-government protesters.
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The UN is to send a humanitarian mission to Syria on Saturday to assess the situation there, as Damascus repeats claims that army operations against protesters have stopped.
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United StatesThe leaders of the US, France, Germany, Britain and the EU call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down over his crackdown on protesters.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tells the UN chief military operations against protesters have stopped, but activists say people are still being killed.
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United StatesThe US tells Syria its diplomats must seek official permission before venturing outside of Washington DC, in a diplomatic tit-for-tat.
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United KingdomSyria's President Bashar Assad is losing "the last shreds of his legitimacy" according to the British Foreign Secretary William Hague.
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Syrian troops again open fire on the port of Latakia, reports say, in the fourth day of an assault that has drawn growing international condemnation.
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Thousands of Palestinian refugees have been forced to escape a camp in the Syrian port of Latakia amid shelling by government troops, the UN has said.
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Thousands of Palestinian refugees are fleeing a camp in Syria's port of Latakia which is being shelled by government troops, a UN agency says.
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As Syrian forces reportedly begin a third day of their land and sea assault on the port of Latakia, newspapers in the region have expressed anger about how Arab states have been reacting to events in that country.
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Syrian forces continue their crackdown on protesters in the port city of Latakia for a third day, reportedly using tanks and gunboats.
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Syrian government forces attack democracy activists in the port town of Latakia, as one resident tells the BBC that the army stormed two residential neighbourhoods.
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Syrian warships have joined a military assault targeting protesters in the northern port city of Latakia, activists say.
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Syrian warships join a military assault targeting protesters in the port city of Latakia, leaving at least 19 people dead, activists say.
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A doctor in the Syrian city of Hama tells the BBC hospitals have been severely damaged or forced to close after government attacks.
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Syrian activists have said two people were killed in the coastal city of Latakia when government tanks were deployed there.
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United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges all countries to cut political and economic ties with Syria as its harsh crackdown on protests goes on.
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United StatesSyrian forces renew their crackdown on anti-regime protesters despite mounting international pressure, with activists saying at least 16 people died.
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China, United StatesUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges China, Russia and Europe to consider wider sanctions as Syria's violent military crackdown continues.
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United StatesSyrian forces have renewed their crackdown on protesters, activists say, with operations in Deir al-Zour in the east and Kahn Sheikhun in the north.
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Syrian forces reportedly kill 12 civilians, mainly in the province of Homs, as authorities continue to try to quell protests against President Assad's rule.
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Syrian security forces have killed at least seven people in Homs, according to activists
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Syrian activists say that government forces are back in the city of Hama just one day after having reportedly pulled out.
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